单词 | mustard |
释义 | mustardWord family nounmustard gasmustard , Plants, Colours Foodmus·tard /ˈmʌstəd $ -ərd/ ●●○ noun [uncountableU] 1. DFa yellow sauce with a strong taste, eaten especially with meat 芥末酱 2. HBPDFa plant with yellow flowers and seeds that are used to make mustard sauce 芥菜 3. CCa yellow-brown colour 芥末黄,深黄色 4 cut the mustard informalGOOD ENOUGH to be good enough to do something 符合要求,符合条件 → keen as mustard at keen1(4) Other magazines have tried to copy ZAPP, but have never quite cut the mustard. 其他杂志想效仿ZAPP,但都不太成功。 Examples from the Corpus cut the mustard• It was whispered, Patsy said, that he couldn't cut the mustard.• That wouldn't cut the mustard without new technology. Examples from the Corpus mustard• Imagine what Colbert would do today to Dijon mustard.• I wonder who first decided that we shouldn't eat mustard with lamb?• The child received a package of coupons for free mustard.• It looks so yellow, like mustard.• Sara silently handed him the ingredients he wanted and found the mustard pot.• To make vinaigrette, in a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, mustard, and basil.• Meanwhile, combine vinegars, mustard and pepper in a food processor and blend until combined. (1100-1200) Old French moustarde, from moust “grape juice”, from Latin mustum; → MUST2 |
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