Definition of vanilla in English:

vanilla

noun vəˈnɪləvəˈnɪlə

1mass noun A substance obtained from vanilla pods or produced artificially and used to flavour foods or to impart a fragrant scent to cosmetic preparations.
（天然，人工）香草精
as modifier vanilla ice cream
香草冰淇淋。
Example sentencesExamples
- Just before serving, gently whip the double cream, icing sugar and vanilla until it just starts to thicken.
- Most vanilla extracts are in an base of about 35 % alcohol.
- I found I had no vanilla essence so I used chocolate essence instead.
- Stir in 1/4 teaspoon vanilla and a pinch of salt.
- Panacotta is flavoured with vanilla, mixed with berries, and sprinkled with a little balsamic vinegar.
- Her favorite ones are chocolate or vanilla flavored cookies.
- Put the egg yolk and sugar in a bowl and mix it well, then stir in the mascarpone and vanilla.
- The crème brûlée French toast with vanilla custard on the side was quite nice if entirely excessive.
- Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 2 beaten eggs; blend well.
- Add the vanilla, vegetable oil, vinegar and water and stir until combined.
- In a saucepan, bring the port, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon to a boil.
- Mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
- Served with fresh vanilla custard it was delicious.
- In a small bowl whisk together the egg yolks, cream or milk, vanilla and rosewater.
- Cream butter and vanilla essence in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
- Next time, I'm just making a simple sugar syrup with vanilla, and drizzling that over it.
- The demand for good quality natural vanilla will always be there.
- Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl, and using a rubber spatula, fold in the semolina, baking powder, salt, and vanilla.
- Combine the sour cream, brown sugar and vanilla until smooth.
- Scatter over the cornflour, vinegar and vanilla and fold it gently in with a large metal spoon.
1. 1.1 Ice cream flavoured with vanilla.
  香草冰淇淋
  four scoops of vanilla with hot fudge sauce
  四个香草冰淇淋球加热乳糖酱。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The line initially launched with four packaged flavors - vanilla, chocolate, butter pecan and Neapolitan.
  The choices are pretty straight forward: chocolate or vanilla, big or small.
  I like vanilla, but I'm not scared of the hot fudge or hot caramel on a hot day.
  Of course, vanilla will always reign supreme when it comes to ice cream.
  In summer I like to make ice cream, usually vanilla or chocolate cinnamon - you can win friends and influence people with homemade ice cream.
  Even though vanilla remains an age-old ice cream favorite, numerous other flavors have arrived on the scene.
  Remember when choosing an ice cream boiled down to vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, or orange sherbet?
  I extracted slow licks from a single scoop of vanilla.
  There is this Sundae Cup which is creamy vanilla topped with strawberry or chocolate sauce.
  A good, plain, not too sweet scoop of vanilla would have made a far better companion.
  My goal was for them to finish off the chocolate and vanilla, so we could get more ice cream.
  In my book, chocolate ice-cream beats strawberry or vanilla, any day.
  She prefers chocolate ice-cream, and I prefer vanilla.
  It was only when we got our bill we realised we'd been charged another £2.50 for two small scoops of vanilla.
  Even though there has been a jump of sorts as far as the diversity of flavours is concerned, most ice-cream sellers still swear by that humble cupful of vanilla.
2. 1.2as modifier Of the creamy colour of vanilla ice cream.
  香草冰淇淋色的，浅奶黄色的
  a vanilla dress
  浅奶黄套装。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Her chin length French vanilla hued bob is heavily layered ending in razored edges that are slightly choppy and flippy.
  The bride wore a vanilla satin strapless boned top and midnight blue velvet fishtail skirt, with a vanilla and blue wrap.
  Her eyes still the deep brown they always had been, her skin vanilla white.
  The walls were a sort of stale French vanilla color, a few cracks running down the center of some parts.
2A tropical climbing orchid that has fragrant flowers and long podlike fruit.
香子兰，香果兰，香夹兰
Genus Vanilla, family Orchidaceae: many species, in particular V. planifolia, the chief commercial source of vanilla pods
Example sentencesExamples
- But soon after, the price began to fall drastically and I took to cultivating 3,000 vanilla plants as intercrop.
- The most suitable land for vanilla is gently sloping with light friable soil.
- Of all the orchids, the vanilla family is the only one that produces an agriculturally valuable crop.
- There are many species of vanilla thriving around the world.
1. 2.1 The fruit of the vanilla plant which is cured and then either used in cooking or processed to extract an essence which is used for flavour and fragrance.
  香子兰荚
  Example sentencesExamples
  To make the custard, pour the milk into a saucepan, split the vanilla pod lengthways and drop it into the milk, then bring slowly towards the boil.
  The cream mixture can also be flavored, often with a vanilla pod, sometimes with fruit or fruit juice, but you could also experiment with tea, cocoa powder, and different spices or extracts - not very traditional but also very good.
  You can stick a vanilla pod into a jar of sugar to flavour it, or for a more rounded taste, you can whizz the sugar with the whole pod or just the seeds in an electric mixer.
  Heat milk, cream, lemon zest and vanilla pods in a stainless steel pan and bring to the boil.
  Reheat the cream and milk, then lift the vanilla pod out of the pan and set aside for making the crème anglaise.
  Cut the vanilla pod into two equal pieces.
  Make the vanilla sugar by whizzing a few tablespoons of sugar with the seeds of a vanilla pod in an electric mixer and sprinkle it generously over the chilled strawberries before eating.
  Open the vanilla pods lengthways and, using the point of a knife, scrape out all the seeds.
  Madagascar, Mexico, Réunion and Tahiti produce the plumpest and most flavoursome vanilla pods.
  Put the rice in a medium-sized, heavy-based pan, then pour in the milk, cream, vanilla pod or extract and water.
  The store even stocks authentic Tahitian vanilla pods, saffron and sake.
  Split open the vanilla pod and scrape out the seeds into a pan.
  Bring the caster sugar and 500 ml of water to the boil in a medium saucepan, then add the lemon juice, stem ginger, star anise and the vanilla pod.
  Instead of passionfruit flavouring, you could infuse the cream with either a fresh vanilla pod or some star anise pods.
  Return the pineapple to the pan with the vanilla pod and bring to a boil.
  Add the caster sugar, water, white wine, vanilla pods and seeds.
  Add a vanilla pod, a sprig of sweet cicely, lavender or elderflower cordial to rhubarb compote.
  When it has cooled, remove the vanilla pod and place the mixture in the fridge.
  Halve the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the seeds into a small non-stick saucepan.
  Add the seeds of the vanilla pod and a pinch of salt.

adjectivevəˈnɪləvəˈnɪlə

informal

Having no special or extra features; ordinary or standard.
无特色的；普通的
choosing plain vanilla technology wherever you can will save you money
the original, vanilla MP3 format is still the most commonly encountered form of the technology
they seem to be quite content in their plain vanilla domestic life
his sex life is totally vanilla
Example sentencesExamples
- While it is a vanilla DVD release, the film is powerful enough to stand on its own.
- In fact, given their higher charges, you'd expect multi-manager funds to do slightly worse than the average plain vanilla fund.
- My most recent relationship just ended after five years and was all vanilla sex.
- You want her to know that she can get diseases from a variety of endeavours, not just plain vanilla sex.
- I have been finding the BBC a bit vanilla of late and will check out Channel 4 news instead.
- Also, gimmicks such as repayment holidays and other ‘free’ add-ons will increase your interest bill, so ignore these bells and whistles - opt for a plain vanilla loan, instead!
- Drop the unoriginal, vanilla stories and go for the ones that leave a strong, vivid impression.
- It's hard to make a solid argument for why it will, so why not plump for something like a plain vanilla index tracker instead?
- The satire seems a bit vanilla but it's a family film so I'm not expecting balls-out absurdism.
- But owners of this and other plain, vanilla devices are locked in the past to be sure.
- We chose it because it seemed, after all the baroque alternatives, the most generic, plain vanilla name we could think of.
- It's a choice between value-added services or plain vanilla.
- The reasons for this coverage are plain, even a bit vanilla.
- There is so much imagery built up around vanilla sex that it defines what many people are aiming for.
- Choosing plain vanilla technology wherever you can will save you more money than you ever thought it would and - here's the surprising part - not compromise your company's performance.
- You can get standard vanilla insurance, which covers you for basically wandering around, taking photos of things, or playing golf.
- By the end of this year, the plain, vanilla PDA market will have shrunk by nearly ten per cent.
- They totally ignored what I written and sent out a standard, vanilla email.
- Why not just give us plain old vanilla MP3 and be done with it?
- I have a 30-year fixed rate, plain vanilla mortgage.
Synonyms
tedious, dull, monotonous

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Spanish vainilla 'pod', diminutive of vaina 'sheath, pod', from Latin vagina 'sheath'. The spelling change was due to association with French vanille.

This word for a flavouring is from Spanish vainilla ‘pod’, a diminutive of vaina ‘sheath, pod’, from Latin vagina ‘sheath’, also source of vagina (late 17th century). The spelling change was due to association with French vanille. Since the 1970s the word has been used to mean ‘plain, basic, conventional’ from the popular perception of vanilla as the basic or usual flavour of ice-cream.

Rhymes

Anguilla, Aquila, Attila, Camilla, cedilla, chiller, chinchilla, driller, Drusilla, fibrillar, filler, flotilla, fulfiller, Godzilla, gorilla, griller, guerrilla, killer, Manila, manilla, mantilla, miller, pillar, Priscilla, sapodilla, sarsaparilla, Schiller, scilla, scintilla, spiller, swiller, thriller, tiller, vexilla, villa, Willa, willer, zorilla

Definition of vanilla in US English:

vanilla

nounvəˈniləvəˈnɪlə

1A substance obtained from vanilla beans or produced artificially and used to flavor sweet foods or to impart a fragrant scent to cosmetic preparations.
（天然，人工）香草精
as modifier vanilla ice cream
香草冰淇淋。
Example sentencesExamples
- The crème brûlée French toast with vanilla custard on the side was quite nice if entirely excessive.
- Her favorite ones are chocolate or vanilla flavored cookies.
- Scatter over the cornflour, vinegar and vanilla and fold it gently in with a large metal spoon.
- In a small bowl whisk together the egg yolks, cream or milk, vanilla and rosewater.
- The demand for good quality natural vanilla will always be there.
- Just before serving, gently whip the double cream, icing sugar and vanilla until it just starts to thicken.
- Cream butter and vanilla essence in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
- In a saucepan, bring the port, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon to a boil.
- Next time, I'm just making a simple sugar syrup with vanilla, and drizzling that over it.
- Combine the sour cream, brown sugar and vanilla until smooth.
- I found I had no vanilla essence so I used chocolate essence instead.
- Mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
- Add the vanilla, vegetable oil, vinegar and water and stir until combined.
- Put the egg yolk and sugar in a bowl and mix it well, then stir in the mascarpone and vanilla.
- Served with fresh vanilla custard it was delicious.
- Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 2 beaten eggs; blend well.
- Stir in 1/4 teaspoon vanilla and a pinch of salt.
- Panacotta is flavoured with vanilla, mixed with berries, and sprinkled with a little balsamic vinegar.
- Most vanilla extracts are in an base of about 35 % alcohol.
- Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl, and using a rubber spatula, fold in the semolina, baking powder, salt, and vanilla.
1. 1.1 Ice cream flavored with vanilla.
  香草冰淇淋
  four scoops of vanilla with hot fudge sauce
  四个香草冰淇淋球加热乳糖酱。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A good, plain, not too sweet scoop of vanilla would have made a far better companion.
  The line initially launched with four packaged flavors - vanilla, chocolate, butter pecan and Neapolitan.
  Of course, vanilla will always reign supreme when it comes to ice cream.
  I extracted slow licks from a single scoop of vanilla.
  She prefers chocolate ice-cream, and I prefer vanilla.
  There is this Sundae Cup which is creamy vanilla topped with strawberry or chocolate sauce.
  Even though there has been a jump of sorts as far as the diversity of flavours is concerned, most ice-cream sellers still swear by that humble cupful of vanilla.
  In my book, chocolate ice-cream beats strawberry or vanilla, any day.
  In summer I like to make ice cream, usually vanilla or chocolate cinnamon - you can win friends and influence people with homemade ice cream.
  It was only when we got our bill we realised we'd been charged another £2.50 for two small scoops of vanilla.
  Remember when choosing an ice cream boiled down to vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, or orange sherbet?
  Even though vanilla remains an age-old ice cream favorite, numerous other flavors have arrived on the scene.
  The choices are pretty straight forward: chocolate or vanilla, big or small.
  My goal was for them to finish off the chocolate and vanilla, so we could get more ice cream.
  I like vanilla, but I'm not scared of the hot fudge or hot caramel on a hot day.
2. 1.2as modifier Of the yellowish-white color of vanilla ice cream.
  香草冰淇淋色的，浅奶黄色的
  a vanilla dress
  浅奶黄套装。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The bride wore a vanilla satin strapless boned top and midnight blue velvet fishtail skirt, with a vanilla and blue wrap.
  Her eyes still the deep brown they always had been, her skin vanilla white.
  The walls were a sort of stale French vanilla color, a few cracks running down the center of some parts.
  Her chin length French vanilla hued bob is heavily layered ending in razored edges that are slightly choppy and flippy.
2A tropical climbing orchid that has fragrant flowers and long podlike fruit.
香子兰，香果兰，香夹兰
Genus Vanilla, family Orchidaceae: many species, in particular V. planifolia, the chief commercial source of vanilla beans
Example sentencesExamples
- There are many species of vanilla thriving around the world.
- Of all the orchids, the vanilla family is the only one that produces an agriculturally valuable crop.
- But soon after, the price began to fall drastically and I took to cultivating 3,000 vanilla plants as intercrop.
- The most suitable land for vanilla is gently sloping with light friable soil.
1. 2.1 The fruit of the vanilla plant which is cured and then either used in cooking or processed to extract an essence which is used for flavor and fragrance.
  香子兰荚
  Example sentencesExamples
  Put the rice in a medium-sized, heavy-based pan, then pour in the milk, cream, vanilla pod or extract and water.
  Madagascar, Mexico, Réunion and Tahiti produce the plumpest and most flavoursome vanilla pods.
  Add a vanilla pod, a sprig of sweet cicely, lavender or elderflower cordial to rhubarb compote.
  Split open the vanilla pod and scrape out the seeds into a pan.
  Instead of passionfruit flavouring, you could infuse the cream with either a fresh vanilla pod or some star anise pods.
  Add the caster sugar, water, white wine, vanilla pods and seeds.
  You can stick a vanilla pod into a jar of sugar to flavour it, or for a more rounded taste, you can whizz the sugar with the whole pod or just the seeds in an electric mixer.
  Return the pineapple to the pan with the vanilla pod and bring to a boil.
  Cut the vanilla pod into two equal pieces.
  To make the custard, pour the milk into a saucepan, split the vanilla pod lengthways and drop it into the milk, then bring slowly towards the boil.
  When it has cooled, remove the vanilla pod and place the mixture in the fridge.
  Heat milk, cream, lemon zest and vanilla pods in a stainless steel pan and bring to the boil.
  Reheat the cream and milk, then lift the vanilla pod out of the pan and set aside for making the crème anglaise.
  The store even stocks authentic Tahitian vanilla pods, saffron and sake.
  Open the vanilla pods lengthways and, using the point of a knife, scrape out all the seeds.
  Make the vanilla sugar by whizzing a few tablespoons of sugar with the seeds of a vanilla pod in an electric mixer and sprinkle it generously over the chilled strawberries before eating.
  Add the seeds of the vanilla pod and a pinch of salt.
  Bring the caster sugar and 500 ml of water to the boil in a medium saucepan, then add the lemon juice, stem ginger, star anise and the vanilla pod.
  Halve the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the seeds into a small non-stick saucepan.
  The cream mixture can also be flavored, often with a vanilla pod, sometimes with fruit or fruit juice, but you could also experiment with tea, cocoa powder, and different spices or extracts - not very traditional but also very good.

adjectivevəˈniləvəˈnɪlə

informal

Having no special or extra features; ordinary or standard.
无特色的；普通的
choosing plain vanilla technology wherever you can will save you money
the original, vanilla MP3 format is still the most commonly encountered form of the technology
they seem to be quite content in their plain vanilla domestic life
Example sentencesExamples
- But owners of this and other plain, vanilla devices are locked in the past to be sure.
- Choosing plain vanilla technology wherever you can will save you more money than you ever thought it would and - here's the surprising part - not compromise your company's performance.
- I have been finding the BBC a bit vanilla of late and will check out Channel 4 news instead.
- In fact, given their higher charges, you'd expect multi-manager funds to do slightly worse than the average plain vanilla fund.
- I have a 30-year fixed rate, plain vanilla mortgage.
- While it is a vanilla DVD release, the film is powerful enough to stand on its own.
- It's hard to make a solid argument for why it will, so why not plump for something like a plain vanilla index tracker instead?
- My most recent relationship just ended after five years and was all vanilla sex.
- They totally ignored what I written and sent out a standard, vanilla email.
- Drop the unoriginal, vanilla stories and go for the ones that leave a strong, vivid impression.
- You can get standard vanilla insurance, which covers you for basically wandering around, taking photos of things, or playing golf.
- By the end of this year, the plain, vanilla PDA market will have shrunk by nearly ten per cent.
- The reasons for this coverage are plain, even a bit vanilla.
- You want her to know that she can get diseases from a variety of endeavours, not just plain vanilla sex.
- We chose it because it seemed, after all the baroque alternatives, the most generic, plain vanilla name we could think of.
- Also, gimmicks such as repayment holidays and other ‘free’ add-ons will increase your interest bill, so ignore these bells and whistles - opt for a plain vanilla loan, instead!
- Why not just give us plain old vanilla MP3 and be done with it?
- It's a choice between value-added services or plain vanilla.
- There is so much imagery built up around vanilla sex that it defines what many people are aiming for.
- The satire seems a bit vanilla but it's a family film so I'm not expecting balls-out absurdism.
Synonyms
tedious, dull, monotonous

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Spanish vainilla ‘pod’, diminutive of vaina ‘sheath, pod’, from Latin vagina ‘sheath’. The spelling change was due to association with French vanille.

单词	vanilla
释义	Definition of vanilla in English: vanilla noun vəˈnɪləvəˈnɪlə 1mass noun A substance obtained from vanilla pods or produced artificially and used to flavour foods or to impart a fragrant scent to cosmetic preparations. （天然，人工）香草精 as modifier vanilla ice cream 香草冰淇淋。 Example sentencesExamples Just before serving, gently whip the double cream, icing sugar and vanilla until it just starts to thicken. Most vanilla extracts are in an base of about 35 % alcohol. I found I had no vanilla essence so I used chocolate essence instead. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon vanilla and a pinch of salt. Panacotta is flavoured with vanilla, mixed with berries, and sprinkled with a little balsamic vinegar. Her favorite ones are chocolate or vanilla flavored cookies. Put the egg yolk and sugar in a bowl and mix it well, then stir in the mascarpone and vanilla. The crème brûlée French toast with vanilla custard on the side was quite nice if entirely excessive. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 2 beaten eggs; blend well. Add the vanilla, vegetable oil, vinegar and water and stir until combined. In a saucepan, bring the port, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon to a boil. Mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Served with fresh vanilla custard it was delicious. In a small bowl whisk together the egg yolks, cream or milk, vanilla and rosewater. Cream butter and vanilla essence in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Next time, I'm just making a simple sugar syrup with vanilla, and drizzling that over it. The demand for good quality natural vanilla will always be there. Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl, and using a rubber spatula, fold in the semolina, baking powder, salt, and vanilla. Combine the sour cream, brown sugar and vanilla until smooth. Scatter over the cornflour, vinegar and vanilla and fold it gently in with a large metal spoon. 1.1 Ice cream flavoured with vanilla. 香草冰淇淋 four scoops of vanilla with hot fudge sauce 四个香草冰淇淋球加热乳糖酱。 Example sentencesExamples The line initially launched with four packaged flavors - vanilla, chocolate, butter pecan and Neapolitan. The choices are pretty straight forward: chocolate or vanilla, big or small. I like vanilla, but I'm not scared of the hot fudge or hot caramel on a hot day. Of course, vanilla will always reign supreme when it comes to ice cream. In summer I like to make ice cream, usually vanilla or chocolate cinnamon - you can win friends and influence people with homemade ice cream. Even though vanilla remains an age-old ice cream favorite, numerous other flavors have arrived on the scene. Remember when choosing an ice cream boiled down to vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, or orange sherbet? I extracted slow licks from a single scoop of vanilla. There is this Sundae Cup which is creamy vanilla topped with strawberry or chocolate sauce. A good, plain, not too sweet scoop of vanilla would have made a far better companion. My goal was for them to finish off the chocolate and vanilla, so we could get more ice cream. In my book, chocolate ice-cream beats strawberry or vanilla, any day. She prefers chocolate ice-cream, and I prefer vanilla. It was only when we got our bill we realised we'd been charged another £2.50 for two small scoops of vanilla. Even though there has been a jump of sorts as far as the diversity of flavours is concerned, most ice-cream sellers still swear by that humble cupful of vanilla. 1.2as modifier Of the creamy colour of vanilla ice cream. 香草冰淇淋色的，浅奶黄色的 a vanilla dress 浅奶黄套装。 Example sentencesExamples Her chin length French vanilla hued bob is heavily layered ending in razored edges that are slightly choppy and flippy. The bride wore a vanilla satin strapless boned top and midnight blue velvet fishtail skirt, with a vanilla and blue wrap. Her eyes still the deep brown they always had been, her skin vanilla white. The walls were a sort of stale French vanilla color, a few cracks running down the center of some parts. 2A tropical climbing orchid that has fragrant flowers and long podlike fruit. 香子兰，香果兰，香夹兰 Genus Vanilla, family Orchidaceae: many species, in particular V. planifolia, the chief commercial source of vanilla pods Example sentencesExamples But soon after, the price began to fall drastically and I took to cultivating 3,000 vanilla plants as intercrop. The most suitable land for vanilla is gently sloping with light friable soil. Of all the orchids, the vanilla family is the only one that produces an agriculturally valuable crop. There are many species of vanilla thriving around the world. 2.1 The fruit of the vanilla plant which is cured and then either used in cooking or processed to extract an essence which is used for flavour and fragrance. 香子兰荚 Example sentencesExamples To make the custard, pour the milk into a saucepan, split the vanilla pod lengthways and drop it into the milk, then bring slowly towards the boil. The cream mixture can also be flavored, often with a vanilla pod, sometimes with fruit or fruit juice, but you could also experiment with tea, cocoa powder, and different spices or extracts - not very traditional but also very good. You can stick a vanilla pod into a jar of sugar to flavour it, or for a more rounded taste, you can whizz the sugar with the whole pod or just the seeds in an electric mixer. Heat milk, cream, lemon zest and vanilla pods in a stainless steel pan and bring to the boil. Reheat the cream and milk, then lift the vanilla pod out of the pan and set aside for making the crème anglaise. Cut the vanilla pod into two equal pieces. Make the vanilla sugar by whizzing a few tablespoons of sugar with the seeds of a vanilla pod in an electric mixer and sprinkle it generously over the chilled strawberries before eating. Open the vanilla pods lengthways and, using the point of a knife, scrape out all the seeds. Madagascar, Mexico, Réunion and Tahiti produce the plumpest and most flavoursome vanilla pods. Put the rice in a medium-sized, heavy-based pan, then pour in the milk, cream, vanilla pod or extract and water. The store even stocks authentic Tahitian vanilla pods, saffron and sake. Split open the vanilla pod and scrape out the seeds into a pan. Bring the caster sugar and 500 ml of water to the boil in a medium saucepan, then add the lemon juice, stem ginger, star anise and the vanilla pod. Instead of passionfruit flavouring, you could infuse the cream with either a fresh vanilla pod or some star anise pods. Return the pineapple to the pan with the vanilla pod and bring to a boil. Add the caster sugar, water, white wine, vanilla pods and seeds. Add a vanilla pod, a sprig of sweet cicely, lavender or elderflower cordial to rhubarb compote. When it has cooled, remove the vanilla pod and place the mixture in the fridge. Halve the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the seeds into a small non-stick saucepan. Add the seeds of the vanilla pod and a pinch of salt. adjectivevəˈnɪləvəˈnɪlə informal Having no special or extra features; ordinary or standard. 无特色的；普通的 choosing plain vanilla technology wherever you can will save you money the original, vanilla MP3 format is still the most commonly encountered form of the technology they seem to be quite content in their plain vanilla domestic life his sex life is totally vanilla Example sentencesExamples While it is a vanilla DVD release, the film is powerful enough to stand on its own. In fact, given their higher charges, you'd expect multi-manager funds to do slightly worse than the average plain vanilla fund. My most recent relationship just ended after five years and was all vanilla sex. You want her to know that she can get diseases from a variety of endeavours, not just plain vanilla sex. I have been finding the BBC a bit vanilla of late and will check out Channel 4 news instead. Also, gimmicks such as repayment holidays and other ‘free’ add-ons will increase your interest bill, so ignore these bells and whistles - opt for a plain vanilla loan, instead! Drop the unoriginal, vanilla stories and go for the ones that leave a strong, vivid impression. It's hard to make a solid argument for why it will, so why not plump for something like a plain vanilla index tracker instead? The satire seems a bit vanilla but it's a family film so I'm not expecting balls-out absurdism. But owners of this and other plain, vanilla devices are locked in the past to be sure. We chose it because it seemed, after all the baroque alternatives, the most generic, plain vanilla name we could think of. It's a choice between value-added services or plain vanilla. The reasons for this coverage are plain, even a bit vanilla. There is so much imagery built up around vanilla sex that it defines what many people are aiming for. Choosing plain vanilla technology wherever you can will save you more money than you ever thought it would and - here's the surprising part - not compromise your company's performance. You can get standard vanilla insurance, which covers you for basically wandering around, taking photos of things, or playing golf. By the end of this year, the plain, vanilla PDA market will have shrunk by nearly ten per cent. They totally ignored what I written and sent out a standard, vanilla email. Why not just give us plain old vanilla MP3 and be done with it? I have a 30-year fixed rate, plain vanilla mortgage. Synonyms tedious, dull, monotonous Origin Mid 17th century: from Spanish vainilla 'pod', diminutive of vaina 'sheath, pod', from Latin vagina 'sheath'. The spelling change was due to association with French vanille. This word for a flavouring is from Spanish vainilla ‘pod’, a diminutive of vaina ‘sheath, pod’, from Latin vagina ‘sheath’, also source of vagina (late 17th century). The spelling change was due to association with French vanille. Since the 1970s the word has been used to mean ‘plain, basic, conventional’ from the popular perception of vanilla as the basic or usual flavour of ice-cream. Rhymes Anguilla, Aquila, Attila, Camilla, cedilla, chiller, chinchilla, driller, Drusilla, fibrillar, filler, flotilla, fulfiller, Godzilla, gorilla, griller, guerrilla, killer, Manila, manilla, mantilla, miller, pillar, Priscilla, sapodilla, sarsaparilla, Schiller, scilla, scintilla, spiller, swiller, thriller, tiller, vexilla, villa, Willa, willer, zorilla Definition of vanilla in US English: vanilla nounvəˈniləvəˈnɪlə 1A substance obtained from vanilla beans or produced artificially and used to flavor sweet foods or to impart a fragrant scent to cosmetic preparations. （天然，人工）香草精 as modifier vanilla ice cream 香草冰淇淋。 Example sentencesExamples The crème brûlée French toast with vanilla custard on the side was quite nice if entirely excessive. Her favorite ones are chocolate or vanilla flavored cookies. Scatter over the cornflour, vinegar and vanilla and fold it gently in with a large metal spoon. In a small bowl whisk together the egg yolks, cream or milk, vanilla and rosewater. The demand for good quality natural vanilla will always be there. Just before serving, gently whip the double cream, icing sugar and vanilla until it just starts to thicken. Cream butter and vanilla essence in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. In a saucepan, bring the port, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon to a boil. Next time, I'm just making a simple sugar syrup with vanilla, and drizzling that over it. Combine the sour cream, brown sugar and vanilla until smooth. I found I had no vanilla essence so I used chocolate essence instead. Mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add the vanilla, vegetable oil, vinegar and water and stir until combined. Put the egg yolk and sugar in a bowl and mix it well, then stir in the mascarpone and vanilla. Served with fresh vanilla custard it was delicious. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 2 beaten eggs; blend well. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon vanilla and a pinch of salt. Panacotta is flavoured with vanilla, mixed with berries, and sprinkled with a little balsamic vinegar. Most vanilla extracts are in an base of about 35 % alcohol. Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl, and using a rubber spatula, fold in the semolina, baking powder, salt, and vanilla. 1.1 Ice cream flavored with vanilla. 香草冰淇淋 four scoops of vanilla with hot fudge sauce 四个香草冰淇淋球加热乳糖酱。 Example sentencesExamples A good, plain, not too sweet scoop of vanilla would have made a far better companion. The line initially launched with four packaged flavors - vanilla, chocolate, butter pecan and Neapolitan. Of course, vanilla will always reign supreme when it comes to ice cream. I extracted slow licks from a single scoop of vanilla. She prefers chocolate ice-cream, and I prefer vanilla. There is this Sundae Cup which is creamy vanilla topped with strawberry or chocolate sauce. Even though there has been a jump of sorts as far as the diversity of flavours is concerned, most ice-cream sellers still swear by that humble cupful of vanilla. In my book, chocolate ice-cream beats strawberry or vanilla, any day. In summer I like to make ice cream, usually vanilla or chocolate cinnamon - you can win friends and influence people with homemade ice cream. It was only when we got our bill we realised we'd been charged another £2.50 for two small scoops of vanilla. Remember when choosing an ice cream boiled down to vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, or orange sherbet? Even though vanilla remains an age-old ice cream favorite, numerous other flavors have arrived on the scene. The choices are pretty straight forward: chocolate or vanilla, big or small. My goal was for them to finish off the chocolate and vanilla, so we could get more ice cream. I like vanilla, but I'm not scared of the hot fudge or hot caramel on a hot day. 1.2as modifier Of the yellowish-white color of vanilla ice cream. 香草冰淇淋色的，浅奶黄色的 a vanilla dress 浅奶黄套装。 Example sentencesExamples The bride wore a vanilla satin strapless boned top and midnight blue velvet fishtail skirt, with a vanilla and blue wrap. Her eyes still the deep brown they always had been, her skin vanilla white. The walls were a sort of stale French vanilla color, a few cracks running down the center of some parts. Her chin length French vanilla hued bob is heavily layered ending in razored edges that are slightly choppy and flippy. 2A tropical climbing orchid that has fragrant flowers and long podlike fruit. 香子兰，香果兰，香夹兰 Genus Vanilla, family Orchidaceae: many species, in particular V. planifolia, the chief commercial source of vanilla beans Example sentencesExamples There are many species of vanilla thriving around the world. Of all the orchids, the vanilla family is the only one that produces an agriculturally valuable crop. But soon after, the price began to fall drastically and I took to cultivating 3,000 vanilla plants as intercrop. The most suitable land for vanilla is gently sloping with light friable soil. 2.1 The fruit of the vanilla plant which is cured and then either used in cooking or processed to extract an essence which is used for flavor and fragrance. 香子兰荚 Example sentencesExamples Put the rice in a medium-sized, heavy-based pan, then pour in the milk, cream, vanilla pod or extract and water. Madagascar, Mexico, Réunion and Tahiti produce the plumpest and most flavoursome vanilla pods. Add a vanilla pod, a sprig of sweet cicely, lavender or elderflower cordial to rhubarb compote. Split open the vanilla pod and scrape out the seeds into a pan. Instead of passionfruit flavouring, you could infuse the cream with either a fresh vanilla pod or some star anise pods. Add the caster sugar, water, white wine, vanilla pods and seeds. You can stick a vanilla pod into a jar of sugar to flavour it, or for a more rounded taste, you can whizz the sugar with the whole pod or just the seeds in an electric mixer. Return the pineapple to the pan with the vanilla pod and bring to a boil. Cut the vanilla pod into two equal pieces. To make the custard, pour the milk into a saucepan, split the vanilla pod lengthways and drop it into the milk, then bring slowly towards the boil. When it has cooled, remove the vanilla pod and place the mixture in the fridge. Heat milk, cream, lemon zest and vanilla pods in a stainless steel pan and bring to the boil. Reheat the cream and milk, then lift the vanilla pod out of the pan and set aside for making the crème anglaise. The store even stocks authentic Tahitian vanilla pods, saffron and sake. Open the vanilla pods lengthways and, using the point of a knife, scrape out all the seeds. Make the vanilla sugar by whizzing a few tablespoons of sugar with the seeds of a vanilla pod in an electric mixer and sprinkle it generously over the chilled strawberries before eating. Add the seeds of the vanilla pod and a pinch of salt. Bring the caster sugar and 500 ml of water to the boil in a medium saucepan, then add the lemon juice, stem ginger, star anise and the vanilla pod. Halve the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the seeds into a small non-stick saucepan. The cream mixture can also be flavored, often with a vanilla pod, sometimes with fruit or fruit juice, but you could also experiment with tea, cocoa powder, and different spices or extracts - not very traditional but also very good. adjectivevəˈniləvəˈnɪlə informal Having no special or extra features; ordinary or standard. 无特色的；普通的 choosing plain vanilla technology wherever you can will save you money the original, vanilla MP3 format is still the most commonly encountered form of the technology they seem to be quite content in their plain vanilla domestic life Example sentencesExamples But owners of this and other plain, vanilla devices are locked in the past to be sure. Choosing plain vanilla technology wherever you can will save you more money than you ever thought it would and - here's the surprising part - not compromise your company's performance. I have been finding the BBC a bit vanilla of late and will check out Channel 4 news instead. In fact, given their higher charges, you'd expect multi-manager funds to do slightly worse than the average plain vanilla fund. I have a 30-year fixed rate, plain vanilla mortgage. While it is a vanilla DVD release, the film is powerful enough to stand on its own. It's hard to make a solid argument for why it will, so why not plump for something like a plain vanilla index tracker instead? My most recent relationship just ended after five years and was all vanilla sex. They totally ignored what I written and sent out a standard, vanilla email. Drop the unoriginal, vanilla stories and go for the ones that leave a strong, vivid impression. You can get standard vanilla insurance, which covers you for basically wandering around, taking photos of things, or playing golf. By the end of this year, the plain, vanilla PDA market will have shrunk by nearly ten per cent. The reasons for this coverage are plain, even a bit vanilla. You want her to know that she can get diseases from a variety of endeavours, not just plain vanilla sex. We chose it because it seemed, after all the baroque alternatives, the most generic, plain vanilla name we could think of. Also, gimmicks such as repayment holidays and other ‘free’ add-ons will increase your interest bill, so ignore these bells and whistles - opt for a plain vanilla loan, instead! Why not just give us plain old vanilla MP3 and be done with it? It's a choice between value-added services or plain vanilla. There is so much imagery built up around vanilla sex that it defines what many people are aiming for. The satire seems a bit vanilla but it's a family film so I'm not expecting balls-out absurdism. Synonyms tedious, dull, monotonous Origin Mid 17th century: from Spanish vainilla ‘pod’, diminutive of vaina ‘sheath, pod’, from Latin vagina ‘sheath’. The spelling change was due to association with French vanille.
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