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单词 currant
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Definition of currant in English:

currant

noun ˈkʌr(ə)ntˈkərənt
  • 1A small dried fruit made from a small seedless variety of grape originally grown in the eastern Mediterranean region and much used in cooking.

    无核小葡萄干(原产于东地中海地区,常用于烹调)

    as modifier a currant bun
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mix in the bread crumbs, currants, pine nuts and 1/2 of the grated carrot.
    • Combine the butter, sultanas, currants, sugar, mixed spice, cinnamon, ginger, bicarbonate of soda and water in a saucepan.
    • The domesticated grapevine provides fresh fruit, dried raisins, sultanas and currants (according to the vine variety), wine, vinegar, grape juice, and a light salad oil obtained by crushing the pips.
    • Last year I made one based very vaguely on her recipe, using raisins, currants, cherries, home-made candied lemon and orange peels, and an apple and a pear.
    • Dried fruits such as currants or sultanas are frequently added to this basic mix.
    • The dough was rolled and folded several times around chunks of fat to create rich layers, each fortified with a healthy dose of sugar, currants, and dried fruit.
    • The truly delectable dessert is prepared with currants (small seedless raisin) that are grown in Europe, the US and Chile and is said to be rich in vitamin C and minerals.
    • Now, the true Bath bun is soft, like a marriage between a brioche and an Easter hot-cross, but encrusted with currants and gritty nibs of sugar.
    • This year, carve a buttery, cider-glazed version showcased with roasted apples and eye-catching grapes and currants.
    • This potato and chickpea paste is rolled out like dough and filled with sautéed onion, pinenuts, currants, allspice, and tahini.
    • Tuna tartare, served in hollowed-out lemons, is vitalized with an unexpected foursome of currants, pine nuts, fava beans, and sun-dried tomatoes.
    • The porter gives the cake a dark complexity that complements the sweetness of the raisins and currants, as well as the bitterness of the mixed peel.
    • I pass it on to you only on the condition that you try making it first with something neat and non-wet, such as raisins, currants, dried apricots, citrus zest, or candied ginger.
    • The fruit content is no longer confined to currants, sultanas and raisins.
    • ‘I'm lost,’ she tells a policeman plaintively and then she sings a song so beautifully she is given a currant bun as a reward.
    • Oatmeal or kasha with currants and fresh fruit made for tasty breakfast fare, but one morning I craved protein and was cheerfully brought a plate full of scrambled eggs upon request.
    • I experiment with a cherry currant port sauce to put over a dessert.
    • Aim for several small meals with suitable snacks such as mini savoury sandwiches, a currant bun, fruit or vegetables or unsweetened breakfast cereal in between meals to meet your child's nutritional needs.
    • With leeks, currants, and cranberries, it's such a treat.
    • It was made with beef, mutton, raisins, currants, prunes, wine and mixed spices.
  • 2A Eurasian shrub which produces small edible black, red, or white berries.

    茶藨子,穗醋栗

    Genus Ribes, family Grossulariaceae: several species, including blackcurrant and redcurrant

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Screens made from bamboo and birch branches as well as plantings (golden currant, white abutilon, and New Zealand flax) create privacy.
    • Fruit trees such as apples, currants and gooseberries should do well and, to be more exotic, you could try nectarines and cherries.
    • You also might want to experiment with some specialized design techniques, such as using pruning to create a pleached tunnel of ironwood trees or a living fence of espalier currants.
    • Some currants are host to the White pine blister rust, and should not be planted near white pines.
    • Along the walls and raised beds I planted ferns, vine maple, Indian plum, ocean spray, snowberry, currants, and other low-maintenance shrubs.
    1. 2.1 A berry from a currant shrub.
      醋栗果
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The field day will focus on grapes, although growing raspberries, currants, blackberries, plums, cherries, and Asian and European pears also will be discussed.
      • These border beds might also be used for small fruits like currants or raspberries or for medicinal or flavoring herbs.
      • Cabbage and carrot are also among the most important vegetable crops, while apples, pears, currants, strawberries and raspberries are the popular fruit crops.
      • Botrytis is common on apples, grapes, strawberries, raspberries and currants, while vegetables affected include beans, brassicas, cucumbers, lettuce, peas, potatoes and celery and carrots in store.
      • Peaches, pears, cherries, plums, grapes, currants, and raspberries were also commonly grown.

Origin

Middle English raisons of Corauntz, translating Anglo-Norman French raisins de Corauntz 'grapes of Corinth' (the original source).

  • This comes from the phrase raisons of Corauntz, translating Anglo-Norman French raisins de Corauntz ‘grapes of Corinth’, which was their original source.

Rhymes

blackcurrant, concurrent, current, occurrent, redcurrant

Definition of currant in US English:

currant

nounˈkərəntˈkərənt
  • 1A small dried fruit made from a seedless variety of grape originally grown in the eastern Mediterranean region, now widely produced in California, and much used in cooking.

    无核小葡萄干(原产于东地中海地区,常用于烹调)

    as modifier a currant bun
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I experiment with a cherry currant port sauce to put over a dessert.
    • The truly delectable dessert is prepared with currants (small seedless raisin) that are grown in Europe, the US and Chile and is said to be rich in vitamin C and minerals.
    • Oatmeal or kasha with currants and fresh fruit made for tasty breakfast fare, but one morning I craved protein and was cheerfully brought a plate full of scrambled eggs upon request.
    • Now, the true Bath bun is soft, like a marriage between a brioche and an Easter hot-cross, but encrusted with currants and gritty nibs of sugar.
    • With leeks, currants, and cranberries, it's such a treat.
    • The domesticated grapevine provides fresh fruit, dried raisins, sultanas and currants (according to the vine variety), wine, vinegar, grape juice, and a light salad oil obtained by crushing the pips.
    • The dough was rolled and folded several times around chunks of fat to create rich layers, each fortified with a healthy dose of sugar, currants, and dried fruit.
    • The porter gives the cake a dark complexity that complements the sweetness of the raisins and currants, as well as the bitterness of the mixed peel.
    • Combine the butter, sultanas, currants, sugar, mixed spice, cinnamon, ginger, bicarbonate of soda and water in a saucepan.
    • Tuna tartare, served in hollowed-out lemons, is vitalized with an unexpected foursome of currants, pine nuts, fava beans, and sun-dried tomatoes.
    • Mix in the bread crumbs, currants, pine nuts and 1/2 of the grated carrot.
    • The fruit content is no longer confined to currants, sultanas and raisins.
    • Last year I made one based very vaguely on her recipe, using raisins, currants, cherries, home-made candied lemon and orange peels, and an apple and a pear.
    • Aim for several small meals with suitable snacks such as mini savoury sandwiches, a currant bun, fruit or vegetables or unsweetened breakfast cereal in between meals to meet your child's nutritional needs.
    • I pass it on to you only on the condition that you try making it first with something neat and non-wet, such as raisins, currants, dried apricots, citrus zest, or candied ginger.
    • This potato and chickpea paste is rolled out like dough and filled with sautéed onion, pinenuts, currants, allspice, and tahini.
    • It was made with beef, mutton, raisins, currants, prunes, wine and mixed spices.
    • Dried fruits such as currants or sultanas are frequently added to this basic mix.
    • This year, carve a buttery, cider-glazed version showcased with roasted apples and eye-catching grapes and currants.
    • ‘I'm lost,’ she tells a policeman plaintively and then she sings a song so beautifully she is given a currant bun as a reward.
  • 2A Eurasian shrub which produces small edible black, red, or white berries.

    茶藨子,穗醋栗

    Genus Ribes, family Grossulariaceae: numerous species, includingblack currant and red currant

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Screens made from bamboo and birch branches as well as plantings (golden currant, white abutilon, and New Zealand flax) create privacy.
    • Fruit trees such as apples, currants and gooseberries should do well and, to be more exotic, you could try nectarines and cherries.
    • You also might want to experiment with some specialized design techniques, such as using pruning to create a pleached tunnel of ironwood trees or a living fence of espalier currants.
    • Some currants are host to the White pine blister rust, and should not be planted near white pines.
    • Along the walls and raised beds I planted ferns, vine maple, Indian plum, ocean spray, snowberry, currants, and other low-maintenance shrubs.
    1. 2.1 A berry from a currant shrub.
      醋栗果
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Cabbage and carrot are also among the most important vegetable crops, while apples, pears, currants, strawberries and raspberries are the popular fruit crops.
      • The field day will focus on grapes, although growing raspberries, currants, blackberries, plums, cherries, and Asian and European pears also will be discussed.
      • Botrytis is common on apples, grapes, strawberries, raspberries and currants, while vegetables affected include beans, brassicas, cucumbers, lettuce, peas, potatoes and celery and carrots in store.
      • Peaches, pears, cherries, plums, grapes, currants, and raspberries were also commonly grown.
      • These border beds might also be used for small fruits like currants or raspberries or for medicinal or flavoring herbs.

Origin

Middle English raisons of Corauntz, translating Anglo-Norman French raisins de Corauntz ‘grapes of Corinth’ (the original source).

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