mint
noun/mɪnt/
/mɪnt/
Idioms - [uncountable] a plant whose leaves have a fresh smell and taste that are added to food and drinks and used in cooking as a herb. There are many types of mint.
enlarge image薄荷 - mint-flavoured toothpaste
薄荷味的牙膏 - I decorated the fruit salad with a sprig of mint.
我用小薄荷枝装点水果色拉。 - roast lamb with mint sauce
烤小羊肉蘸薄荷沙司
- mint-flavoured toothpaste
- [countable] a sweet that tastes of a type of mint called peppermint
薄荷糖 - after-dinner mints
餐后薄荷糖
- after-dinner mints
- [countable] a place where coins and banknotes are made
铸币厂；印钞厂 - the Royal Mint (= the one where British coins and notes are made)
皇家铸币厂 - The bills were fresh from the mint.
这些钞票是刚从铸币厂铸出来的。 - The Royal Mint has issued a set of commemorative coins.
英国皇家造币厂发行了一套纪念币。
- the Royal Mint (= the one where British coins and notes are made)
- a mint[singular] (informal) a large amount of money
大笔的钱；巨款 - to make/cost a mint
赚大钱；耗费大笔的钱 - They must be worth a mint.
它们一定值钱。
- to make/cost a mint
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 Old English minte, of West Germanic origin; related to German Minze, ultimately via Latin from Greek minthē. noun senses 3 to 4 Old English mynet ‘coin’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch munt and German Münze, from Latin moneta ‘money’.
Idioms
in mint condition
- new or as good as new; in perfect condition
崭新；完美；完好无缺 - We sell first editions of rare books in mint condition.
我们出售完好无损的第一版善本。
- We sell first editions of rare books in mint condition.