mus·tard
noun /ˈmʌstəd/
/ˈmʌstərd/
[uncountable]Idioms - a thick cold yellow or brown sauce, made from the seeds of some mustard plants, that tastes hot and spicy and is usually eaten with meat芥末酱
- a jar of mustard一罐芥末酱
- mustard powder芥末粉
- French/English mustard法国／英格兰芥末
- Mix together the mustard and olive oil.把芥末同橄榄油拌在一起。
- Spread the bread thinly with mustard.往面包上抹一层薄薄的芥末酱。
Topics Foodb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + mustard- spread (something with)
- add
- mix (something with)
- …
mustard + noun - a small plant with yellow flowers, grown for its seeds that are used to make mustard芥；芥菜
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + mustard- spread (something with)
- add
- mix (something with)
- …
mustard + noun - (British English) the leaves of the mustard plant that are eaten raw in salads芥菜叶
- mustard and cress (= leaves of white mustard grown with cress)芥菜叶和水芹
- a salad of red mustard leaves and spinach红芥末叶和菠菜沙拉
- a colour between yellow and brown芥末黄；棕黄色Topics Colours and Shapesc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + mustard- spread (something with)
- add
- mix (something with)
- …
mustard + noun Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French moustarde, from Latin mustum ‘must’, ‘grape juice before or during fermentation’. Mustard was originally prepared with grape must.
Idioms - to (not) be as good as expected or required（不）如所期待的那么好；（不）符合要求
- I didn't cut the mustard as a hockey player.我不是一个合格的曲棍球手。
- (British English, informal) wanting very much to do well at something; enthusiastic极其渴望；极为热心；非常热情