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mus·tardBrE /ˈmʌstəd/NAmE /ˈmʌstərd/ noun [U] a thick cold yellow or brown sauce 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a small plant with yellow flowers, grown for its seeds that are crushed to make mustard 芥;芥菜(BrE) 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 brownish-yellow colour 芥末黄;褐黄色▸ mus·tard adjective◆a mustard sweater 芥末黄毛线衣●(not) cut the ˈmustardto (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。●(as) ˌkeen as ˈmustard(BrE, informal) wanting very much to do well at sth; enthusiastic 极其渴望;极为热心;非常热情 |