mass noun
1
- thick liquid served with food, usually savoury dishes, to add moistness and flavour沙司, 调味汁; 酱：
tomato sauce
番茄酱
count noun the cubes can be added to soups and sauces.小块料可加到汤和酱汁里。
1.1
- N. Amer. stewed fruit, especially apples, eaten as dessert or used as a garnish〈北美〉（作甜点或装饰用的） 炖水果（尤指炖苹果）。
2
the sauce
informal, chiefly N. Amer. alcoholic drink〈非正式, 主北美〉烈酒：she's been on the sauce for years.
她酗酒多年。
3
- informal, chiefly Brit. impertinence; cheek〈非正式, 主英〉无礼; 厚颜无耻。
with obj.
1
- （一般作be sauced）provide a sauce for (something); season with a sauce加酱汁于; 用酱汁调味。
1.1
- figurative make more interesting and exciting〈喻〉使增加趣味。
2
- informal be rude or impudent to (someone)〈非正式〉对…粗暴无礼。
短语
what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
- proverb what is appropriate in one case is also appropriate in the other case in question〈谚〉适用于甲者也适用于乙。
派生词
sauceless
adjective词源
Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin salsus 'salted', past participle of salere 'to salt', from sal 'salt'. Compare with SALAD.