ginger
US
UK ginger n: (root eaten as a spice)
SC 姜 jiāng
TC 薑
TC 薑
SC 生姜 jiāng，shēng jiāng
Harry put some ginger in the soup.
哈里在汤里放了一些姜。
ginger n: (plant) (植物)
SC 姜 jiāng
TC 薑
TC 薑
Rachel grew ginger in the garden.
瑞秋在菜园里中了姜。
ginger n as adj: (flavored with ginger)
SC 姜味的
SC 姜汁味的
Jane always orders ginger cake.
简总是点姜饼。
ginger n: informal (hair color: bright auburn)
SC 姜黄色 jiāng huáng sè
TC 薑黃色
TC 薑黃色
Tess's hair was bright ginger.
苔丝的头发是姜黄色的，而且很鲜明。
ginger n: UK, informal, pejorative, offensive (person with bright auburn hair)
SC 姜黄色头发的人
SC 亮褐色头发的人
Your parents are both dark haired, so how come you're a ginger?
你父母都是黑发，你的头发怎么会是姜黄色的？
ginger adj: informal (hair: bright auburn) (发色)
SC 姜黄色的，亮褐色的 jiāng huáng sè de
TC 薑黃色的
TC 薑黃色的
The stylist was reluctant to cut my daughter's long ginger hair.
发型师不愿意剪掉我女儿那一头姜黄色长发。
ginger adj: informal (person: with bright auburn hair)
SC 头发姜黄色的
SC 头发亮褐色的
On the flight over, I sat next to a tiny ginger girl.
在飞机上，我坐在一位有着一头姜黄色头发的小女孩身旁。
ginger adj: (cat: orange) (猫)
SC 姜黄色的，橙黄色的 jiāng huáng sè de，chéng huáng sè de
TC 薑黃色的
TC 薑黃色的
Tom's cat had two kittens, one ginger and the other a grey tabby.
汤姆的猫生了两只小猫，一只是橘猫，另一只是灰斑猫。
ginger adj: (fur: orange) (皮毛)
SC 姜黄色的，橙黄色的 jiāng huáng sè de，chéng huáng sè de
TC 薑黃色的
TC 薑黃色的
My cat's fur is ginger and white.
我家猫的毛是橙白双色的。
ginger adj: US (yellowish brown)
SC 黄棕色的
TC 黃棕色的
TC 黃棕色的
SC 黄褐色的 huáng hè sè de
TC 黃褐色的
TC 黃褐色的
Tom sat on his mother's ginger furniture.
ginger n: figurative (animation, vigor)
SC 活力 huó lì
TC 活力
TC 活力
SC 精力 huó lì，jīng lì
TC 精力
TC 精力
ginger [sth] up, ginger up [sth] vtr phrasal sep: informal, figurative (make livelier or more exciting)
SC 使…活跃起来，使…更有活力 shǐ huó yuè qǐ lái
Let's ginger up the office party by hiring a professional entertainer to host it.
ginger ale n: (non-alcoholic ginger drink)
SC 姜味汽水 jiāng wèi qì shuǐ
TC 薑汁汽水
TC 薑汁汽水
I'd like a whisky for myself, please, and three ginger ales for the children.
ginger beer n: (non-alcoholic ginger drink)
SC 姜啤 jiāng pí
Audrey was driving, so she ordered a ginger beer.
ginger cat n: (feline with orange fur)
SC 姜黄色的猫
ginger hair n: informal (bright auburn hair)
SC 姜黄色头发
ginger nut, ginger snap n: UK (cookie)
SC 姜汁饼干 jiāng zhī bǐng gān
TC 薑汁餅乾
TC 薑汁餅乾
SC 脆姜饼 jiāng zhī bǐng gān，cuì jiāng bǐng
Kyle grabbed another ginger nut off the plate and ate it.
凯尔又从盘子里拿了一块姜汁饼干吃了下去。
ginger nut n: potentially offensive, slang (auburn-haired person, redhead)
SC 红头发的人, 姜黄头发的人
Everyone in the family's a ginger nut.
这家人都是红头发。
ginger root n: (plant eaten as a spice)
SC 姜根
ginger snap n: (ginger-flavored cookie)
SC 姜汁饼干 jiāng zhī bǐng gān
TC 薑汁餅乾
TC 薑汁餅乾
SC 脆姜饼 jiāng zhī bǐng gān，cuì jiāng bǐng
My grandmother kept her cookie jar filled with ginger snaps.
ginger tea n: (hot drink made with ginger)
SC 姜茶 jiāng chá
SC 姜煮的茶 jiāng chá，jiāng zhǔ de chá
Ginger tea is good for the digestion.
ginger-haired adj: (person: with bright auburn hair)
SC 红褐色头发的，茶褐色头发的
ginger-haired adj: (cat: with orange fur) (猫)
SC 橙色毛的
stem ginger n: (ginger root in sugar syrup)
SC 糖姜