macerate

英 ['mæsəreɪt]
  • vt. 把…浸软;使…消瘦
  • vi. 浸软;消瘦

GRE

词态变化


过去式: macerated;现在分词: macerating;

中文词源


macerate 浸泡,浸软

来自拉丁语macerare,浸泡,使松软,来自PIE*mag,揉,捏,词源同make,massage.词义由揉捏引申为松软,最终用于指浸泡,浸软。

英文词源


macerate (v.)
late 15c., a back-formation from maceration or else from Latin maceratus, past participle of macerare "soften, make soft, soak, steep," related to maceria "garden wall," originally "of kneaded clay," from PIE *mak-ero-, suffixed form of root *mag- "to knead" (cognates: Greek magis "kneaded mass, cake," mageus "one who kneads, baker;" Old Church Slavonic mazo "to anoint, smear;" Breton meza "to knead;" Middle Irish maistir "to churn"), also "to fashion, fit" (compare make (v.)). Related: Macerated; macerating.

双语例句


1. Seal tightly then leave for four to five days to macerate.
密封之后再浸泡4至5天。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Cognac is also used to macerate and flavour ingredients and casseroles.
干邑白兰地也用于浸渍食材,给砂锅炖菜提味。

来自柯林斯例句

3. MACERATE: To steep an herb in fat, such as done with salve and ointments.
浸渍(macerate): 把药草浸在油脂中, 就像制作油膏那样.

来自互联网

4. I like to macerate the food in liqueur for a few minutes before serving.
我喜欢先把这种食物在利口酒里浸泡几分钟再端上桌。

来自辞典例句

5. For example, vacuum metallurgy, power condensers , transtormers , vacuum macerate process , fore - sucking for vacuum coating equipment, etc.
如:真空冶炼, 电力电容器, 变压器,真空浸渍处理, 真空镀膜设备中的预抽等.

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