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单词 hardtack
释义
hardtack
noun[U]
uk/ˈhɑːd.tæk/us/ˈhɑːrd.tæk/
akindofbiscuitmade fromflourandwaterandpreviouslyeatenespeciallybysailorsandsoldiers:
Hardtack wasidealforlongseavoyagesas it wouldremainediblefor a verylongtime.
Hardtack is sodryand hard that you really need todipit in something orsoftenit in apanwith somefat.
More examples
  • Thecookaddedsomesaltinto the hardtack to make it abitmorepalatable.
  • It's notknownwhenpeoplefirststartedmaking hardtack, but it wascertainlymanycenturiesago.
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(Definition ofhardtackfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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Perhaps the deportees previously received ordinary bread rations that went bad during the journey, whereashardtackwas supposed to keep well.
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They were confined to the engine-room and stokehold, which were battened down, living on soddenhardtackand raw stockfish.
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Even in the field to-day soldiers do not get what used to be called "hardtack" unless in exceptional circumstances.
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Extensive materiel, coal, and food storage facilities were built, as well as ahardtackbaking factory.
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Hardtackbiscuits were baked for long voyages and soft anchor bread for those on shore duty.
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This was supplemented by hard chocolate, 14 ounces of hard bread orhardtackbiscuits, coffee, and sugar.
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Fresh bread could be replaced byhardtack, made by civilian bakeries and kept in storage.
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Because it is so hard and dry,hardtack(when properly stored and transported) will survive rough handling and temperature extremes.
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Four-fifths of the food on the ship consisted of just two items- wine andhardtack.
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The food however was very poor, includinghardtack, rice and bully beef, some of which had become rancid and sickening many men.
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For long voyages,hardtackwas baked four times, rather than the more common two, and prepared six months before sailing.
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The most important of these was to guarantee free daily rations for the soldiers, amounting to two pounds of bread orhardtacka day.
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Hardtack, an army food staple, was usually despised by the men who were forced to eat it on a constant basis.
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Large amounts of fresh water and food (usually salted meat and sea biscuits orhardtack) were required for the trip.
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With insect infestation common in improperly stored provisions, soldiers would break up thehardtackand drop it into their morning coffee.
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