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spicenoun(FOOD)B1[CorU]asubstancemade from aplant, used to give aspecialflavourtofood: （调味）香料 Cinnamon,ginger, andclovesare all spices.肉桂、姜和丁香都属于香料。 Spices arewidelyused inSouthAsiancooking.南亚菜中广泛使用各种调味香料。 - Makesurethe spices arefinelyground.
- Alargerangeofherbsand spices are used inIndiancookery.
- Liven upyourmealswithfreshherbsand spices.
- Use apestleandmortartocrushthe spices.
- You'll get moreflavourfrom the spices if yougrindthem into apowder.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesHerbs & spices - aji
- ajwain
- Aleppo pepper
- allspice
- ancho
- chipotle
- chive
- chives
- cilantro
- cinnamon
- gingery
- habanero
- herb
- herbal
- herbed
- pepper
- peppercorn
- peri-peri
- ras el hanout
- red pepper
See more results » spicenoun(INTEREST)C2[SorU]something that makes somethingelsemoreexcitingandinteresting: 调剂品；额外的刺激（或趣味） Ascandalor twoaddsa little spice toofficelife.一两条丑闻为办公室生活平添了一点乐趣。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesExcitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm - alacrity
- animation
- ardour
- avidity
- boosterism
- commotion
- fever pitch
- flirtation
- frenzy
- friskiness
- frisson
- frolic
- hubbub
- pep
- perkiness
- physicality
- piquancy
- pizzazz
- whirl
- zealousness
See more results » spicenoun(DRUG)[U]slanganartificialdrugthat hassimilareffectsto thoseproducedby theillegaldrugcannabis （毒品）人造大麻 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesSpecific types of drug - addictive
- alprazolam
- amnesiac
- amyl nitrite
- anaphrodisiac
- anti-AIDS
- anti-aphrodisiac
- aphrodisiac
- barbiturate
- caffeine
- gas and air
- GHB
- hallucinogen
- hallucinogenic
- khat
- legal high
- LSD
- MDMA
- psychedelic
- smack
See more results » to use spice toaddflavourtofoodordrink: 在…中加香料coffeespicedwithcinnamon加了桂皮调味的咖啡 ahighlyspicedcurry味道很重的咖喱 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPreparing food - batch cooking
- biga
- bind
- butter
- buttered
- can't boil an eggidiom
- clarify
- glaze
- glazed
- grate
- ingredient
- jerk
- purée
- re-season
- recipe
- rehydrate
- restuff
- toss
- whip
- zap
See more results » spice| American Dictionaryaflavoringforfoodmade frompartof aplant, such asitsfruit,seeds, orroot, usuallydriedand often made into apowder: [C]Cinnamon,ginger, andclovesare all spices. [U]Thiscurryneedsa little more spice. Spice can alsomeanexcitementorinterest: [U]"Variety is the spice oflife" is acommonexpression. Examplesofspicespice Although there would be sufficient hardships and dangers and problems to givespiceto life, there would be no utterly destructive and apparently vindictive evil.From theCambridge English Corpus When he has nothing more exciting to write about than his own health, he spices the letters up with biblical jocularities.From theCambridge English Corpus The string-modelled clank sounds are used infrequently in the piece, like an exotic, strongspicethat could overpower if your hand slipped.From theCambridge English Corpus Diversity after all is thespiceof life.From theCambridge English Corpus Those ingredients reported the most included fruit, seeds, grains, feed and soybeans for feed, vegetables, milk and milk products, herbs, spices and extracts.From theCambridge English Corpus With all the tumult and protest that daily lives were experiencing in the 1960s, the language teaching profession needed somespiceand verve.From theCambridge English Corpus The latter grow flue-cured and burley tobacco as their principal crops, though most also grow maize, other food crops, tree crops or spices.From theCambridge English Corpus The exposition generally proceeds at the right pace, and is occasionally spiced with amusing or personal examples.From theCambridge English Corpus The answer to this next question may be ' 'because variety is thespiceof life' '.From theCambridge English Corpus They have their special set of spices, of which salt and pepper are central.From theCambridge English Corpus That "variety," that "difference," that "dash ofspice" is, precisely, ethnicity.From theCambridge English Corpus He was singularly innocent of the political manoeuvring which provides for some thespiceof academic life.From theCambridge English Corpus These merchants generally traded in goods which could be kept for long periods of time and which were often brought from overseas, such as spices.From theCambridge English Corpus The map itself, traversed by rivers and peppered with icons representing grain, cattle, or spices, offers a harvest of possibility for imperial and commercial exploitation.From theCambridge English Corpus The irregular façades can be seen as a search for dissonance or tension, an element ofspiceto add to the basic mix.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |