vanilla
noun[U]
uk/vəˈnɪl.ə/us/vəˈnɪl.ə/asubstancemade from theseedsof atropicalplant, used to giveflavourtosweetfoods:
(用于给食物调味的)香子兰精,香草精vanillaessence/extract香子兰精
vanillaicecream/yogurt香草冰激凌/酸奶
a vanillamilkshake香草奶昔
Add twoteaspoonsof vanilla andstir.加两茶匙香草精并搅拌一下。
a vanillapod(=seedcontainer)香子兰荚
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Flavours - sweet
- aniseed
- carob
- choc
- chocolate
- cinnamon
- cocoa
- grenadine
- liquorice
- menthol
- peppermint
vanilla
adjective
uk/vəˈnɪl.ə/us/vəˈnɪl.ə/used todescribeaproductorservicethat isbasicand has nospecialfeatures:
(产品或服务)普通的;基本的I justwanta vanillabankaccountwithlowcharges.我只是需要一个普通的低收费的银行帐号。
Crude and basic
- 101
- at bottomidiom
- backward
- backwardness
- bare
- crude
- elemental
- folksy
- homespun
- inelegant
- inelegantly
- low-tech
- roughness
- rudely
- rudeness
- rudimentary
- rustic
- rusticate
- skeletal
- two-dimensional