crispness
noun[U]
uk/ˈkrɪsp.nəs/us/ˈkrɪsp.nəs/crispnessnoun[U](OF FOOD)
(offruitorvegetables) thequalityof beingfresh,firm, andpleasanttoeat:
(蔬果)新鲜爽脆(的口感)Celerylosesitscrispness when it is nolongergood toeat.当芹菜不再适合食用时,就会失去清脆的口感。
Thebroccoliwascookedto therightdegreeof crispness.西兰花煮到了适当的脆度。
(ofcookedfoodssuch aspastryandbiscuits) thequalityof having beencookedwell enough to bedryand hard in apleasantway:
(糕点、饼干等食品)松脆可口Theskinscan belefton thepotatoesforextracrispness.土豆皮可以留在土豆上以得到额外的脆度。
Formaximumcrispness,cookthepizzaon apizzastone.为求最佳松脆效果,请在比萨石板上烘烤比萨饼。
- Harvestlettucein themorningtopreservethe crispness itacquiresovernight.
- Hepulledback thehuskof anearofcorntotestitscrispness.
- Thesausageslackcrispness orsizzle.
- Thetopof thepiehas anamazingcrispness to it.
Hard and firm
- (as) stiff/straight as a ramrodidiom
- adamantine
- cast iron
- congealed
- crisp
- crisply
- erect
- fossilized
- harden
- hardening
- hardness
- horny
- noncrushable
- rigidity
- rock-hard
- rock-solid
- stiff
- stiffly
- stiffness
- tense
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Various qualities of food
crispnessnoun[U](OF PAPER, CLOTH)
(ofclothorpaper) thequalityof beingstiffandsmooth:
挺括;平展;轮廓分明Dampclotheshaddriedto a crispness over astringlinein thekitchen.挂在厨房里绳子上的湿衣服已经干得成形了。
The e-book'sscreenisdesignedtoreplicatethe crispness of apaperpage.电子书的屏幕旨在再现纸页的清晰度。
- Iknewhe was anofficerfrom the crispness of hisuniform.
- He couldfeelthelacqueredcrispness of herhairon hisear.
Hard and firm
- (as) stiff/straight as a ramrodidiom
- adamantine
- cast iron
- congealed
- crisp
- crisply
- erect
- fossilized
- harden
- hardening
- hardness
- horny
- noncrushable
- rigidity
- rock-hard
- rock-solid
- stiff
- stiffly
- stiffness
- tense
crispnessnoun[U](OF IMAGE, SOUND)
(of animageorsound) thequalityof being veryclear:
轮廓分明;声音清楚Twofactorsdeterminethe crispness of thecomputerimage.有两个因素决定了电脑图像的清晰度。
Herperformancewasmemorablefor thepurityand crispness of hertone.她的演唱以纯净清脆的音色而令人难忘。
- There is a crispness todetailsand aweightandsoliditytoobjectsin thisvideogame.
- Newaudiotechnologygivesmusica crispness andclaritypreviouslyavailableonly onvinylLPs.
- The crispness of thepicturewas such that you couldpickout everygrainofrockon a New Mexicomountainside.
Apparent and obvious
- (from) underyournoseidiom
- apparent
- be (as) plain as the nose onyourfaceidiom
- be (right) underyournoseidiom
- be etchedsomewhereidiom
- be writ largeidiom
- glaring
- glaringly
- greet
- I need hardlydo somethingidiom
- in plain sightidiom
- in your faceidiom
- overtly
- palpable
- palpably
- parallax
- patently
- squeaky
- stand/stick out a mileidiom
- writ
crispnessnoun[U](OF SPEECH, WRITING)
(of a way ofspeaking, writing, orbehaving) thequalityof beingquick,confident, andeffective:
(说话、写作或行为)干脆利落,利索,明快His writinglacksthe crispness itoncehad.他的写作不再有过去的干脆利落的感觉。
The storytellinglosesitscrispness in thefinalhalf-hour.故事在最后半小时失去了干脆利落的感觉。
- This character'slineshave to bedeliveredwithabsolutecrispness.
- Hispersonalobservations,deliveredwith hiscustomarycrispness, are ajoytoread.
- There was nodesireintheirplayand no crispness totheirpassing.
Not saying much
- a few well-chosen wordsidiom
- abruptly
- abruptness
- briefly
- cat
- concisely
- conciseness
- crisp
- laconic
- monosyllabic
- not say booidiom
- pithily
- pithy
- quietly
- quietness
- reticence
- reticent
- reticently
- succinctly
- taciturn
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Confidence & self-assurance
crispnessnoun[U](OF AIR)
(of theair) thequalityof beingcold,dry, andfresh:
(天气)干冷,晴冷Thedaydarkenedtonightand theyinhaledtheslightcrispness of theair.白天变成了黑夜,他们呼吸着空气中的丝丝清新。
theperfectcrispness of anOctobernight十月夜晚的宜人的清爽
- There was ahintofautumncrispness in theair.
- He wasconstantlyclearinghiswetbrowwith ahandkerchiefdespitethe day's crispness.
- I wasstoppedin mytracksby thedeliciouscrispness of theair.
Cold
- Baltic
- be (as) cold as iceidiom
- bitter
- bitterly
- bone-chilling
- cold snap
- coldness
- cooling
- dank
- dankness
- frozen
- glacial
- nuclear winter
- post-glacial
- refrigerated
- sharpness
- starving
- stone-cold
- ultracold
- vitrification
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