| 释义 |
Sen-Sen N. Amer.|ˈsɛnsɛn|
Also sen-sen.
The proprietary name of a breath-sweetener, freq. used to disguise the smell of drink or cigarettes.
1911Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 30 May 1273/2 Sen-Sen Chiclet Company, New York, N.Y. Filed Mar. 23, 1911... Chewing-Gum and Cachous. Claims use since on or about the month of March, 1894. 1936J. Dos Passos Big Money 497 He was waiting..in the lobby..chewing sensen to take the smell of three whiskeys..off his breath. 1947J. Steinbeck Wayward Bus vii. 98 He took a few grains of sen-sen out of his inner shirt pocket and threw them in his mouth. 1951P. Branch Lion in Cellar i. 8 He was eating sen-sen cachous. 1972Even. Telegram (St. John's, Newfoundland) 28 June 12/1 Imbibers chewed Sen Sen to take the odor of liquor off their breath. |