| 单词 | frogs' legs |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfrogs' legs frogs' legs n. (also frog's legs, frog legs) the legs of the frog, as an item of food; also occasionally in singular. ΚΠ a1815 D. Ramsay Universal Hist. Americanised (1819) VIII. 173 A pair of frog's legs are sold for about three farthings, and seven snails are charged at the same price as a plate of beef. 1830 Amer. Monthly Mag. (Boston) Apr. 64 It is, perhaps, well for Bull in the mass, still to think that Crapaud feeds upon pumpkin soup and frogs' legs. 1916 M. R. Rinehart Tish 145 Tish was eating a frog's leg when the idea came to her. 1981 Bon Appétit Mar. 27/3 The second course..was a superb blend of frog legs and watercress puree. 2002 Independent 3 Oct. (Review section) 6/3 The menu, generally, was like nothing I have ever seen in London, starting with the gratin of macaroni stuffed with frogs' legs, Bramley apple and emulsion of melilot flower. < as lemmas |
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