单词 | non-perishable |
释义 | non-perishableadj.n. A. adj. Esp. of a foodstuff: not subject to significant deterioration or loss of quality over time. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > state of being undecayed > [adjective] > incapable of decay incorruptiblea1340 imputrible1430 incorrupt?1520 undecayable1534 unappairable1574 corruptless1606 imputrescible1656 undecomposable1807 unspoilable1836 non-perishable1864 undecomposible1866 1864 W. F. Marriott Let. in Case of Great Brit., Tribunal of Arbitration 1871 791 His excellency in council assents to your landing all warlike stores of a non-perishable character. 1879 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 42 93 The owners of non-perishable products would resort to storing these away in view of securing the enhanced price consequent upon periodical scarcity. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xii. [Cyclops] 281 Nonperishable goods. 1974 Times 21 Dec. 9/4 Shop for all non-perishable foods this weekend. 1998 C. Chidgey In Fishbone Church (2000) 15 She has started removing non-perishable grocery items from the pantry and storing them away in the toy cupboard. B. n. A non-perishable product, esp. a non-perishable foodstuff. Usually in plural. ΚΠ 1892 Ann. Rep. State Board Hort. Calif. 1891 445 The county being shut away from any market for perishable products, turned its attention to non-perishables. 1917 Times 21 Apr. 5/2 The bulk of the stored products consist of sugar, rice, canned goods, coffee, and other non-perishables. 1962 R. B. Fuller Epic Poem on Industrialization 212 The ‘non-perishables’, chiefly the industrial metals. 1992 Good Food Dec. (BNC) 134 Make two separate shopping lists: one for non-perishables and the other for last-minute foods, such as fresh cream or fruit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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