| 单词 | foam |
| 释义 | Word Frequency foam(fəʊm) noun 1. a mass of small bubbles of gas formed on the surface of a liquid, such as the froth produced by agitating a solution of soap or detergent in water 2. frothy saliva sometimes formed in and expelled from the mouth, as in rabies 3. the frothy sweat of a horse or similar animal 4. a. any of a number of light cellular solids made by creating bubbles of gas in the liquid material and solidifying it: used as insulators and in packaging b. (as modifier) foam rubber foam plastic 5. a colloid consisting of a gas suspended in a liquid 6. a mixture of chemicals sprayed from a fire extinguisher onto a burning substance to create a stable layer of bubbles which smothers the flames 7. a poetic word for the sea verb 8. to produce or cause to produce foam; froth 9. (intransitive) to be very angry (esp in the phrase foam at the mouth) Derived forms foamless (ˈfoamless) adjective foamlike (ˈfoamˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English fām; related to Old High German feim, Latin spūma, Sanskrit phena |
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