单词	starchy
释义	starchystarch‧y /ˈstɑːtʃi $ ˈstɑːr-/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES starchy foods Her comments drew a starchy response from the State Department. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All the frumpy people in their starchy clothes. Food for the heart also means an increase in the consumption of fibre-rich starchy foods. He has since shed 40 pounds, but is still soft from starchy food and lack of exercise. Inevitably, all these fried and starchy items leave you craving something green. Nurses are no longer expected to sublimate their feelings behind starchy officiousness as has been the case in the not so distant past. There was a starchy department head exchanging low fives and complicated hand slaps with a kid who barely reached his knee. When we suffer premenstrual symptoms, such as severe mood swings, our desire for sweet and starchy carbohydrates may surge. You can obtain starches from breads and crispbreads made with non-wheat flour, and other starchy foods such as millet and rice. word sets WORD SETS► Nutrition antioxidant, nouncalorie, nouncalorific, adjectivecarbohydrate, nouncholesterol, nouncrash diet, noundextrose, noundiet, noundiet, verbdietary, adjectivedietetics, noundietician, noundigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveE, emulsifier, nounE number, nounfat, nounfat farm, nounfat-free, adjectivefatty, adjectivefatty acid, nounfibre, nounfructose, nounglucose, noungluten, nounlactic acid, nounlactose, nounlo-cal, adjectivelo-carb, adjectivelow-fat, adjectivemacrobiotic, adjectivemalnourished, adjectivemalnutrition, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmineral, nounnourishing, adjectivenutrient, nounnutriment, nounnutrition, nounnutritious, adjectivenutritive, adjectiveovereat, verboverweight, adjectivepolyunsaturated, adjectiveprocess, verbprocessed, adjectiveprotein, nounRDA, nounreduce, verbriboflavin, nounroughage, nounsaturated fat, nounsell-by date, nounstarch, nounstarchy, adjectivestone-ground, adjectivesustenance, nounthiamin, nounvitamin, nounwell-balanced, adjectivewheatgerm, nounwheatmeal, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► starchy foods  starchy foods COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► starchy foods (=food that contains a lot of starch)· Starchy foods include bread, rice, pasta, and potatoes. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► food · You can obtain starches from breads and crispbreads made with non-wheat flour, and other starchy foods such as millet and rice.· He has since shed 40 pounds, but is still soft from starchy food and lack of exercise.· Food for the heart also means an increase in the consumption of fibre-rich starchy foods.· Using a calorie counter you can then choose starchy foods to meet this extra energy need. 1containing a lot of starch1(1):  starchy foods2British English very formal and correct in your behaviour – used to show disapproval:  She spoke in a rather starchy manner.—starchily adverb—starchiness noun [uncountable]
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