| 释义 |
mushymush‧y /ˈmʌʃi/ adjective   - a mushy banana
- Dave gets all mushy when he's around Gina.
- Add coconut milk and plantains and cook until fruit is tender, not mushy, about 10 minutes.
- Cook for 2 mins until fruit is soft but not mushy.
- Her neck was soft, mushy.
- Naked now, and he felt the mushy bottom between his toes.
- Standing tiptoe on the mushy lawn, he tapped on the windows and tried to peek in.
- Stir in tomato puree and fresh tomatoes and cook for a further 5 minutes, or until sauce is mushy and thickened.
► soft not hard, firm, or stiff, but easy to press: · a soft mattress· Her skin was lovely and soft.· soft ground ► tender used about meat or vegetables that are soft and easy to cut, especially because they have been well cooked: · The beef was very tender.· Cook the carrots until tender. ► soggy very wet and too soft, in a way that seems unpleasant – used about bread, vegetables, and the ground: · soggy cabbage· a piece of soggy bread· The ground was too soggy to walk on. ► squishy soft and easy to press – used especially about fruit that is too soft, and about soft wet ground which makes a noise when you walk on it: · squishy tomatoes· The leaves were squishy under our feet. ► squashy British English soft and easy to press – used especially about fruit that is too soft, and about chairs that are soft and comfortable: · The peaches have gone all squashy.· a big squashy sofa ► mushy used about fruit or vegetables that are very soft, wet, and unpleasant, because they are not fresh or have been cooked for too long: · mushy pieces of banana· a few mushy carrots ► spongy soft and full of holes that contain air or liquid like a sponge: · a spongy foam· a spongy loaf· His boots sank into the spongy soil. ► springy used about something that is soft and comes back to its normal shape after being pressed or walked on: · springy turf (=grass)· Her hair felt lovely and springy. ► pliable used about a material or substance that can be bent or pressed without breaking or cracking: · The clay was still pliable and not too dry. ► yielding literary used about a surface which is soft and will bend when you press it: · yielding flesh 1soft, wet, and unpleasant:  Cook for two minutes until soft but not mushy.► see thesaurus at soft2expressing or describing love in a silly way: mushy romance novels |