单词 | birds-nest-soup |
释义 | bird's-nest soup in British Englishnoun a rich spicy Chinese soup made from the outer part of the nests of SE Asian swifts of the genus Collocalia bird's-nest soup in American Englishnoun a Chinese soup made from the mucilaginous lining of the nests of the Asiatic swift Word origin [1870–75]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Victorian, asymmetric, billing, immobilize, upgradeExamples of 'bird's-nest soup' in a sentence |
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