单词 | curry |
释义 | curry From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Food, dishcurrycur‧ry1 /ˈkʌri $ ˈkɜːri/ ●●○ noun (plural curries) [countable, uncountable]DFFa type of food from India, consisting of meat or vegetables in a spicy sauce chicken curryCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + curry hot (=with a strong, burning taste that comes from strong spices)I love really hot curry.medium (=quite hot)She ordered a medium curry.mild (=not hot)Children often enjoy mild curry.chicken/beef/vegetable etc curryI think I’ll have a chicken curry.an Indian/Thai etc curry (=made from Indian, Thai etc recipes)curry + NOUNcurry powder (=a mixture of spices for making curry)curry sauce (=a sauce for making curry, often in a jar)a curry house British English (=a restaurant that serves curry)Let’s try that new curry house in town.verbshave curryFor dinner we had curry and rice.go for a curry (=go to a restaurant to eat a curry)How about going for a curry on Saturday night? Examples from the Corpuscurry• A woman goes to a curry house and annoys the waiter.• When I get home I want some good food like I want some rice and peas and curry and all that stuff.• chicken curry and rice• They don't even have a pub there, never mind a decent curry house.• Then I picked up a bit of naan bread and mopped up my curry sauce.• Authentic chicken is another good choice, tender pieces of white meat chicken basted with a mild yellow sauce reminiscent of curry.• The political curry connection stretches a lot further than London.• Vegetarians and maintenance dieters may also add a few peanuts to the curry.currycurry2 verb (curried, currying, curries) → curry favour (with somebody)→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscurry• No longer will the path to advancement be assured by currying favor with a few influential bosses.• But only Damian Kelly emerged as some one who curried favour on the terraces.• It's best to curry it, Mrs M. says, but I don't like curry.• He used it to curry the horses' manes and it was the only brush that would get through my hair.Origin curry1 (1500-1600) Tamil kari curry2 1. (1200-1300) Old French correer “to prepare, curry”, from Vulgar Latin conredare; 2. favor from favel “brown horse (as a sign of dishonesty)” ((14-16 centuries)), from Old French fauvel |
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