mincer

mince

M0308500 (mĭns)v. minced, minc·ing, minc·es v.tr.1. a. To cut or chop into very small pieces.b. To subdivide (land, for example) into minute parts.2. To pronounce in an affected way, as with studied elegance and refinement.3. To moderate, restrain, or euphemize (words) for the sake of politeness and decorum: Don't mince words: say what you mean.v.intr.1. To walk with very short steps or with exaggerated primness.2. To speak in an affected way.n. Finely chopped food, especially mincemeat.

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[Middle English mincen, from Old French mincier, from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre, from Latin minūtia, smallness; see minutia.]

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minc′er n.

mincer

(mɪnsə) n (Cookery) an appliance used to mince meat

mincer

meat grinder

Thesaurus

Noun

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mincer - a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small piecesmincing machinekitchen utensil - a utensil used in preparing food

Translations

绞肉机

mince

(mins) verb1. to cut into small pieces or chop finely. Would you like me to mince the meat for you? 剁碎 切碎2. to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way. She minced over to him. 扭扭捏捏小碎步走 扭扭捏捏地走 noun meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces. mince and potatoes. 絞肉 肉馅，肉末 ˈmincer noun a machine for mincing meat etc. Could you put the meat in the mincer? 絞肉機 绞肉机ˈmincing adjective too dainty or prim. He walked with little mincing steps. 故作斯文的，忸怩作態的 装腔作势的ˈmincingly adverb 故作斯文地，忸怩作態地 装腔作势地ˈmincemeat noun a mixture of raisins, other fruits etc, usually with suet (used in baking ˌmince-ˈpies). 百果餡 百果馅