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单词 rancid
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rancid

adjective
/ˈrænsɪd/
/ˈrænsɪd/
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  1. if food containing fat is rancid, it tastes or smells unpleasant because it is no longer fresh
    • rancid butter
    • Butter soon goes/turns (= becomes) rancid in this heat.
    • There was a rancid smell coming from the kitchen.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryRancid is used with these nouns:
    • butter
    • meat
    • oil
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    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin rancidus ‘stinking’.
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