单词 | curry |
释义 | curry (once / 1461 pages) 1nv 2v 3v Curry is a South Asian-style dish of vegetables or meat in a very flavorful, spicy sauce. You can try many types of curry in an Indian restaurant. There are different curries from different parts of Asia — a Thai curry, for example, might consist of shrimp and vegetables in a rich yellow sauce. When curry is a verb, it can mean "make curry," but it's more commonly "groom a horse." A curry comb, in fact, is specially made for this purpose. This curry comes from the Anglo-French curreier, "to comb a horse," while the dish has a Tamil root, kari, "sauce." WORD FAMILYcurry: curried, currier, curries, currying+/currier: curriers USAGE EXAMPLESThe Warriors said the shoes Curry wore against the New York Knicks on Dec. 15 were auctioned off to an anonymous bidder for $30,101. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Curry in this one, with Stephen guarding brother Seth and vice versa for short stints. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) She then mixes it with coconut milk, tops it off with ginger beer and garnishes it with fresh curry leaves. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice Hypo|Hyper lamb curry curry made with lamb dish a particular item of prepared food 2v season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking 2Hyper flavor, flavour, season lend flavor to v give a neat appearance to 3Syn|Hyper dress, groom arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, set arrange attractively beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify make more beautiful v treat by incorporating fat curry tanned leather Hyper process, treat subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition |
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