| 单词 | tartar |
| 释义 | tartar (once / 7880 pages) 1n 2n 3n Tartar is the buildup of plaque that can form on your teeth and cause cavities. If you become a dentist one day, part of your job will be scraping tartar off people's teeth. Tartar is a very hard substance, too hard to be brushed off with a toothbrush. It's formed when certain elements in saliva mix with the plaque that commonly occurs on teeth. Another kind of tartar is known as "cream of tartar," and it's a common ingredient in baking, either alone or as an ingredient in baking powder. The Greek root refers to this baking tartar, tartaron, "substance encrusting the sides of wine casks." WORD FAMILYtartar: tartaric, tartars USAGE EXAMPLESBring to a simmer, and add cream of tartar. Seattle Times(Nov 22, 2016) For the filling: Combine the cream of tartar, granulated sugar and water in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Washington Post(Nov 14, 2016) Lamb tartar with buckwheat and chives, raw mackerel with horseradish, and baked cod with cauliflower, tarragon and whey should satisfy a wintry appetite. New York Times(Nov 01, 2016) 1 n an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums 2Syn|Hyper calculus, tophus crust, encrustation, incrustation a hard outer layer that covers something n a salt used especially in baking powder 3Syn|Hyper cream of tartar, potassium bitartrate, potassium hydrogen tartrate salt a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) n a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman Syn|Hyper dragon disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman a woman who is an unpleasant person Tartar (once / 1685 pages) n WORD FAMILY Tartar: Tartars USAGE EXAMPLESThe rebound caromed off Tartar's skate and into the net less than four minutes into overtime. Reuters(Sep 25, 2016) That is especially true for Tartars like Jamala, who have left the peninsula and say they cannot return. BBC(May 15, 2016) This year, Ukraine is back, and the public chose Jamala, who belts out an otherworldly song about the forced deportation of Crimean Tartars under Stalin. New York Times(May 13, 2016) n a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century Syn|Hyper Mongol Tatar, Tatar Mongol, Mongolian a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia |
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