单词 | seasoned |
释义 | seasoned (once / 1420 pages) adj Seasoned describes a person who has been around forever, doing what they do, and doing it well — throughout the seasons. They have lots of experience, and they can handle just about anything that comes their way. To become seasoned takes a long time, because it means you are an old pro — someone who has dedicated years to a specific skill or activity. A seasoned hiker can tell you the fastest path up any mountain, and a seasoned bowler spends hours practicing in order to bowl strikes every time. Seasoned can also describe food that is full of herbs and spices, like the heavily seasoned French fries that seasoned bowlers eat at a bowling alley. WORD FAMILYseasoned: unseasoned+/season: preseason, seasonable, seasonal, seasoned, seasoner, seasoning, seasons/seasonable: seasonableness, seasonably, unseasonable/seasonal: seasonally, seasonals/seasoning: seasonings/unseasonable: unseasonableness, unseasonably USAGE EXAMPLESThere will continue to be speculation about Elway rolling the dice on another seasoned star, the way he did so successfully with Peyton Manning. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Probably not — the fish is supermarket quality, and it is seasoned with what literally tastes like bottled Chinese chile sauce. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Franklin is a seasoned scholar and an ordained minister, the former president of Morehouse College and the author of multiple books. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj aged or processed seasoned wood Syn|Ant cured (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening unseasoned not aged or processed uncurednot seasoned 2adj rendered competent through trial and experience a seasoned traveler Syn veteran experienced, experient having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation |
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