| 单词 | pestle |
| 释义 | pestle (once / 7776 pages) nv A pestle is a heavy, blunt tool used to grind things up, such as spices or herbs. If you're grinding spices, you put them in a container called a mortar and use the pestle to smash them up until they're finely ground. The mortar and pestle was originally used by pharmacists to grind substances for medical use. Because they are sold together as sets and are always used together, many people aren't sure which is the mortar and which is the pestle. The origin of pestle is the Latin word pistillum, which means "pounder." This can help you remember that the pestle is the pounder. Also, pistillum looks like pistol, which is also held in the hand. WORD FAMILYpestle: pestled, pestles, pestling USAGE EXAMPLESThe older woman is instructing the younger one, who is lost in thought in the midst of crushing garlic with a copper mortar and pestle. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) Along with the portable scale, he brings a mortar and pestle, and metal scoops for bulk spices. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) A mouthwatering aroma filled the room as Burks ground the peanuts into a paste with a mortar and pestle for use in his experiments. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1n a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar Hyper hand tool a tool used with workers' hands 2n a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone Syn|Hyper muller, pounder tool an implement used in the practice of a vocation 3n machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores Syn|Hyper stamp machine any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks 4v grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar pestle the garlic Hyper bray, comminute, crunch, grind, mash reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading |
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