| 单词 | astringency |
| 释义 | astringency (once / 82079 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY astringency: astringencies+/astringe: astringed, astringent, astringes, astringing/astringent: astringence, astringency, astringently, astringents, nonastringent USAGE EXAMPLESFresh sorrel and pickled turnips added welcome astringency to the cheese and potato-filled dumplings, tinted ruby-red with beet juice. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) A natural sweetener or in-house syrup cuts the astringency and bitterness. Los Angeles Times(Oct 17, 2016) Schiff can be disarmingly personal, the warmth of the information cut by the astringency of her forms: The New Yorker(Mar 21, 2016) 1 n the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids 2Syn|Hyper stypsis contractility the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter n a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker Syn|Hyper astringence gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus |
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