英语词汇“rancid”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Rancid means sour, rotten, and nasty and refers most specifically to the sharp bad smell of decomposing oils or fats. "Rancid" is a great name for a post-punk band, but a lousy way to describe the sauce on your eggs Benedict.

If you've never had the pleasure of smelling something rancid, life has quite a wallop in store for you. As meat, fat, or oil decomposes the chemical change creates a sharp wretched stink that will cause you to recoil. It's just foul. The powerful horrendous fragrance of rancid butter, therefore, makes the word wonderfully potent to describe all sorts of things — from a corrupt dictatorship to a party that's gone on a few hours too long.

WORD FAMILY

rancid: rancidity, rancidly, rancidness

USAGE EXAMPLES

Republican leaders are quick to note that, while Garland appears to be qualified, his name is an anagram for “Rancid Lark Germ.”

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

Poor quality oil, or oil that has gone rancid, will have a lower smoke point.

Seattle Times(Nov 30, 2016)

Jokes about race, women’s anatomy and little people are sprinkled, like rancid pepper, over a script that depends on the inherent humor of cuss words.

Washington Post(Nov 22, 2016)

1adj (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition

rancid butter
rancid bacon

Syn

stale

lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age

2adj smelling of fermentation or staleness

Syn

sour
ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling

having an unpleasant smell

单词	rancid
释义	rancid (once / 8788 pages) adj Rancid means sour, rotten, and nasty and refers most specifically to the sharp bad smell of decomposing oils or fats. "Rancid" is a great name for a post-punk band, but a lousy way to describe the sauce on your eggs Benedict. If you've never had the pleasure of smelling something rancid, life has quite a wallop in store for you. As meat, fat, or oil decomposes the chemical change creates a sharp wretched stink that will cause you to recoil. It's just foul. The powerful horrendous fragrance of rancid butter, therefore, makes the word wonderfully potent to describe all sorts of things — from a corrupt dictatorship to a party that's gone on a few hours too long. WORD FAMILY rancid: rancidity, rancidly, rancidness USAGE EXAMPLES Republican leaders are quick to note that, while Garland appears to be qualified, his name is an anagram for “Rancid Lark Germ.” Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Poor quality oil, or oil that has gone rancid, will have a lower smoke point. Seattle Times(Nov 30, 2016) Jokes about race, women’s anatomy and little people are sprinkled, like rancid pepper, over a script that depends on the inherent humor of cuss words. Washington Post(Nov 22, 2016) 1adj (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition rancid butter rancid bacon Syn stale lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age 2adj smelling of fermentation or staleness Syn sour ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling having an unpleasant smell
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