| 释义 |
vin·e·gar
I. \ˈvinigə(r), -nēg-\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English vinegre, from Old French vinaigre, literally, sour wine, from vin wine (from Latin vinum) + aigre sharp, sour — more at wine, eager
1. : a sour liquid used as a condiment or a preservative that is obtained by acetic fermentation of dilute alcoholic liquids (as fermented cider, malt beer, or wine) or of dilute distilled alcohol and is often seasoned especially with herbs
< tarragon vinegar >
2. : disagreeableness of speech, disposition, or attitude : sourness
< the smile couldn't disguise the vinegar in her voice >
3. : a pharmaceutical solution of the active principles of drugs in dilute acetic acid usually prepared by maceration
< aromatic vinegar >
— see vinegar of opium
4. : vigorous strength and spirits : vim
< just a kid, full of vinegar — Eddie Krell >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to treat with vinegar : apply vinegar to
< proceeded to vinegar the forehead … of the spinster aunt — Charles Dickens > |