mince

英 [mɪns]

美 [mɪns]

v.  用绞肉机绞(食物，尤指肉); 装腔作势地小步快走
n.  绞碎的肉，肉末(尤指牛肉)

现在分词：mincing　过去分词：minced　过去式：minced　复数：minces　第三人称单数：minces　

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习惯用语

v.

not mince (your) words
• 毫不隐讳；直言不讳
  to say sth in a direct way even though it might offend other people

牛津词典

verb

• 用绞肉机绞（食物，尤指肉）
  to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces using a special machine (= called a mincer )
  1. minced beef
     绞碎的牛肉
• 装腔作势地小步快走
  to walk with quick short steps, in a way that is not natural
  1. He minced over to serve us.
     他迈着碎步过来招待我们。

noun

• 绞碎的肉，肉末（尤指牛肉）
  meat, especially beef, that has been finely chopped in a special machine
  1. a pound of mince
     一磅碎肉

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 肉末;切碎的肉
  Minceis meat which has been cut into very small pieces using a machine.
  1. Brown the mince in a frying pan.
     在煎锅里把肉末煎至棕色。

in AM, use 美国英语用 ground beef, hamburger meat


• VERB (用机器)切碎，绞碎，剁碎(肉等)
  If youmincefood such as meat, you put it into a machine which cuts it into very small pieces.
  1. Perhaps I'll buy lean meat and mince it myself.
     也许我会买点瘦肉自己绞。
  2. ...minced beef.
     绞碎的牛肉

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 grind


• VERB (尤指同性恋男子)迈着小碎步快走
  If you say that someone, especially a homosexual man,mincessomewhere, you mean that they walk there with quick small steps.
  1. They minced in, in beach costumes and make-up.
     他们穿着沙滩服，化了妆，一扭一摆地进来了。
• PHRASE 说话转弯抹角；言语婉转
  If you say that someone does notmincetheirwords, you mean that they speak in a forceful and direct way, especially when saying something unpleasant to someone.
  1. The doctors didn't mince their words, and predicted the worst...
     医生直言相告，并做了最坏的预测。
  2. Never one to mince words, Carlie told her daughter that her looks were fading.
     卡莉一向心直口快，告诉女儿说她的容颜正在衰老。

英英释义

noun

• food chopped into small bits
  1. a mince of mushrooms

verb

• make less severe or harsh
  1. He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears
  Synonym:softenmoderate
• cut into small pieces
  1. mince the garlic
• walk daintily
  1. She minced down the street

双语例句

• Mince pies: Sweet fruity pies that everywhere in the holiday period.
  百果馅饼：在节日里随处可见的甜水果馅饼。
• Not to mince matters, his work is getting worse each week.
  坦率地说，他的工作一周比一周糟。
• Traditional food is prepared: sweet mince pies, a rich Christmas cake and the Christmas pudding.
  传统食物是：甜肉末馅饼、一个奶油圣诞蛋糕和圣诞布丁。
• Corporate indigestion is as unpleasant as too many mince pies on Christmas day.
  企业消化不良就跟圣诞节吃多了百果馅饼一样不舒服。
• The doctors didn't mince their words, and predicted the worst
  医生直言相告，并做了最坏的预测。
• It is not Christmas without mince pies.
  这不是圣诞节上吃的无肉馅饼。
• Chop ( but not mince) the garlic, chop the chili, leave aside;
  蒜头切碎（但不要剁成茸），辣椒切碎，待用；
• There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash.
  另外还备有葡萄干布丁、肉馅饼、各种其它食物以及红莓苔汁和鲜果汁。
• The history of the mince pie may have contributed to its unusual reputation.
  这种肉馅饼的历史可能让其有着不同寻常的声誉。
• Mince, in culinary terms, means to cut or chop into small pieces.
  末在烹饪术语中是指把菜切或者剁成很小的碎片。