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外刊例句
- They satisfied both tribes. For the enthusiasts, it was a chance to make the dips and drizzles usually provided by the local deli. For the weary, a jar of something spicy or sour was an easy way to enliven the umpteenth cheese toastie.
它们满足了两伙人。对于热爱烹饪的人来说,这是一个制作通常由当地熟食店提供的蘸酱和淋酱的机会。对于疲惫不堪的人而言,来一罐辛辣或酸味的东西是一个让无数奶酪烤三明治更加美味的简单方法。
——《经济学人》 - A drizzle of hot honey brings sweetness and delivers the heat.
淋上一点热蜂蜜,既能带来甜味,又能传递热量。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] rain lightly
[动词] 下毛毛雨
深入解读
Drizzle 一词可能变体自中古英语 drysnen (落下),最早于16世纪40年代出现在英语中,用来表示“下毛毛雨、下蒙蒙细雨”,即以十分微小的水滴降雨,比如:
- 云层压低,开始飘起了毛毛雨。
Clouds had come down and it was starting to drizzle.
从这个概念出发, drizzle 常用来引申指像下毛毛雨似地“洒落”,特别是用在餐饮烹饪上表示“滴、淋、洒”,也就是将液体配料以一股细流滴在食物上,常用搭配 drizzle sth over sth ,比如:
- 泪水涟涟的眼睛
drizzling eyes - 杀虫剂洒落在植物上。
The insecticide drizzled over the plants. - 将剩下的调料淋在鸭肉和色拉上。
Drizzle the remaining dressing over the duck and salad.
用作名词时, drizzle 除了自然表示“毛毛雨、蒙蒙细雨”外,还相应表示“涓涓细流”以及餐饮烹饪上的“淋酱”,比如:
- 不停的毛毛雨
a steady drizzle - 水龙头流出的一小股水流
a drizzle from the tap
权威用例
在这片辽阔的土地上,大漠孤烟、江南细雨,总让人思接千载、心驰神往;黄河九曲、长江奔流,总让人心潮澎湃、豪情满怀。
Across this vast expanse of land, wisps of smoke in deserts of the north and drizzles in the south invoke our fond memory of many millennium-old stories.
同近义词
- dribble: a thin stream of liquid; a trickle
- spray: liquid that is blown or driven through the air in the form of tiny drops
- trickle: (of a liquid) flow in a small stream