薄荷香气:mint有几种意思
Fine, but they can't smell it on your breath, So eat a mint after.
——2 Broke Girls
随你吧,不过不能让人家闻到酒味,等会吃颗薄荷糖吧。
——《破产姐妹》
一、你知道mint有几种含义吗?
n.
1.薄荷 [U] a plant with dark green leaves that have a fresh smell and taste and are added to food and drinks to give flavour, and used in cooking as a herb and to decorate food
Sage, mint and dill are all herbs.
鼠尾草、薄荷、莳萝均为药草。
2.大量;巨(款) [C] a large amount of money
He has a mint of money.
他有大量的钱。
3.造币厂 [U] a place where money is made
The mint coins millions of nickels and dimes each year.
造币厂每年都要铸数以百万计的分币和角币。
v.
铸造,铸币 [T] to make a coin from metal
The Romans learned to mint from the Greeks.
罗马人从希腊人那里学会了铸造钱币。
二、你知道mint和哪些词更搭吗?
lemon mint
柠檬香蜂草
water mint
水生薄荷
corn mint
n. 薄荷
mint julep
n. <美> 薄荷朱利酒(白兰地加冰块,砂糖及薄荷所调成的饮料)
三、最后,做个填词游戏吧 I decorated the fruit salad with a sprig of _____.我用小薄荷枝装点水果色拉。