mash
英 [mæʃ]
美 [mæʃ]
- n. 飼料；糊狀物；麥芽漿
- vt. 搗碎；調情
- n. (Mash)人名；(英)馬什
助記提示
1. 區分：marsh, mash: 有花兒(r)是沼澤地(marsh),因為沼澤地才會長花兒，無花兒是糊狀物(mash)。
2. mix => mash.
3. 諧音“馬食” --- 給馬吃的糊狀食物 --- 搗碎成糊狀物的馬飼料。
4. 諧音“馬戲” -- 戲馬 -- 調戲、調情、挑逗。
中文詞源
mash 搗碎來自Proto-Germanic*maisk,來自PIE*meik,混合，攪拌，詞源同mix.引申詞義搗碎，使成糊狀。
英文詞源
- mash (n.)
- "soft mixture," late Old English *masc (in masc-wyrt "mash-wort, infused malt"), from Proto-Germanic *maisk- (cognates: Swedish mäsk "grains for pigs," German Maisch "crushed grapes, infused malt," Old English meox "dung, filth"), from PIE *meik- "to mix" (see mix (v.)). Originally a word in brewing; general sense of "anything reduced to a soft pulpy consistency" is recorded from 1590s, as is the figurative sense "confused mixture, muddle." Short for mashed potatoes it is attested from 1904.
- mash (v.)
- Old English mæscan, "to mix with hot water," from same root as mash (n.). Meaning "to beat into a soft mass" is mid-13c. Related: Mashed; mashing. For romantic sense, see masher.
雙語例句
- 1. They ate a mash of 2 potatoes, 2 carrots & cabbage.
- 他們吃了由兩個土豆、兩根胡蘿卜和洋白菜做的糊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Mash the bananas with a fork.
- 用叉子把香蕉搗爛。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The soup was a mash of grain and vegetables.
- 那是用糧食和蔬菜做成的濃湯。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. You can help mash up the potatoes for me.
- 你可以幫我把馬鈴薯搗爛.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. He beat the potato into a mash before eating it.
- 他把馬鈴薯搗爛後再吃.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》