| 释义 |
sim-sim|ˈsɪmsɪm|
Also simsin.
[Arab.: see sesame.]
= sesame. Also attrib.
1917Chambers's Jrnl. May 294/1 Sesamum-seed, also known as..sim-sim,..is the product of an annual plant. 1930C. G. Seligman Races Afr. vii. 170 He smears the rain-stone with simsin oil. 1960Guardian 25 Apr. 4/4 Meat and vegetables are fried in groundnut or sim-sim oil. 1972Y. Lovelock Veg. Bk. iii. 352 Sesame, also known variously as simsim, gingelly, beniseed and til, is grown in Africa, Asia, South and Central America, for the sake of its seeds, which are used to express an oil used on salads and in cooking. |