单词 | froth |
释义 | froth (frôth, frŏth) n. 1. A mass of bubbles in or on a liquid; foam. 2. Salivary foam released as a result of disease or exhaustion. 3. Something unsubstantial or trivial: "The frivolous side of the Sixties—fashion, pop culture, sex—should not be dismissed as mere froth and show" (Tony Judt). 4. High prices unwarranted by economic fundamentals: a housing market with a lot of froth. 5. A fit of anger or vexation: was in a froth over the long delay. v. (also frôth, frŏth) frothed, froth·ing, froths v.tr. 1. To cover with foam. 2. To cause to foam. v.intr. To exude or expel foam: a dog frothing at the mouth. [Middle English, from Old Norse frodha.] |
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