| 单词 | astringent |
| 释义 | astringent (əstrɪndʒənt ) Word forms: astringents 1. countable noun An astringent is a liquid that you put on your skin to make it less oily or to make cuts stop bleeding. Astringent is also an adjective. ...an astringent lotion. 2. graded adjective Astringent means forceful and critical. His astringent prose appealed to many. 3. graded adjective If something has an astringent taste, it is sharp or bitter. [formal] The fruit has a tart and astringent flavour. astringency (əstrɪndʒənsi ) uncountable noun Astringency is a feature of a very large number of herbs. Collocations: astringent taste Eggs would be preserved in the cleits in peat ash, which gave them an astringent taste. Times, Sunday Times The slightly lighter fleshed fruits can contain up to eight seeds and may have an astringent taste. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have a bitter, astringent taste and are highly aromatic, which complements a wide variety of foods. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cashew apples have a sweet but astringent taste. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Damsons are relatively small plums with a distinctive, somewhat astringent taste, and are widely used for culinary purposes, particularly in fruit preserves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 收敛水 Japanese: アストリンゼント |
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