单词 | soy-based |
释义 | soy-basedadj. 1. Designating food or drink consisting of or derived from soybeans; (in later use) esp. designating such food or drink consumed in preference to meat or animal products. Also of a diet: consisting principally of such food.Now more common than soya-based (soya-based adj. 2) in most varieties of English, particularly in North American usage. ΚΠ 1955 Mount Airy (N. Carolina) News 18 Nov. 1 c/2 Eight countries..are forming Foundation Affiliates to expand the program using the soy-based American MPF [= multi-purpose food]. 1980 Gourmet Feb. 44/1 Sashimi, much the same [as sunomono] except for the substitution of a soy-based dipping sauce for the vinegar sauce. 1987 Burlington (Vermont) Free Press 27 Mar. 20 a/5 Kellogg developed..soy-based meat substitutes at the sanitarium. 2018 Food & Beverages News (Nexis) 13 Aug. They found that the soy-based diet also improved metabolic function of the rats. 2. More generally of other items: derived or made from soybeans, now esp. as an environmentally sustainable alternative to other materials.Now more common than soya-based (soya-based adj. 1) in most varieties of English, particularly in North American usage. ΚΠ 1987 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 31 Oct. b18/2 A good soy-based ink sells for about 83 cents a pound. 1994 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 10 Sept. a3 The boat, dubbed the Sunrider, has an unmodified 180-horsepower diesel stern drive that's fueled by 100 percent soy-based biodiesel. 2009 Time Out N.Y. 23 Apr. 33/3 This eco-emporium sells everything from natural cotton tampons..to cute polka-dot hemp shoes and soy-based candles. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < |
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