单词 | soybean |
释义 | soybeann. The round protein-rich seed of the leguminous plant Glycine max, which occurs in various colours (esp. brown, yellow, and black) and is an important food source for humans and livestock. Also: the plant itself, an annual with trifoliate leaves, small white or purple flowers, and clusters of hairy pods with two to four seeds, native to eastern Asia and now cultivated worldwide.black soybean: see the first element.Also called soya bean.Cf. soya n. 2, soy n.1 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > pulses or plants producing pulses > [noun] > bean > soya bean sewee1737 soy1778 soybean1795 soya1817 soya bean1854 black soybean1895 soy nut1918 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > pulse > [noun] > bean > soya bean sewee1737 soybean1795 yellow bean1849 soya bean1854 black bean1870 shoya1883 edamame1951 black soybean2004 1795 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. IV. 121 Soy-sauce, which is every where and every day used throughout the whole empire,..is prepared from Soy Beans..and salt, mixed with barley or wheat. 1802 J. Pinkerton Mod. Geogr. II. 170 The ginger, the soy bean,..are cultivated here [i.e. in Japan]. 1882 Garden 29 July 93/1 Soy Beans..vary considerably in size, shape, and colour. 1909 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 33 159 Legume crops, as clover, alfalfa, cowpeas and soybeans, are rich in both nitrogen and phosphorus. 1978 J. Irving World according to Garp xv. 300 A field of corn and a field of soybeans. 2018 Corn & Soybean Digest 28 Sept. Soybeans can be harvested as soon as seeds are mature and foliage is dry. Compounds C1. a. General use as a modifier, as in soybean crop, soybean harvest, etc. ΚΠ 1895 Bull. Kansas State Agric. Coll. Exper. Station No. 56 166 Lot III. was fed on corn meal, and Lot IV. on two-thirds corn meal and one-third soy bean meal. 1946 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 17 Aug. 1/2 Soybean growers..used their low-lying bottom-grounds..to give their profitable soybean fields all the advantage they could possibly get. 1994 Nat. Hist. Apr. A-2/3 (advt.) Its corn, sorghum, millet, and soybean crops attract geese, mallards, wigeon, pintail and black ducks. 2001 New Scientist 20 Jan. 13/1 Soybean farmers hope their crops could be used to make biodiesel. 2016 N.Y. Times 10 Dec. (Late ed.) a6/4 More than 25 percent of the American soybean harvest is exported to China. b. As a modifier with the sense ‘made or derived from soybeans’; spec. designating vegetarian or vegan food or drink made with soy as an alternative to meat or animal products, as in, as in soybean burger, soybean milk, etc. Cf. soya bean n. Compounds 1, soy n.1 Compounds 1a, soya n. Compounds 1a. ΚΠ 1891 Bristol Medico-chirurg. Jrnl. 9 61 The latest novelty is the use of Soy Bean Flour (from the soya hispida) for the making of bread, biscuits, and rusks. 1939 Chicago Tribune 6 May 17/5 An all-soy bean dinner was held... The menu:..soy bean sprout salad with soy bean mayonnaise, ‘soyburgers’, soy bean noodles, [etc.]. 1967 D. Riesman & E. T. Riesman Conversations in Japan 58 Delicacies such as fresh ginger root, soybean soup, meat and vegetables. 1993 Event Summer 134 George says do the soybean burgers come with steak-sauce? 1994 M. Blacker Easy Malaysian-style Cookery 53/1 Heat oil in pan, add shallots, ginger, garlic and chillies... Add soy bean paste, stir until dissolved. 2015 K. Kwan China Rich Girlfriend ii. v. 159 A middle-aged woman who stood all day preparing fresh soybean milk and juicing oranges, pineapples, and watermelons. C2. soybean curd n. a substance typically made from the curds of soy milk and formed into blocks, used chiefly in Asian and vegetarian or vegan cooking; = tofu n. ΚΠ 1895 Jrnl. Hygiene & Herald Health Aug. 217 Beans we know improve after cooking if kept a few days in the pot, and this soy bean curd can be kept like cheese even longer. 1979 ‘L. Nichols’ Key to Midnight xxvi. 130 The food was hearty but not heavy... Sumashi wan: clear soup with soybean curd and shrimp. 2020 Independent (Nexis) 4 Jan. 63 She deep-fries the soybean curd then coats it in a chilli-marmalade glaze. soybean meal n. meal made from soybeans following the extraction of their oil, chiefly used as feed for livestock. ΚΠ 1895 Bull. Kansas State Agric. Coll. Exper. Station No. 56 166 Lot III. was fed on corn meal, and Lot IV. on two-thirds corn meal and one-third soy bean meal. 1983 V. Tanzer Call it Delmarvalous iii. x. 109 Americans..tend to look down at, for instance, hamburger made with soybean meal as an extender. 2019 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 23 Sept. Insect meal could replace from 25 percent to 100 percent of soybean meal or fish meal used in animal feed with no adverse effects. soybean oil n. a refined oil obtained from soybeans, chiefly used in cooking and as a foodstuff.Also called soy oil, soya oil. ΚΠ 1901 N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 21 July 124/1 Soy-bean oil resembles olive oil, but is very much less expensive. 1938 A. A. Horvath Soybean Industry xiv. 97 Quantities of soybean oil have been used in the manufacture of foundry cores. 2015 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 18 Jan. (Late ed.) nj/9 The chicken..is fried twice in soybean oil to dissipate most of the fat in the skin, leaving a light, crispy crust. soybean rust n. a disease of soybeans and other leguminous plants, caused by the fungi Phakopsora pachyrhizi (more fully Asian soybean rust) and P. meibomiae and characterized by the formation of reddish-brown lesions on leaves or stems; (also) a fungus causing this disease. ΚΠ 1940 Philippine Jrnl. Agric. 11 286 The last culture of the rainy season planting..did not produce a good crop because of the severe attack of some leaf rollers and the soybean rust at the blooming stage. 1980 Plant Protection & Quarantine Programs (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 13/2 Soybean rust, Phakopsora pachyrhizi, was detected for the first time in the Western Hemisphere in Puerto Rico in 1976. 2007 New Scientist 7 Apr. 7/1 The US has been fighting soybean rust with fungicide ever since spores blew in on hurricane Ivan in 2004. 2021 Prairie Post West (Illinois) (Nexis) 26 Feb. a25 Asian soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) is a critical challenge for growers. If not managed properly with frequent fungicide applications, the disease can cause yield losses up to 80 percent. soybean sauce n. any of various types of sauce made with soybeans; (often, esp. in early use) spec. = soy sauce n. ΚΠ 1903 Washington Times 29 Mar. 6/5 This combination of meat and vegetables is placed in a pan and fried with a generous supply of soy bean sauce. 1945 B. Y. Chao How to cook & eat in Chinese i. iii. 27 The most important flavorer of Chinese food is soy-bean sauce or soy sauce for short. 1993 Sunday Mail (Queensland, Austral.) (Nexis) 27 June 16 Black bean paste or soy bean sauce enriches a dish more than soy sauce. 2001 M. Hughes et al. World Food: India 179 They also make a colourless soybean sauce and another sauce extracted from mustard leaves known as gan nang tam cha. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1795 |
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