| 单词 | to boil soft |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto boil (something) soft 8. So as to be tender or soft (in sense 12 of the adjective); to a point of softness. Frequently in to boil (something) soft (cf. soft-boil v.). ΚΠ 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 299 Shrimpes beaten softe with water (as thicke as hony). 1698 W. Salmon Ars Chirurgica iii. v. 516/1 Althea-roots, White-lily-roots, both bruised soft;..Figs boiled soft. 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Sidda, pease or vegetables that boil soft. 1828 New Eng. Farmer 11 July 401/2 Mash them [sc. the currants] soft with a spoon, put them in a bag, and squeeze out the juice. 1902 W. I. Hannan Textile Fibres Commerce 54 The raw material..when beaten out soft is used for wadding in clothing and coverlets. 1997 C. B. Divakaruni Mistress of Spices 179 What you mean your husband refuse to eat it? Boil it soft and mix a lot of fried onion and dhania leaf, and he is not knowing any better. < as lemmas |
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