单词	mushy
释义	mushymush‧y /ˈmʌʃi/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a mushy banana Dave gets all mushy when he's around Gina. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Add coconut milk and plantains and cook until fruit is tender, not mushy, about 10 minutes. Cook for 2 mins until fruit is soft but not mushy. Her neck was soft, mushy. Naked now, and he felt the mushy bottom between his toes. Standing tiptoe on the mushy lawn, he tapped on the windows and tried to peek in. Stir in tomato puree and fresh tomatoes and cook for a further 5 minutes, or until sauce is mushy and thickened. Thesaurus THESAURUS► soft not hard, firm, or stiff, but easy to press: · a soft mattress· Her skin was lovely and soft.· soft ground ► tender used about meat or vegetables that are soft and easy to cut, especially because they have been well cooked: · The beef was very tender.· Cook the carrots until tender. ► soggy very wet and too soft, in a way that seems unpleasant – used about bread, vegetables, and the ground: · soggy cabbage· a piece of soggy bread· The ground was too soggy to walk on. ► squishy soft and easy to press – used especially about fruit that is too soft, and about soft wet ground which makes a noise when you walk on it: · squishy tomatoes· The leaves were squishy under our feet. ► squashy British English soft and easy to press – used especially about fruit that is too soft, and about chairs that are soft and comfortable: · The peaches have gone all squashy.· a big squashy sofa ► mushy used about fruit or vegetables that are very soft, wet, and unpleasant, because they are not fresh or have been cooked for too long: · mushy pieces of banana· a few mushy carrots ► spongy soft and full of holes that contain air or liquid like a sponge: · a spongy foam· a spongy loaf· His boots sank into the spongy soil. ► springy used about something that is soft and comes back to its normal shape after being pressed or walked on: · springy turf (=grass)· Her hair felt lovely and springy. ► pliable used about a material or substance that can be bent or pressed without breaking or cracking: · The clay was still pliable and not too dry. ► yielding literary used about a surface which is soft and will bend when you press it: · yielding flesh 1soft, wet, and unpleasant:  Cook for two minutes until soft but not mushy.► see thesaurus at soft2expressing or describing love in a silly way:  mushy romance novels
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