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单词 flambé
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Definition of flambé in English:

flambé

adjective ˈflɒmbeɪflɑmˈbeɪ
  • 1postpositive (of food) covered with spirits and set alight briefly.

    crêpes flambé
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Excuse me,’ Armand spoke up, ‘I can make an ice cream flambé.’
  • 2Denoting or characterized by a lustrous red copper-based porcelain glaze with purple streaks.

verbflambéed, flambés, flambéing ˈflɒmbeɪflɑmˈbeɪ
[with object]
  • Cover (food) with spirits and set it alight briefly.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For the more adventurous, there's banana flambéed in tequila to set your mouth on fire.
    • Then the hunks of bacon kicked in, along with the caramelized onion and the dusky tones of the brandy with which the beef chunks had been flambéed.
    • The recipe called for the meat to be flambéed in brandy at one point.
    • Another evening, I watch as a waiter flambés my seafood in Madeira wine with delicious results.
    • Return the chicken to the pan, flambé with brandy, add the Marsala and cream.

Origin

Late 19th century: French, literally 'singed', past participle of flamber, from flambe 'a flame'.

 
 

Definition of flambé in US English:

flambé

adjectiveflämˈbāflɑmˈbeɪ
  • 1postpositive (of food) covered with liquor and set alight briefly.

    crêpes flambé
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Excuse me,’ Armand spoke up, ‘I can make an ice cream flambé.’
  • 2Denoting or characterized by a red copper-based porcelain glaze with purple streaks.

verbflämˈbāflɑmˈbeɪ
[with object]
  • Cover (food) with liquor and set it alight briefly.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The recipe called for the meat to be flambéed in brandy at one point.
    • Then the hunks of bacon kicked in, along with the caramelized onion and the dusky tones of the brandy with which the beef chunks had been flambéed.
    • For the more adventurous, there's banana flambéed in tequila to set your mouth on fire.
    • Return the chicken to the pan, flambé with brandy, add the Marsala and cream.
    • Another evening, I watch as a waiter flambés my seafood in Madeira wine with delicious results.

Origin

Late 19th century: French, literally ‘singed’, past participle of flamber, from flambe ‘a flame’.

 
 
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