英语词汇“mince”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mincemince /mɪns/ verb

ETYMOLOGYmince

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French mincier, from Latin minutia smallness; ➔ MINUTIAE

VERB TABLE

mince

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	mince
	he, she, it	minces
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	minced
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have minced
	he, she, it	has minced
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had minced
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will mince
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have minced

Continuous Form
Present	I	am mincing
	he, she, it	is mincing
	you, we, they	are mincing
Past	I, he, she, it	was mincing
	you, we, they	were mincing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been mincing
	he, she, it	has been mincing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been mincing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be mincing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been mincing

1[transitive] to cut food into extremely small pieces: Mince the garlic and add to the sauce.2not mince words to say exactly what you think, even if this may offend people: If Sara doesn’t like somebody, she doesn’t mince words.3[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to walk with very quick short steps in a way that looks unnatural or silly: mince across/down/along etc. She always minced around the office in her high heels.