| 单词 | juicy |
| 释义 | juicy (once / 2511 pages) 1adj 2adj Something that's juicy is so moist that it's dripping with juice. There is nothing quite like eating a juicy, ripe peach in the summer. Perfect peaches and oranges and pears should be juicy when you bite into them. Aside from fruit, people also commonly describe meat as juicy. A story might be figuratively juicy too, if it's full of intriguing, gossipy details: "Did you read about that juicy scandal in the mayor's office?" Juicy comes from the Old French jus, "juice," with the Latin root ius, "broth, sauce, or juice." WORD FAMILYjuicy: juicier, juiciest, juicily, juiciness+/juice: juiceless, juices, juicy USAGE EXAMPLESBut it’s too early to know the juicy details, he said. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) Again, seafood stands out: simple roasted whole bass, tangy slow-cooked octopus carnitas and juicy roast chicken, infused with campfire aromas. New York Times(Nov 25, 2016) Movies are going to have to sell themselves—juicy rumor or not. Time(Nov 22, 2016) 1 1adj full of juice Syn|Ant au jus served in its natural juices or gravy lush, succulentfull of juice sappyabounding in sap juiceless lacking juice saplessdestitute of sap and other vital juices; dry 2adj lucrative 2a juicy contract Syn fat profitable yielding material gain or profit 1adj having strong sexual appeal juicy barmaids Syn luscious, red-hot, toothsome, voluptuous sexy marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest 2adj suggestive of sexual impropriety a juicy scandal Syn blue, gamey, gamy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy sexy marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest |
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