| 单词 | macaroni |
| 释义 | macaroni (once / 3562 pages) 1n 2n Macaroni is a short, skinny, tube-shaped pasta. Many kids — and adults — would name "macaroni and cheese" as one of their favorite foods. At some Italian restaurants, you can order macaroni as a side dish, and it's easy to cook at home with tomato sauce or butter and cheese. Macaroni and cheese can be cooked on the stove or baked in the oven with a crunchy breadcrumb topping. Macaroni began to have the second meaning of "fop" or "dandy" around 1780, named for the well-traveled youths who ate what was considered fancy and exotic at the time — macaroni. WORD FAMILYmacaroni: macaronies, macaronis USAGE EXAMPLESSuccessful by their own measures, Karen and Matt live in a converted macaroni factory, spitting distance from several pretentious coffeehouses. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) This is followed by macaroni and cheese, BBQ beans and a rack of ribs that is pretty much larger than I am. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Ms. Christensen’s beloved macaroni au gratin, her first Slow Food Fast recipe, is mac and cheese dialed up to 11. Wall Street Journal(Dec 22, 2016) 1 n pasta in the form of slender tubes 2Hyper alimentary paste, pasta shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg n a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni Hyper beau, clotheshorse, dandy, dude, fashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik, swell a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance |
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