单词 | wiener |
释义 | wiener (once / 179081 pages) n You might call your favorite backyard cookout food a hot dog, but it's also known as a frankfurter or a wiener. You're probably not thinking of Strauss waltzes and cream-topped tortes as you spread the mustard and relish on your hot dog, but in German, wiener simply means Viennese. Thank the lowly wienerwurst — "Vienna sausage" — parent of the sausage that we designate by this word today. The spelling weiner is also widely found in English, somewhat obscuring the word's origins. WORD FAMILYwiener: wieners USAGE EXAMPLES“Fool, at the movie theater one little wiener link costs $6,” Villa told his friend. Los Angeles Times(Nov 24, 2016) I stuck a wiener—a proxy for your finger—in the blades, and it disintegrated. Wall Street Journal(Nov 21, 2016) Yeah, no one wants to deal with flying wieners in public. The Guardian(Oct 19, 2016) n a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll Syn|Hypo|Hyper dog, frank, frankfurter, hot dog, hotdog, weenie, wienerwurst Vienna sausage short slender frankfurter usually with ends cut off sausage highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings Wiener (once / 30152 pages) n WORD FAMILY Wiener: Wieners USAGE EXAMPLESThe Wiener case highlights the ongoing issue of policing looted antiquities in an unregulated international art market. Wall Street Journal(Dec 22, 2016) Prosecutors say Nancy Wiener was arrested Wednesday on charges of criminal possession of stolen property and conspiracy. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) The authorities raided Ms. Wiener’s gallery in March. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) n United States mathematician and founder of cybernetics (1894-1964) Syn|Exp Norbert Wiener mathematician a person skilled in mathematics |
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