| 单词 | ginger |
| 释义 | ginger (once / 824 pages) 1nadjv 2n Ginger is a plant with a thick root that's used to spice food. You can make homemade ginger ale using grated ginger. Ginger is an important spice all over the world, appearing in things like ginger beer, ginger bread, many Indian dishes, Chinese food, and ginger tea. Since ginger is native to South Asia, it's most commonly found in countries on that continent. Many people use ginger as a home remedy or medicine, as well as a food. In Britain, and increasingly in the US, it's common to describe red hair as ginger. WORD FAMILYginger: gingered, gingering, gingerly, gingers, gingery USAGE EXAMPLESShe then mixes it with coconut milk, tops it off with ginger beer and garnishes it with fresh curry leaves. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Olalia’s chicken and rice bowl is fragrant and soothing, spiked with chile leaves, ginger, garlic and fish sauce. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) Garnish with candied ginger on a bamboo skewer. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1n perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems Hypo|Hyper Canton ginger, Zingiber officinale, common ginger, stem ginger tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger Alpinia galanga, galangalsoutheastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots Alpinia officinalis, Alpinia officinarum, lesser galangalChinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring Alpinia purpurata, red gingeran ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands Alpinia Zerumbet, Alpinia speciosa, Languas speciosa, shall-flower, shell ginger, shellflowercultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes herb, herbaceous plant a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests 2n pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery Syn|Hyper gingerroot flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts 3n dried ground gingerroot Syn|Hyper powdered ginger spice any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food 4adj (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color a ginger kitten Syn gingery colored, colorful, coloured having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination 5v add ginger to in order to add flavor 2ginger the soup Hyper spice, spice up, zest add herbs or spices to n liveliness and energy Syn|Hyper pep, peppiness life, liveliness, spirit, sprightliness animation and energy in action or expression |
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