单词 | starchy |
释义 | starchy (once / 12086 pages) adj WORD FAMILY starchy: starchier, starchiest, starchily+/starch: starched, starching, starchless, starchlike, starchy USAGE EXAMPLESAlthough wapato was not a domesticated crop, the tubers’ starchy flesh was an important food source, especially in the winter when other options were scarce. Science Magazine(Dec 21, 2016) Instead of whipped and fluffy, yuca is firm and starchy. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) Starchy foods are a good source of energy and nutrients. BBC(Dec 19, 2016) 1adj consisting of or containing starch starchy foods Syn|Ant amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous, starchlike resembling starch starchless lacking starch 2adj rigidly formal a starchy manner Syn buckram, stiff formal being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。