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单词 juice
释义 juice
I. \ˈjüs\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English juis, jus, from Old French jus broth, gravy, juice, from Latin; akin to Old Norse ostr cheese, Sanskrit yūṣa soup, broth
1. : the extractable fluid contents of plant cells or plant structures
 < tomato juice >
 < lime juice >
2.
 a. : the extractable fluid contents of animal cells and flesh
  < press all the juice from the meat >
 b. : the natural fluids of an animal body (as blood, lymph, and secretions)
 c. : the liquid or moisture contained in or coming from something
  < mineral juices in the earth — John Woodward †1728 >
3.
 a. : the inherent quality of a thing : inner warmth and vitality : essence
  < merely as literary productions, they are bursting with authentic human juices — G.W.Johnson >
 b. : robust life : strength and vigor : vitality
  < in the old days there were the pioneers … full of juice and jests — Sinclair Lewis >
  < dismiss any writing with the juice of life in it as mere journalism — J.D.Adams >
4. : a fluid or medium (as electricity, gasoline, oil) that supplies power
 < ship's scout-bombing groups had traveled just enough farther … to leave them short of juice to get home — Fletcher Pratt >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1.
 a. : to extract the juice of
  < juiced and canned the tomatoes >
 b. dialect : milk
2. : to add juice to : supply with juice
 < juiced the apple pies >
III. noun
1. slang : liquor
2. slang : exorbitant interest exacted of a borrower under the threat of violence
3. slang : influence : pull : clout
 < a cop may go out of his way to prove that your juice doesn't influence him — George Frazier >
4. : a motivating, inspiring, or enabling force or factor
 < when the creative juices were running high — Eudora Welty >
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