| 释义 |
broth
\ˈbrȯ]th also -rä]\ noun
(plural broths \]ths, ](th)z\)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German brod broth, Old Norse broth, Latin defrutum new wine boiled down, Old Irish bruth heat, wrath, Latin fervēre to boil — more at burn
1. : liquid in which meat, fish, cereal grains, or vegetables have been cooked : stock — compare bouillon, consommé
2. : a fluid culture medium
3.
a. : something outstanding of its kind as though produced by boiling down to a savory broth — used chiefly in the phrase a broth of a boy
b. : something turbulent, disordered, and ebullient like the surface of a boiling stockpot
< matters had reached a broth of discussion — Agnes de Mille > |