| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dair•y /ˈdɛri/USA pronunciation n., pl. dair•ies, adj. n. [countable] - a place where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- a company that processes or distributes such products, or a store that sells them.
adj. [ before a noun] - of or relating to a dairy or a dairy farm:the dairy industry.
- of or relating to milk, cream, butter, cheese, etc.:dairy products.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dair•y (dâr′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. dair•ies, adj. n. - an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- a shop or company that sells milk, butter, etc.
- the business of a dairy farm, concerned with the production and treatment of milk and cream and the manufacture of butter and cheese.
- See dairy farm.
- Judaism(in Jewish dietary law) dairy products.
adj. - of or pertaining to a dairy or a dairy farm.
- of, for, or pertaining to milk, cream, butter, cheese, etc.:dairy products; the dairy case at a supermarket.
- Judaism(in Jewish dietary law) of or pertaining to those foods, including all milk products, eggs, fish, vegetables, etc., that may be eaten at a meal in which milk is served, in contrast to meat and meat products, which may not.
- 1250–1300; Middle English daierie, equivalent. to daie, deie dairymaid (Old English dǣge bread maker; cognate with Old Norse deigja; see lady) + -erie -ery
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dairy /ˈdɛərɪ/ n ( pl dairies)- a company that supplies milk and milk products
- a shop that sells provisions, esp milk and milk products
- NZ a shop that remains open outside normal trading hours
- a room or building where milk and cream are stored or made into butter and cheese
- (modifier) of or relating to the production of milk and milk products: dairy cattle
- (in combination): a dairymaid, a dairyman
- food containing milk or milk products: she can't eat dairy
Etymology: 13th Century daierie, from Old English dǣge servant girl, one who kneads bread; see dough, lady |