| 释义 |
churn /chûrn/ noun- An apparatus used for making butter in which cream or whole milk is repeatedly stirred and turned until the fat is separated from the liquid
- A large milk-can suggestive of an upright churn
- Anything that mixes, turns over or agitates
transitive verb- To agitate so as to obtain butter
- To stir or agitate violently (often with up)
- To turn over persistently (eg ideas in the mind)
intransitive verb- To perform the act of churning
- To move restlessly or in an agitated manner
- (of brokers, financial advisers, etc) to encourage clients excessively to buy and sell investments, etc, thereby generating commissions
- (of a government) to pay state benefits to a certain category of people from funds obtained by taxing others, eg those with higher incomes
- (of consumers) to switch frequently between service providers in order to take advantage of the most favourable terms
ORIGIN: OE cyrin; ON kirna a churn, Du karnen, and Ger kernen to churn churnˈing noun - The act of making butter
- The quantity of butter made at a churning
- The practice of encouraging clients excessively to buy and sell investments, etc in order to generate commissions (finance)
churnˈ-drill noun A drill worked by hand, not struck with the hammer, a jumper churnˈmilk noun Buttermilk churnˈ-staff noun - The plunger which agitates the milk in an upright churn
- The sun-spurge
churn out To produce rapidly, continuously or mechanically, esp in large quantities |