英语词汇“liquidizers”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

liquid /likˈwid/

adjective

Flowing

Fluid

Watery

In a state between solid and gas, in which the molecules move freely about one another but do not fly apart (physics)

Clear

Moist

(of sound, etc) free from harshness

Indisputable

Unfixed

(of assets) readily converted into cash

noun

A fluid substance

A flowing consonant sound, such as l or r (phonetics)

ORIGIN: L liquidus liquid, clear, from liquēre to be clear

liqˈuidate transitive verb

To clear up or off (esp a debt)

To wind up (a commercial firm, etc), bringing its trading to an end

To turn (assets) into cash

To dispose of

To wipe out, do away with (slang)

To kill off (slang)

intransitive verb

To go into liquidation

liquidāˈtion noun

liqˈuidator noun

liquidˈity noun

The state of being liquid

The condition of having liquid assets

The amount of liquid assets a company has

A measure of the ease with which an asset can be turned into cash

liqˈuidize or liqˈuidise transitive verb

To make liquid

To purée (food)

liqˈuidizer or liqˈuidiser noun

A machine which purées foodstuffs

liqˈuidly adverb

liqˈuidness noun

liquid assets plural noun (finance)

Assets which are already, or may be easily converted into, cash, such as shares, bank deposits, etc

liquid crystal noun

A liquid which, like a crystal, has different optical properties depending on its polarity, over a definite range of temperature above its freezing point

liquid crystal display noun

A display, esp in electronic instruments, based on the changes in reflectivity of a liquid crystal cell when an electric field is applied, switching it from an opaque to a transparent state

liquidity ratio noun (finance)

The proportion of a bank's assets that can be converted into cash at short notice

liquid lunch noun (informal)

An instance of drinking alcohol at lunch-time instead of eating food

go into liquidation

(of a commercial firm, etc) to be wound up, cease trading