| 单词 | churn |
| 释义 | churn —churnable, adj. —churnability, n. —churner, n. /cherrn/, n. 1. a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter. 2. any of various containers or machines similar in shape or action to a butter churn, as a device for mixing beverages. 3. Brit. a large milk can. 4. an act of churning stocks by a stockbroker. v.t. 5. to agitate in order to make into butter: to churn cream. 6. to make (butter) by the agitation of cream. 7. to shake or agitate with violence or continued motion: The storm churned the sea. 8. (of a stockbroker) to trade (a customer's securities) excessively in order to earn more in commissions. v.i. 9. to operate a churn. 10. to move or shake in agitation, as a liquid or any loose matter: The leaves churned along the ground. 11. (of a stockbroker) to engage in the practice of churning. 12. churn out, to produce mechanically, hurriedly, or routinely: He was hired to churn out verses for greeting cards. [bef. 1000; ME chirne (n.), OE cyrne cyr(i)n; c. MLG kerne, ON kjarni, kirna] Syn. 7. whip, toss, convulse. |
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