单词 | vinegar |
释义 | vinegar —vinegarlike, adj. /vin"i geuhr/, n. 1. a sour liquid consisting of dilute and impure acetic acid, obtained by acetous fermentation from wine, cider, beer, ale, or the like: used as a condiment, preservative, etc. 2. Pharm. a solution of a medicinal substance in dilute acetic acid, or vinegar. 3. sour or irritable speech, manner, or countenance: a note of vinegar in his voice. 4. Informal. vigor; high spirits; vim. [1250-1300; ME vinegre < OF, equiv. to vin WINE + egre, aigre sour (see EAGER1)] |
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