[N-MASS 物质名词]香料,佐料,调料,调味品(如肉桂、姜、辣椒粉等) A spice is a part of a plant, or a powder made from that part, which you put in food to give it flavour. Cinnamon, ginger, and paprika are spices.
...herbs and spices.
香草和香料
...a row of spice jars.
一排调料罐
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[VERB 动词]使活泼生动;给…增添趣味 If you spice something that you say or do, you add excitement or interest to it.
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They spiced their conversations and discussions with intrigue.
他们的谈话和讨论透着些许的神秘。
...a boring film spiced with the occasional funny moment.
仅有几处笑点的无聊影片
Spice up means the same as spice .spice up 同 spice
Her publisher wants her to spice up her stories with sex.
她的出版商想让她在小说中增添些性描写以吸引读者。
...a discovery which spiced the conversation up quite a bit.
让谈话变得有趣不少的发现
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]给生活增添情趣的事Spice is something which makes life more exciting.
Variety is the spice of life!...
多样化使生活更有情趣!
To add spice to the debate, they disagreed about method and ideology.
他们在方法和观念上都持不同意见,这使辩论精彩了很多。
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spice★/spaɪs; NAmEspaɪs/
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spicespicesspicedspicingnoun★ _spices_comp.jpg _staranise.jpg 1★[countable , uncountable ]one of the various types of powder or seed that come from plants and are used in cooking. Spiceshave a strong taste and smell (调味)香料◆common spices such as ginger and cinnamon姜和肉桂等常见香料◆a spice jar香料瓶2[uncountable ]extra interest or excitement 额外的趣味(或刺激等)◆We need an exciting trip to add some spice to our lives.我们需要一次新奇的旅行来调剂一下生活。IDIOMsee
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verb1spicesth (up) (with sth) to add spice to food in order to give it more flavour 在…中加香料2spicesth (up) (with sth) to add interest or excitement to sth 给…增添趣味;使…变得刺激◆He exaggerated the details to spice up the story.他添油加醋,使故事更有趣味。spice/spaɪs; NAmEspaɪs/
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spice1 noun
spice2 verb
spicespice1 /spaɪs/ ●●○ noun
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1spice (1) [countable, uncountable] a type of powder or seed, taken from plants, that you put into food you are cooking to give it a special taste → spicy: herbs and spices2[singular, uncountable] interest or excitement that is added to something: Travel adds spice to your life. → variety is the spice of life
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spice1 noun
spice2 verb
spicespice2 (also spice up) verb [transitive]
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1to add interest or excitement to something: Millions have bought the book to spice up their sex lives.2to add spice to foodspice with baked apples spiced with cinnamon
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