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kosher adj.<犹太教>(指饮食)干净的；合法的n.清洁可食的食物v.使（食物）清洁可食 (1) 这种犹太教允许饮用的红酒有着成熟洋李的芬芳。(2) 他们的商业活动并不总是光明正大的。(3) 我想我们有理由去怀疑他们已经做了些不干净的事情。(4) 以色列的邮票上的胶水被证实是洁净可食的。 The word kosher, literally meaning “clean” or “pure,” refers to food that has been ritually prepared or blessed so it can be eaten by religious Jews. It comes from the Hebrew word kasher, meaning "proper" or "lawful," and became common in English in the mid-19th Century. It can be used as an adjective, for example, "kosher meat." In the mid-1920's, the word took on a more general meaning, used to refer to anything that was acceptable.

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英 ['kəʊʃə(r)] 美 ['koʊʃər] (1) The kosher wine has ripe plum flavors and a spicy finish.(2) Their business deals are not always completely kosher.(3) I think there is reason to suspect that things have been done that may not be kosher.(4) The glues on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher. In Jewish law, food must be ritually cleaned and prepared in order to be kosher, or fit to eat. Today, it can also mean anything that is proper or legitimate. Is it kosher to date your best friend's ex? Depends on who you ask. 1[ADJ 形容词]（尤指食物）合礼的（合乎犹太教教规的） Something, especially food, that is kosher is approved of or allowed by the laws of Judaism. ...a kosher butcher.合礼的屠户2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]合适的；正确的 Something that is kosher is generally approved of or considered to be correct.   [INFORMAL 非正式]I guessed something wasn't quite kosher...我觉得有点不对劲儿。Acting was not a kosher trade for an upper-class girl.演戏对一个出身上流社会的女孩儿来说不是个合适的职业。

英语单词	kosher
英美音标	英 ['kəʊʃə(r)] 美 ['koʊʃər]
中文释义	adj.<犹太教>(指饮食)干净的；合法的 n.清洁可食的食物 v.使（食物）清洁可食
英语例句	(1) The kosher wine has ripe plum flavors and a spicy finish. (2) Their business deals are not always completely kosher. (3) I think there is reason to suspect that things have been done that may not be kosher. (4) The glues on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
中文例句	(1) 这种犹太教允许饮用的红酒有着成熟洋李的芬芳。 (2) 他们的商业活动并不总是光明正大的。 (3) 我想我们有理由去怀疑他们已经做了些不干净的事情。 (4) 以色列的邮票上的胶水被证实是洁净可食的。
vocabulary简明	In Jewish law, food must be ritually cleaned and prepared in order to be kosher, or fit to eat. Today, it can also mean anything that is proper or legitimate. Is it kosher to date your best friend's ex? Depends on who you ask.
vocabulary扩展	The word kosher, literally meaning “clean” or “pure,” refers to food that has been ritually prepared or blessed so it can be eaten by religious Jews. It comes from the Hebrew word kasher, meaning "proper" or "lawful," and became common in English in the mid-19th Century. It can be used as an adjective, for example, "kosher meat." In the mid-1920's, the word took on a more general meaning, used to refer to anything that was acceptable.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]（尤指食物）合礼的（合乎犹太教教规的） Something, especially food, that is kosher is approved of or allowed by the laws of Judaism. ...a kosher butcher. 合礼的屠户 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]合适的；正确的 Something that is kosher is generally approved of or considered to be correct. [INFORMAL 非正式] I guessed something wasn't quite kosher... 我觉得有点不对劲儿。 Acting was not a kosher trade for an upper-class girl. 演戏对一个出身上流社会的女孩儿来说不是个合适的职业。

Kosher Word I Food Ritually Prepared Meaning Approved