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Macerate V Make Mæsəreit V.浸软;消瘦 英 浸软(To Soften

单词 macerate
音标 ['mæsəreit]
解释 v.浸软;消瘦
红宝书 【英】 v. 浸软(to soften by soaking in liquid);消瘦(to cause to grow thin)
【考】 反义词:harden by drying(通过干燥变硬 )
【记】 直接来自拉丁文macer ate(泡软)
【例】 flax macerated in water(水中泡过的亚 麻)
字源 macerate (v.)
late 15c., a back-formation from maceration or else from Latin maceratus, past participle of macerare "soften, make soft, soak, steep," related to maceria "garden wall," originally "of kneaded clay," from PIE *mak-ero-, suffixed form of root *mag- "to knead" (cognates: Greek magis "kneaded mass, cake," mageus "one who kneads, baker;" Old Church Slavonic mazo "to anoint, smear;" Breton meza "to knead;" Middle Irish maistir "to churn"), also "to fashion, fit" (compare make (v.)). Related: Macerated; macerating.
不择手段背单词 v. 浸软; 使消瘦 = emaciate
【记】ma妈妈, cer, ate吃: 妈妈出去吃饭-你就会消瘦
【反】harden by drying(通过干燥变硬)
趣味全助记 【记】音:梅酥软的,酸梅酥软是泡在水泡出来的;mace 一棒打晕,饿瘦并且混身发软,像散了架一样

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