Mince

[mɪns]

解释:

(noun.) food chopped into small bits; 'a mince of mushrooms'.

(verb.) make less severe or harsh; 'He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears'.

(verb.) cut into small pieces; 'mince the garlic'.

(verb.) walk daintily; 'She minced down the street'.

校对:斯坦顿--From WordNet

解释:

(v. t.) To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; as, to mince meat.

(v. t.) To suppress or weaken the force of; to extenuate; to palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half and keep back half of.

(v. t.) To affect; to make a parade of.

(v. i.) To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.

(v. i.) To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.

(n.) A short, precise step; an affected manner.

整理:李奥娜

同义词及近义词：

v. a. [1]. Hash, cut into small pieces.[2]. Extenuate, palliate, be mealy-mouthed about, be reserved in speaking of.

v. n. Affect delicacy.

手打:纳塔利

同义词及反义词：

SYN:Attenuate, comminute, palliate, extenuate

ANT:Exaggerate, amplify, magnify

校对:朱莉娅

解释:

v.t. to cut into small pieces: to chop fine: to diminish or suppress a part in speaking: to pronounce affectedly.—v.i. to walk with affected nicety: to speak affectedly:—pr.p. minc′ing; pa.p. minced (minst).—ns. Mince′-meat meat chopped small—hence anything thoroughly broken or cut to pieces; Mince′-pie a pie made with minced meat &c.—adj. Minc′ing not speaking fully out: speaking or walking with affected nicety.—adv. Minc′ingly.—Mince matters to speak of things with affected delicacy or to soften an account unduly.—Minced collops (see Collops).

校对:洛丽