Crisp

[krɪsp]

解釋/意思:

(adj.) brief and to the point; effectively cut short; 'a crisp retort'; 'a response so curt as to be almost rude'; 'the laconic reply; `yes''; 'short and terse and easy to understand' .

(adj.) (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; 'a sharp photographic image'; 'the sharp crack of a twig'; 'the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot' .

(adj.) (of hair) in small tight curls .

(adj.) pleasingly firm and fresh; 'crisp lettuce' .

(adj.) pleasantly cold and invigorating; 'crisp clear nights and frosty mornings'; 'a nipping wind'; 'a nippy fall day'; 'snappy weather' .

(adj.) tender and brittle; 'crisp potato chips' .

編輯:帕梅拉--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

(a.) Curled with the ripple of the water.

(a.) Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.

(a.) Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.

(a.) Lively; sparking; effervescing.

(a.) Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.

(a.) To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees.

(a.) To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. Crimp.

(a.) To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking.

(v. i.) To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t.

(n.) That which is crisp or brittle; the state of being crisp or brittle; as, burned to a crisp; specifically, the rind of roasted pork; crackling.

手打:玛吉

同義詞及近義詞：

a. [1]. Brittle, friable.

v. a. Twist, curl.

手打:南希

解釋/意思:

adj. curling closely: having a wavy surface: so dry as to be crumbled easily: brittle or short as 'crisp cakes ' &c.: fresh and bracing as 'crisp air:' firm the opposite of limp or flabby as a 'crisp style' in writing.—v.t. to curl or twist: to make crisp or wavy.—adjs. Cris′pāte -d having a crisped or wavy appearance.—ns. Crispā′tion; Crisp′ature a curling; Crisp′er one who or that which crisps; Crisp′ing-ī′ron -pin a curling-iron.—adv. Crisp′ly.—n. Crisp′ness.—adj. Crisp′y.

編輯:威拉