Word
ambrosia
美味;佳肴;令人愉快的东西
核心释义
Delicious food, or anything sweet and delightful.
- 1.
任何具有特别美味风味或香气的食物。
Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.
- 2.
任何甜美宜人的东西。
Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.
- 3.
一种一年生草本植物,历史上用于药用和烹饪,即土荆芥(Dysphania botrys)。
An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.
- 4.
工蜂制备的花蜜和花粉混合物,用于喂养幼虫。
A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
- 5.
多种真菌中的任何一种,诸如木蠹象甲等昆虫将其作为共生体携带,并在木材等劣质食物上“种植”,真菌生长后为昆虫提供食物。
Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.
- 6.
源自美国南部的一种甜点,由椰丝和菠萝、橙子等热带水果制成;有些食谱还加入棉花糖和奶油等配料。
A dessert originating in the Southern United States made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream.
- 7.
豚草属(Ambrosia)植物。
A plant of the genus Ambrosia.
(美国南部)椰丝水果甜点;(工蜂饲喂幼虫的)花蜜花粉混合物;豚草属植物;豚草;香藜(一年生草本植物);虫道真菌;虫道共生真菌
用法In use
The tropical fruit salad was so delicious it tasted like ambrosia.
用法提示:ambrosia 作名词,比喻特别美味的食物,在句中作宾语。
She prepared a dessert of oranges, bananas, and shredded coconut, a classic ambrosia.
用法提示:ambrosia 作名词,指一种特定的水果甜点,在句中作表语。
In ancient myths, ambrosia was the food that granted immortality to the gods.
用法提示:ambrosia 作名词,指神话中神的食物,在句中作主语。
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