Word
applesauce
苹果沙司
puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced
常加糖和香料
- 1.
puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced
甜化和加香料的苹果泥
- 2.
nonsensical talk or writing
无意义的谈话或写作
胡说，瞎话；甜化和加香料的苹果泥；无意义的谈话或写作；胡说
In use
I like to eat applesauce with my pork chops.
She made some homemade applesauce from the apples in her garden.
The recipe calls for a cup of unsweetened applesauce to keep the muffins moist.
eat/have some applesauce
苹果沙司通常作为调味品或甜点食用。
I like to eat applesauce with my pork chops.
我喜欢在吃猪排时配点苹果沙司。
That's applesauce!
这是美国俚语，表示强烈质疑或否认。
He said he could fly, but that's applesauce!
他说他会飞，但那全是胡说！
full of applesauce
用于形容话语虚假或不可信。
Connections
Collocations
- homemade applesauce
- 自制苹果泥
- My grandmother makes the best homemade applesauce.我奶奶自己做的苹果泥最好吃。
- unsweetened applesauce
- 无糖苹果泥
- Use unsweetened applesauce as a substitute for oil in the cake.做蛋糕时，可以用无糖苹果泥代替食用油。
- chunky applesauce
- 带果粒的苹果泥
- The store sells both smooth and chunky applesauce.这家店既卖顺滑的苹果泥，也卖带果粒的苹果泥。
- applesauce cake
- 苹果泥蛋糕
- The applesauce cake is easy to make and tastes great.苹果泥蛋糕做起来简单，而且很好吃。
- talk applesauce
- 说废话；胡说
- Stop talking applesauce and tell me what really happened.别说废话了，告诉我到底发生了什么。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 applesauce 拆成 apple + sauce，记住原义“苹果酱”；再联想说话像嘴里含苹果酱一样黏糊不清，就是“胡言乱语”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：烹饪、食谱或食品描述、日常口语中表示‘胡说、废话’ applesauce 作‘苹果泥/苹果沙司’解时是中性词，通常用于烹饪或食品描述；作‘胡说、废话’解时属于非正式口语，多用于日常对话。具体含义需根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
不可数名词，亦作俚语表示胡说
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes with the final stressed syllable '-sauce': sauce, and source in non-rhotic British English. Watch out: saucer shares the opening /sɔːs/ but has an extra syllable; sausage looks similar but is pronounced /ˈsɒs.ɪdʒ/; apple shares the first spelling chunk but does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.