Word · Frequency #5363
dressing
沙拉酱；色拉调料
A cold sauce, especially a vinaigrette or creamy sauce, served with salads.
- 1.
Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
用于伤口保护或治疗的敷料。
- 2.
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
用于沙拉的可口调味料；主要有两种:稀薄的法式或油醋汁型,以及奶油状的蛋黄酱型
- 3.
A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
调味酱,尤指用于色拉的凉酱。
- 4.
a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
用于填充肉类和蔬菜的调味混合物
- 5.
Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
作为肥料等添加于土壤中的物质。
- 6.
making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
通过施肥或施粪使土壤肥沃
- 7.
The activity of getting dressed.
穿衣服的活动。
- 8.
The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.
禽类、猪等的填馅。
- 9.
Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
用于浆硬或整理丝绸、亚麻等织物的胶料、淀粉等。
- 10.
An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.
装饰性饰面,如门、窗或天花板周围的线脚。
（伤口）敷料；填料；馅料；穿衣；穿戴；肥料；施肥；（织物）上浆；浆料
In use
I prefer a simple vinaigrette dressing on my salad.
This restaurant offers a choice of three different dressings for the salad bar.
She whisked olive oil and vinegar together to make a homemade dressing.
a [adjective] dressing
形容词可描述调味品的味道或质地。
I prefer a tangy vinaigrette dressing on my salad.
我更喜欢在沙拉上淋上酸甜的油醋汁。
dressing for [noun]
介词 for 表示用途。
This dressing for pasta is delicious.
这种意面调料很好吃。
dressing made from [ingredient]
made from 指成分完全改变形态。
Connections
Collocations
- salad dressing
- 沙拉酱
- I prefer a light vinaigrette salad dressing.我更喜欢清淡的油醋沙拉酱。
- vinaigrette dressing
- 油醋汁
- This vinaigrette dressing is made with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.这种油醋汁是用橄榄油和香醋制成的。
- creamy dressing
- 奶油状调味酱
- Creamy dressings like ranch are popular on salads.像牧场酱这样的奶油状调味酱在沙拉中很受欢迎。
Idioms & figurative uses
- dressing down
- 严厉训斥The manager gave his team a real dressing down for missing the deadline.经理因团队错过截止日期而严厉训斥了他们。
- window dressing
- 粉饰门面The company's charitable donations were just window dressing to cover up their poor labor practices.公司的慈善捐款只是为了粉饰门面，掩盖其糟糕的劳工做法。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象给沙拉“穿”上酱料，就像穿衣服一样，dressing就是沙拉穿的衣服。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Grammar Note
As a condiment, dressing is both countable (e.g., different salad dressings) and uncountable (e.g., add some dressing).
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words end with '-ssing' and rhyme with 'dressing': they share the stressed vowel /ɛ/ and the following /sɪŋ/. No lookalikes that differ in sound are included.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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