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add ginger to sth
ginger 作“姜”讲时为不可数名词，通常不加 a/an。
Add ginger to the soup for extra flavor.
往汤里加姜可以提味。
姜；生姜
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
姜；生姜
a plant whose aromatic underground stem is used as a spice; the spice obtained from it
Add ginger to the soup for extra flavor.
往汤里加姜可以提味。
热带亚洲草本植物姜的辛辣芳香根茎,用作香料和兴奋剂及排气剂。
The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
多年生植物,具有厚实分枝的芳香根茎和芦苇状的叶茎
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
产生这种根茎的植物。
The plant that produces this rhizome.
干燥磨碎的姜根
dried ground gingerroot
Add a little fresh ginger to the soup for extra flavor.
往汤里加一点鲜姜，味道会更好。
She grated some ginger and mixed it into the sauce.
她擦了一些姜末，拌进酱汁里。
The recipe calls for two tablespoons of ground ginger.
这个食谱需要两汤匙姜粉。
ginger 作“姜”讲时为不可数名词，通常不加 a/an。
Add ginger to the soup for extra flavor.
往汤里加姜可以提味。
要表示“一块姜”时，用 a piece of ginger；不可直接说 a ginger。
Take a small piece of ginger and peel it.
取一小块姜，把皮削掉。
full of ginger 是非正式表达，ginger 在这里指“精力、活力”，不指姜。
The puppy is full of ginger this morning.
今天早上这只小狗充满了活力。
Not this
I put a ginger in the tea.
Use this
I put some ginger in the tea.
ginger 指生姜这种调料或食材时是不可数名词，不能用 a 直接修饰；表示“一些姜”应说 some ginger 或 a piece of ginger。
Not this
She has a ginger hair.
Use this
She has ginger hair.
hair 指整头头发时是不可数名词，不用 a；ginger 直接放在 hair 前作定语，表示“姜黄色的头发”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
鲜姜；生姜
Add a few slices of fresh ginger to the soup.
往汤里加几片鲜姜。
姜粉
This recipe calls for a teaspoon of ground ginger.
这个食谱需要一茶匙姜粉。
姜根；生姜
You can buy ginger root at most grocery stores.
大多数杂货店都能买到姜根。
糖姜；蜜饯姜
She snacked on candied ginger during the hike.
她徒步时吃了些糖姜当零食。
腌姜；醋姜
Sushi is usually served with pickled ginger.
寿司通常配有腌姜。
姜汁汽水
He ordered a cold ginger ale with his meal.
他点了一杯冰姜汁汽水配餐。
使更有活力；使活跃
The manager decided to ginger up the meeting with a few interactive exercises.
经理决定用一些互动练习来使会议更活跃。
（政党或组织内推动改革的）激进派；促进派
A ginger group within the party is pushing for more radical reform.
党内一个激进派正在推动更彻底的改革。
充满活力；精力充沛
My grandmother may be 80, but she's still full of ginger.
我祖母虽然80岁了，但仍然精力充沛。
金杰·罗杰斯做到了弗雷德·阿斯泰尔所做的一切，不过是倒着跳，还穿着高跟鞋。
A famous line about dancer Ginger Rogers, often used to praise her skill and to argue she was even more talented than Fred Astaire. It originated in a 1982 comic strip and is widely quoted in discussions of dance and feminism.
这是关于舞者金杰·罗杰斯的名言，常用来赞美她的舞技，并认为她比弗雷德·阿斯泰尔更有才华。它出自1982年的连环漫画，在谈论舞蹈和女权时常被引用。
红发人没有灵魂。
A pop culture trope from the South Park episode 'Ginger Kids' (2005). The joke is a parody of prejudice, claiming that red-haired people, called 'gingers', are inferior. It became a widespread internet meme.
这个梗出自《南方公园》2005年的一集《红发小孩》。该剧以搞笑方式模仿偏见，声称红发人（称为“gingers”）低人一等，后来成为广泛流传的网络迷因。
Use ginger naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
冬日姜茶ginger入口，暖身提神，像给身体注入姜黄色的活力。
语域：neutral 常见场景：Cooking、Grocery Shopping、Botany 这里分析的是“姜”（植物/根茎）这一常用义项。通常用于中性语境，多出现在烹饪、饮食和植物学讨论中，正式与非正式场合都比较自然。
与 ginger /ˈdʒɪndʒər/ 真正押韵的是 injure /ˈɪndʒər/（重读音节中的元音及之后的部分相同）。finger、anger、hunger 虽都以 -nger 结尾，但读 /ŋɡər/，与 ginger 的 /ndʒər/ 不同；danger 的元音不同；manager 只共享结尾的 /dʒər/，重音位置不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.