Word · Frequency #25621
marinate
（用腌泡汁）腌制；腌泡
soak in marinade
常用作及物动词，后接食物
- 1.
To allow a substance to be absobed into the hair or scalp.
使物质渗入头发或头皮。
- 2.
Of a substance, to absorb into the hair or scalp.
指物质渗入头发或头皮。
- 3.
Of ideas or feelings, to mentally develop over time.
指想法或情感随时间在心中酝酿。
使物质渗入头发或头皮。；指物质渗入头发或头皮。；指想法或情感随时间在心中酝酿。；用腌泡汁腌/泡(肉/鱼)
In use
You should marinate the chicken for at least two hours before grilling.
The fish is marinating in lemon juice and herbs right now.
We marinated the beef overnight to make it tender.
marinate sth in sth
Marinate the chicken in the sauce for at least an hour.
把鸡肉放在酱汁里腌制至少一个小时。
marinate sth for + time
腌制的时间段用介词 for 引出。
You should marinate the beef for two hours before grilling.
烤之前你应该把牛肉腌制两个小时。
be marinated in sth
菜谱中常用被动语态，强调食材被腌制。
Connections
Collocations
- marinate meat
- 腌制肉类
- Marinate the meat for at least an hour before cooking.烹饪前至少把肉腌制一个小时。
- marinate chicken
- 腌制鸡肉
- She marinated the chicken in soy sauce and ginger.她用酱油和姜腌制鸡肉。
- marinate fish
- 腌制鱼
- Marinate the fish in lemon juice for twenty minutes.把鱼用柠檬汁腌制二十分钟。
- marinate overnight
- 腌制过夜
- For deeper flavor, marinate the beef overnight in the fridge.为了更入味，把牛肉放在冰箱里腌制过夜。
Idioms & figurative uses
- let that marinate
- 好好想想这件事；先缓一缓再下结论I know you're upset, but let that marinate for a day before you reply.我知道你不高兴，但先缓一天再回复。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想marine(海)——肉像泡在海水里，被腌汁浸透入味。marinate=腌泡。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：烹饪、食谱、美食节目 marinate 是中性偏正式的烹饪用语，通常用于食谱、烹饪节目或谈论腌制肉类/鱼类。日常口语中也常见，语气自然，不算生僻或粗俗。
Grammar Note
宾语通常是肉类或鱼类等食材。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都含有拼写片段 -inate，末尾读音都是 /-ɪneɪt/，但和 marinate /ˈmærɪneɪt/ 并不完全押韵：重音元音或后面的辅音有所不同。注意形近词 marinade /ˌmærɪˈneɪd/（腌泡汁）是名词，重音在末音节，发音不同。
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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