Word · Frequency #19022
mull
马尔岛
核心释义
the island of Mull, in the Inner Hebrides of western Scotland
- 1.
切碎以备吸食的大麻。
Marijuana that has been chopped to prepare it for smoking.
- 2.
一种薄而柔软的棉布。
A thin, soft muslin.
- 3.
用兽角小端制成的鼻烟盒。
A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
- 4.
松软的森林腐殖质,形成一层有机质与矿质土壤的混合物,并逐渐融入下层矿质土壤。
Friable forest humus that forms a layer of mixed organic matter and mineral soil and merges gradually into the mineral soil beneath.
- 5.
用肉、肉汤、牛奶、黄油、蔬菜和调味料炖制,并用苏打饼干增稠的菜肴。
A stew of meat, broth, milk, butter, vegetables, and seasonings, thickened with soda crackers.
- 6.
书装订中用于将书芯粘合到封面的纱布。
The gauze used in bookbinding to adhere a text block to a book's cover.
- 7.
一种用较小根或较大根的皮和废料制成的劣质茜草。
An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.
岬;海角;切碎以备吸食的大麻。;一种薄而柔软的棉布。;用兽角小端制成的鼻烟盒。;松软的森林腐殖质,形成一层有机质与矿质土壤的混合物,并逐渐融入下层矿质土壤。
用法In use
I mulled over your offer for a long time.
用法提示:动词短语 mulled over 表示‘仔细考虑’,这里用过去式。
She is still mulling over whether to accept the job, so don't rush her.
用法提示:动词短语 mulling over 与 whether 从句连用,表示‘反复斟酌’。
Let me mull it over for a day and get back to you tomorrow.
用法提示:动词短语 mull over 中,代词 it 放在动词与介词之间,表示‘考虑一下’。
mull over sth
也可说 mull sth over;若宾语是代词,只能说 mull it over。
She mulled over the job offer for a week.
她把这个工作机会反复考虑了一个星期。
mull sth (with spices)
指加热葡萄酒或苹果酒并加糖和香料;常见形容词形式 mulled,如 mulled wine(热红酒)。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- mull over
- 仔细考虑;反复思考
- I need some time to mull over your proposal.我需要一些时间来仔细考虑你的提案。
- mulled wine
- 热红酒;香料热饮酒
- The smell of mulled wine filled the room at the Christmas market.圣诞市场上弥漫着热红酒的香气。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- mull over
- 仔细考虑,斟酌She mulled over the offer for a few days before deciding.她仔细考虑了这个提议好几天才做出决定。
- mull around
- 反复思考,琢磨He spent the whole morning mulling around the problem.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
mull 有两个 l,像两条腿来回踱步:边走动边反复想,就是“细想、深思熟虑”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:Scottish place names、geography and travel 该义项主要用于苏格兰地名,如 Isle of Mull(马尔岛)或 Mull of Kintyre(金泰尔角)。作为普通名词在现代英语中很少单独使用,多出现在固定专有名词里。语体上通常比较中性,正式与非正式场合都可能遇到,但实际使用中几乎总是指具体的岛屿或海角。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
发音对比:mull /mʌl/ 与 dull、hull、gull、null、skull、cull 押韵(均为 /ʌl/)。注意拼写相似的 pull /pʊl/、full /fʊl/、bull /bʊl/ 发 /ʊl/,并不与 mull 押韵。
用法优先级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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