Word · Frequency #23462
mushy
糊状的；软烂的
Having a soft, thick, pulpy texture, like mush; soft and squishy.
- 1.
Resembling or having the consistency of mush; semiliquid, pasty, or granular.
类似或具有糊状物的稠度；半液体、糊状或颗粒状。
- 2.
Soft; squishy.
柔软的；黏糊糊的
- 3.
Overly sappy, corny, or cheesy; sentimental, especially in a romantic way; maudlin.
过于多愁善感的,尤其是浪漫的；感伤的
多愁善感的；肉麻的；类似或具有糊状物的稠度；半液体、糊状或颗粒状。；柔软的；黏糊糊的；过于多愁善感的,尤其是浪漫的；感伤的；浓粥状的
In use
The porridge was too mushy for my taste.
His speech was so mushy that no one understood him.
The movie had a mushy ending that made everyone cry.
mushy + noun
指食物软烂成糊状。
The baby refused to eat the mushy cereal.
宝宝拒绝吃那碗浓粥状的麦片。
be + mushy
指感情过于多愁善感。
The movie was too mushy for my taste.
这部电影对我来说太感伤了。
get + mushy
描述状态变化。
The oatmeal will get mushy if you cook it too long.
燕麦煮太久会变得糊糊的。
Connections
Collocations
- mushy peas
- 豌豆糊
- We had fish and chips with mushy peas.我们吃了炸鱼薯条配豌豆糊。
- mushy ground
- 松软的地面
- The mushy ground made hiking difficult.松软的地面使徒步变得困难。
- mushy vegetables
- 煮烂的蔬菜
- No one likes mushy vegetables.没人喜欢煮烂的蔬菜。
- mushy love songs
- 肉麻的情歌
- She loves listening to mushy love songs.她喜欢听肉麻的情歌。
- mushy movie
- 感伤的电影
- We watched a mushy movie last night.我们昨晚看了一部感伤的电影。
- mushy stuff
- 肉麻的话
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mush 是糊糊，mushy 就是像糊糊一样软烂黏稠；粥熬过头又软又黏，也用来形容太肉麻。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：cooking and eating contexts、casual romantic or emotional conversation 该词字面义（糊状、软烂）多用于食物或材质描写，语气较中性；比喻义（多愁善感、肉麻）常见于随意对话，常带一点戏谑或轻微贬义。整体没有固定正式程度，建议根据语境判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes with /ˈmʌʃi/: gushy, slushy, brushy, plushy. Watch out: pushy and bushy end in /ʊʃi/, not /ʌʃi/, so they are spelling lookalikes that sound different.
Learn the forms together
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