Word · Frequency #8963
mustard
芥末；芥菜
a plant from the Brassica family, whose seeds are ground to make a spicy condiment
- 1.
A plant of certain species of the genus Brassica, or of related genera (especially Sinapis alba, in the family Brassicaceae, with yellow flowers, and linear seed pods).
某些芸苔属植物或相关属植物,尤其是黄花和线形种荚的白芥属植物
- 2.
any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
几种属于芥属的十字花科植物
- 3.
Powder or paste made from seeds of the mustard plant, and used as a condiment or a spice.
由芥菜种子制成的粉末或酱,用作调味品或香料
- 4.
pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds
由磨碎的芥末籽制成的辛辣粉末或糊状物
- 5.
The leaves of the mustard plant, used as a salad.
芥菜植物的叶子,用作沙拉
- 6.
leaves eaten as cooked greens
作为熟菜食用的叶子
- 7.
Dark yellow colour, the colour of mustard.
深黄色,芥末的颜色
- 8.
One of a family of vesicants containing one or more 2-chloroethyl (C2H4Cl) groups, commonly used in chemical warfare and cancer chemotherapy.
含有一个或多个2-氯乙基基团的发泡剂,常用于化学战和癌症化疗
- 9.
The tomalley of a crab, which resembles the condiment.
蟹的肝胰脏,类似于芥末调味品
某些芸苔属植物或相关属植物,尤其是黄花和线形种荚的白芥属植物；几种属于芥属的十字花科植物；由芥菜种子制成的粉末或酱,用作调味品或香料；由磨碎的芥末籽制成的辛辣粉末或糊状物；芥菜植物的叶子,用作沙拉
In use
I spread mustard on my sandwich for extra flavor.
She added a teaspoon of mustard to the salad dressing.
This recipe calls for both yellow and Dijon mustard.
eat/have/use [mustard] (as condiment)
芥末用作调味品时通常不可数，不能用a修饰。
I like to have mustard on my hot dog.
我喜欢在热狗上放芥末。
[mustard] + [color noun] (as color modifier)
芥末黄是一种颜色，常用于描述衣物。
She wore a mustard-colored sweater.
她穿了一件芥末黄色的毛衣。
cannot cut the mustard
这是一个非正式习语，意为达到预期或要求的标准。
Connections
Collocations
- mustard seed
- 芥末籽
- Mustard seeds are ground to make the condiment.芥末籽被磨碎制成调味品。
- mustard sauce
- 芥末酱
- I like to dip my pretzel in mustard sauce.我喜欢把椒盐卷饼蘸芥末酱吃。
- mustard gas
- 芥子气
- Mustard gas was used as a chemical weapon in World War I.芥子气在第一次世界大战中被用作化学武器。
- mustard greens
- 芥菜叶
- Mustard greens are often cooked with bacon or ham.芥菜叶常与培根或火腿一起烹饪。
- ground mustard
- 芥末粉
- Add a teaspoon of ground mustard to the marinade.在腌料中加入一茶匙芥末粉。
- spicy mustard
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mustard = must (必须) + ard (硬的)，吃热狗时硬的芥末酱是必须的。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：cooking、gardening “mustard”作为“芥末”或“芥菜”时，通常用于日常生活和烹饪场景，属于中性词汇，正式和非正式场合均适用。
Grammar Note
作为调味品通常不可数；表示种类或植物时可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'mustard' (same stressed vowel /ʌ/ and ending /stɚd/): 'custard'. Other words ending in '-ard' like 'bastard', 'lizard', 'standard', 'hard', 'guard' have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme, despite similar spelling.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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