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add nutmeg to sth
表示肉豆蔻粉（调味料）时通常为不可数名词。
Add a little nutmeg to the sauce to make it more fragrant.
在酱汁里加一点肉豆蔻，让它更香。
肉豆蔻
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
肉豆蔻
a tropical tree grown for its aromatic seed, the source of the spices nutmeg and mace
Add a little nutmeg to the sauce to make it more fragrant.
在酱汁里加一点肉豆蔻，让它更香。
一种常绿乔木(Myristica fragrans),种子有香味,产于东印度群岛
An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.
广泛种植于热带的东印度树木,其芳香种子是肉豆蔻和肉豆蔻皮的来源
East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace
这种树的芳香种子,用作香料
The aromatic seed of this tree, used as a spice.
肉豆蔻树的硬质芳香种子,磨碎后用作香料
hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground
Add a pinch of nutmeg to the cake batter for a warm, sweet flavor.
在蛋糕面糊中加一小撮肉豆蔻，能带来温暖甜美的味道。
She grated fresh nutmeg over the creamy sauce just before serving.
上菜前，她把新鲜肉豆蔻磨碎撒在奶油酱上。
Nutmeg trees grow in tropical climates and produce aromatic seeds.
肉豆蔻树生长在热带气候中，结出芳香的种子。
表示肉豆蔻粉（调味料）时通常为不可数名词。
Add a little nutmeg to the sauce to make it more fragrant.
在酱汁里加一点肉豆蔻，让它更香。
Sprinkle a pinch of nutmeg over the eggnog.
在蛋奶酒上撒一小撮肉豆蔻。
grate 指用磨碎器磨碎，常用于烹饪。
Grate fresh nutmeg over the custard before serving.
上桌前把新鲜肉豆蔻磨在蛋奶糊上。
指树或果实时可数，复数为 nutmegs。
The nutmeg tree grows mainly in tropical regions.
肉豆蔻树主要生长在热带地区。
Not this
You put too much nutmegs in the pie.
Use this
You put too much nutmeg in the pie.
nutmeg 作“肉豆蔻（香料）”讲时是不可数名词，不能加复数 -s；too much 后应接不可数名词，所以要用 nutmeg。
Not this
He nutmeg me yesterday in the match.
Use this
He nutmegged me yesterday in the match.
nutmeg 作动词表示“（足球）穿裆过人”时，过去式是 nutmegged（双写 g 再加 -ed），不能用原形 nutmeg 表示过去发生的事情。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
肉豆蔻粉
Add a teaspoon of ground nutmeg to the batter.
在面糊里加一茶匙肉豆蔻粉。
新鲜磨碎的肉豆蔻
Sprinkle freshly grated nutmeg over the pudding.
在布丁上撒新鲜磨碎的肉豆蔻。
一小撮肉豆蔻
A pinch of nutmeg will bring out the flavor of the sauce.
一小撮肉豆蔻会给酱汁提味。
磨碎肉豆蔻
Grate the nutmeg just before adding it to the cake.
在加入蛋糕前再磨碎肉豆蔻。
肉豆蔻树
The nutmeg tree can grow to a height of twenty meters.
肉豆蔻树可长到二十米高。
肉豆蔻和肉豆蔻衣
Both nutmeg and mace come from the same tropical tree.
肉豆蔻和肉豆蔻衣都来自同一种热带树。
Use nutmeg naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：nut（坚果）+Meg（名字）→ 肉豆蔻像一颗坚果，香气里藏着名字叫Meg的香料。
语域：neutral 常见场景：烹饪（用作香料）、植物学（树木） 该词通常为中性名词，多用于日常烹饪或描述肉豆蔻树，正式和非正式场合都比较常见。
Nutmeg /ˈnʌtˌmɛɡ/ rhymes with leg, peg, beg, egg, and Meg because they share the same stressed vowel and following consonant (-ɛɡ). The first syllable of nutmeg is spelled like nut, but nut /nʌt/ does not rhyme with nutmeg — its vowel and final consonant differ.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.