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add saffron to sth
saffron 作不可数名词，指藏红花香料。
Add a pinch of saffron to the soup for color and flavor.
往汤里加一小撮藏红花，用来增色提味。
藏红花
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
藏红花
a plant (Crocus sativus) with purple or white flowers and orange stigmas used to flavor food
Add a pinch of saffron to the soup for color and flavor.
往汤里加一小撮藏红花，用来增色提味。
番红花(藏红花)植物
A plant of species Crocus sativus, a crocus.
由番红花柱头和花柱制成的调味品和着色剂,也可用作染料和驱虫剂
A spice (seasoning) and colouring agent made from the stigma and part of the style of the plant, sometimes or formerly also used as a dye and insect repellent.
橙黄色(狮子毛色)
An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt.
I added a pinch of saffron to the rice to give it a golden color and rich flavor.
我在米饭里加了一小撮藏红花，让它有金黄色和浓郁的味道。
The recipe calls for saffron, which is one of the most expensive spices in the world.
这个食谱需要藏红花，它是世界上最贵的香料之一。
She soaked the saffron in warm water before adding it to the stew.
她把藏红花在温水里泡过之后才加入炖菜。
saffron 作不可数名词，指藏红花香料。
Add a pinch of saffron to the soup for color and flavor.
往汤里加一小撮藏红花，用来增色提味。
saffron 作形容词时表示藏红色，常用来描述僧袍、旗帜等。
The temple's saffron flags caught the sunlight.
寺庙的藏红色旗子在阳光下格外显眼。
Not this
I bought three saffrons at the market.
Use this
I bought three threads of saffron at the market.
当 saffron 指香料（藏红花柱头）时是不可数名词，不能直接加复数。要计数需用量词短语如 threads of saffron，而 saffrons 通常不是指香料，这也是错误的原因。
Not this
She added saffron into the rice.
Use this
She added saffron to the rice.
动词 add 的固定搭配是 add something to something。中文“加到……里”容易误用 into，但英语中 add 后接 to 才表示“加入、添加”。
Not this
He wore a saffron color robe to the ceremony.
Use this
He wore a saffron robe to the ceremony.
saffron 本身可作形容词，意为“藏红花色的”，直接修饰名词，不必再加 color。名词短语 saffron color 不能作定语，所以应去掉 color 或用复合形容词 saffron-colored。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一小撮藏红花
Add a pinch of saffron to the broth for color and flavor.
往肉汤里加一小撮藏红花，以增添色泽和香味。
藏红花丝
Soak the saffron threads in warm water before adding them.
先将藏红花丝在温水里浸泡，然后再加入。
藏红花米饭
We had saffron rice with the chicken stew.
我们吃了藏红花米饭配炖鸡。
藏红花（植物）
The saffron crocus blooms in autumn.
藏红花在秋天开花。
藏红花色
The temple walls were painted a deep saffron color.
寺庙的墙壁被漆成深藏红花色。
Use saffron naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
看到 saffron 里两个 f，就想到藏红花两缕红色柱头，一小撮就能给米饭上色添香。
语域：neutral 常见场景：烹饪与食材、颜色描述 saffron 多用于烹饪、食材或颜色描述，属于中性常用词，在口语和书面语中都比较自然。
权威词典仅收录名词和形容词用法；形式表中的动词变化并非动词义项，请勿按动词使用。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.