Grammar Note
作及物动词，可直接接名词作宾语；常用短语 spice up 表示“给……增添趣味/刺激”，宾语可放在 up 前后，如 spice up the party 或 spice the party up。
加香料；调味
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加香料；调味
To add spice or spices to; season.
She likes to spice the chicken with paprika and garlic before baking it.
她喜欢在烤鸡前用红椒粉和大蒜给鸡肉调味。
加香料于；调味。
To add spice or spices to; season.
使更有趣；使更刺激。
To spice up.
spice
Base
原形
spices
3rd person
第三人称单数
spicing
-ing
现在分词
spiced
Past
过去式
spiced
Past participle
过去分词
I always spice my breakfast with cinnamon.
我总是用肉桂给我的早餐调味。
She spiced the curry with turmeric last night.
她昨晚用姜黄给咖喱调味。
They have spiced up their website with new features.
他们用新功能为网站增添了趣味。
规则动词；spice sth up 意为‘为…增添趣味’。
Adding some chili peppers will spice up the soup.
加一些辣椒会让汤更有味道。
He spiced his speech with a few jokes to keep the audience awake.
他在演讲中加入几个笑话，让听众保持清醒。
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作及物动词，可直接接名词作宾语；常用短语 spice up 表示“给……增添趣味/刺激”，宾语可放在 up 前后，如 spice up the party 或 spice the party up。
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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