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starch
- IPA[stärCH]
美式
- an odorless, tasteless white substance occurring widely in plant tissue and obtained chiefly from cereals and potatoes. It is a polysaccharide which functions as a carbohydrate store and is an important constituent of the human diet.；food containing starch
- stiffen (fabric or clothing) with starch；(of a boxer) defeat (an opponent) by a knockout
verb: starch, 3rd person present: starches, gerund or present participle: starching, past tense: starched, past participle: starched
noun: starch
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名詞
- 1. an odorless, tasteless white substance occurring widely in plant tissue and obtained chiefly from cereals and potatoes. It is a polysaccharide which functions as a carbohydrate store and is an important constituent of the human diet.
- ▪ food containing starch they eat far too much starch
- 2. powder or spray made from starch and used before ironing to stiffen fabric or clothing crisp linen, stiff with starch
- 3. stiffness of manner or character the starch in her voice
動詞
- 1. stiffen (fabric or clothing) with starch starch your collar to keep it straight and stiff
- 2. North American informal (of a boxer) defeat (an opponent) by a knockout Domenge starched Geddami in the first
- (of fabric or clothing) stiffened with starch: waiters in white starched shirts
Oxford American Dictionary
- (of fabric or clothing) stiffened with starch: waiters in white starched shirts
Oxford Dictionary
- (of food) containing less than the normal proportion of starch: a starch-reduced crispbread
Oxford Dictionary
- deflate or humiliate (someone)
Oxford Dictionary
- deflate or humiliate someone
Oxford American Dictionary
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英式
- an odourless, tasteless white substance occurring widely in plant tissue and obtained chiefly ...
- stiffen (fabric or clothing) with starch: starch your collar to keep it straight and stiff
Oxford Dictionary
