| 单词 | froth |
| 释义 | Related topics: Drinkfroth1 /frɒθ $ frɒːθ/ noun 1 [singular, uncountable]DFDHC a mass of small bubbles on the top of a liquid 〔液体表面的〕泡沫 SYN foam ‘Excellent beer, ’ he said, wiping the froth from his mouth. “好啤酒。”他擦去嘴边的泡沫说道。2. [singular, uncountable]HBA small white bubbles of saliva around a person’s or animal’s mouth 〔人或动物嘴里流出的〕白沫3 [uncountable]IMPORTANT talk or ideas that are attractive but have no real value or meaning 〔吸引人的〕空谈，空想 The book has too much froth and not enough fact. 这本书空话太多，事实很少。Examples from the Corpusfroth• He had seen Nehushtah only once as she'd weaved her way, in a froth of acolytes, across the gardens.• All is grace, froth and flow.• The play is an enjoyable bit of holiday froth.• You inform by making sure that the programme is not just froth and bubble, that it has genuine body.• The eggs are then laid in the resulting ball of froth.• A mile or two away a line of froth delineated the beach and along it Impressionistic strokes suggested stick and hessian shelters.• One of his mates took the dented tube away from him and opened it, splashing froth over a window.• Skim the froth off the top of the melted butter.• The bear roared at him with fury, its black muzzle and huge jaws covered in a thick white froth.Related topics: Drinkfroth2 verb [intransitive] 1 (also froth up)DFDHC if a liquid froths, it produces or contains a lot of small bubbles on top 起泡沫 When you first open the bottle the beer will froth for a few seconds. 刚打开瓶盖时，啤酒会起几秒钟的泡沫。2. HBHif someone’s mouth froths, saliva comes out as small white bubbles 吐白沫3 froth at the mouth a) HBHto have saliva coming out of your mouth as small white bubbles 口吐白沫 b) informalANGRY to be extremely angry 七窍生烟→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusfroth• I jumped in and frothed about a bit, then went back inside and made some coffee.• She wore an ivory silk blouse, frothing at neck and cuffs.• With a strangled, gargling shriek, Carradine fell over, frothing at the mouth, arms waving.• Mortally wounded, frothing at the mouth, grinding his teeth in pain, he chose the floor instead.• He died at a friend's flat in Rock Ferry after going into convulsions and frothing at the mouth.• Cottonwoods and elm trees cast long shadows across the frothing creek.• They have also developed additives which prevent the fuel from frothing so that it no longer spills over your shoes every time you fill-up.• In a few miles they came to a canyon, frothing with rapids.Origin froth1 (1300-1400) Old Norse frothafroth1 nounfroth2 verbChinese of mass bubbles a small on Corpus |
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