Macerate



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 浸软; 消瘦
• ［英］ v. 浸软 ( to soften by soaking in liquid) ; 消瘦 ( to cause to grow thin)
• ［类］ 反义词: harden by drying ( 通过干燥变硬)
• ［记］ 直接来自拉丁文macerate ( 泡软)
• ［例］ flax macerated in water ( 水中泡过的亚麻)

Webster Collegiate

verb (-ated; -ating)

• Etymology: Latin maceratus, past participle of macerare to soften, steep
• Date: 1547
• transitive verb
  • 1. to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
  • 2. to cause to become soft or separated into constituent elements by or as if by steeping in fluid; broadly steep, soak
• intransitive verb
  • to soften and wear away especially as a result of being wetted or steeped
• ? maceration noun
• ? macerator noun

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