juices
juices — 名詞
1. fluids taken from fruit, vegetables, or other living matter by pressing, cutting
果汁；汁液
榨出或煮出的液體
fluids taken from fruit, vegetables, or other living matter by pressing, cutting, or heating it, often for drinking.
The breakfast cart offered mango, carrot, and guava juices in glass bottles.
早餐餐車提供芒果汁、胡蘿蔔汁和番石榴汁，都裝在玻璃瓶裡。
collocation: fruit juices in glass bottles
Rafael compared three green juices before picking the one without added sugar.
Rafael 比較了三種綠色果汁，最後挑了沒加糖的那一種。
At the farm stand, Nadia bought fresh apple juices for the road home.
在農場攤位上，Nadia 買了新鮮蘋果汁，帶著在路上喝。
The cafe chilled beet and orange juices for the runners after practice.
那家咖啡館把甜菜汁和柳橙汁冰好，讓跑者練完後喝。
- fruit juices
- vegetable juices
- fresh juices
- bottled juices
用法筆記
Usually plural when people mean several flavours, several bottles, or several kinds of juice on sale together. In everyday use, this sense often points to drinks rather than to body fluids or cooking liquid.
2. the substances that a body naturally makes and uses, such as stomach fluid, bile
體液；消化液
身體自然產生的液體
the substances that a body naturally makes and uses, such as stomach fluid, bile, or other secretions.
The doctor said stomach juices were irritating the back of Hari's throat.
醫師說胃裡的消化液正在刺激 Hari 喉嚨後方。
medical collocation: stomach juices
Without enough digestive juices, the baby struggled to break down milk.
如果消化液不夠，寶寶就難以分解牛奶。
The nurse explained how pancreatic juices enter the small intestine after meals.
護士解釋胰液這類消化液會在飯後進入小腸。
Some medicines reduce the digestive juices your stomach needs after a heavy dinner.
有些藥會減少胃在大餐後需要的消化液。
- digestive juices
- stomach juices
- pancreatic juices
- body juices
用法筆記
Often appears in health or biology contexts with a body part or organ named nearby, such as stomach, pancreas, or intestine. Distinguish from sense 1, which usually refers to drinks or liquids taken from food.
3. the drive or fresh ideas that help someone think, work, or create with energy.
勁頭；靈感
做事或創作的活力
the drive or fresh ideas that help someone think, work, or create with energy.
By noon, the report moved quickly because Chidi's creative juices had returned.
到了中午，Chidi 的靈感回來了，所以報告寫得很快。
figurative collocation: creative juices
The music gave Shirin's creative juices a push before the sketch session.
音樂讓 Shirin 的靈感有了推力，接著就能繼續畫草圖。
A full hall sent Reuben's creative juices racing before the encore.
滿場觀眾一熱起來，Reuben 的勁頭在安可前就衝上來了。
The quiet room helped Feng's problem-solving juices stay steady during the exam.
安靜的房間讓 Feng 的解題勁頭在考試時保持穩定。
- creative juices
- writing juices
- problem-solving juices
- performance juices
- drive
broader and less tied to creative work
- inspiration
focuses more on ideas than on general energy
用法筆記
Informal and strongly figurative. People often use it for creativity, but it can also describe the mental push needed to solve problems or keep a project moving.
juices — 動詞
- juicespresent simple I / you / we / they
- juiceses3rd person singular
- juicesing-ing form
- juicesedpast simple
1. to press or process fruit or vegetables so their liquid comes out.
榨汁
把食物裡的汁液榨出
to press or process fruit or vegetables so their liquid comes out.
Every Sunday, Hannah juices carrots before the family wakes for breakfast.
每到星期天，Hannah 會先把胡蘿蔔榨汁，然後家人才起床吃早餐。
juice + vegetables
At dawn, Christopher juices beets while the soup simmers nearby.
天剛亮，Christopher 就開始把甜菜榨汁，旁邊的湯也在慢慢煮。
The cafe juices oranges to order and serves them over ice.
那家咖啡館現點現把柳橙榨汁，再加冰端上來。
Before lunch, Eli juices celery with an old hand-cranked machine.
午餐前，Eli 用一台老式手搖機把芹菜榨汁。
- juice carrots
- juice oranges
- juice celery
- juice beets
- squeeze
more general and does not require making juice as an end product
文法句型
juice + fruit/vegetables
用法筆記
The object is usually fruit or vegetables, not a finished drink in a glass. This verb focuses on the act of getting liquid out, often with a machine or by pressing.
2. to put fruit juice or another sharp liquid into food or drink.
加果汁
往食物中加入果汁
to put fruit juice or another sharp liquid into food or drink.
Christopher juices the chicken with lemon before it goes into the oven.
Christopher 在雞肉進烤箱前先加檸檬汁。
juice + food + with + lemon
At the stall, Hari juices the slaw with fresh lime to brighten the taste.
在攤位上，Hari 會往涼拌高麗菜裡加萊姆汁，讓味道更亮。
The cook juices the couscous with orange and mint before serving it.
廚師上菜前會把柳橙汁和薄荷加進蒸粗麥粉裡。
For the picnic, Nadia juices the iced tea with peach juice.
為了野餐，Nadia 會在冰茶裡加桃子汁。
- juice the chicken with lemon
- juice the slaw with lime
- juice couscous with orange
- juice iced tea with syrup
文法句型
juice + food/drink + with + juice
用法筆記
Rare and mostly found in recipe or menu language. The thing after 'with' is the liquid being added, so this sense differs from verb sense 1, where the food itself is the source of the liquid.
juices — 慣用語
1. the tasty liquid that runs out of meat while it cooks and stays in the pan.
肉汁
肉類烹煮流出的汁液
the tasty liquid that runs out of meat while it cooks and stays in the pan.
After resting the chicken, Nadia spooned the juices over the rice.
讓雞肉靜置後，Nadia 把肉汁舀到白飯上。
cooking collocation: spoon the juices over meat or rice
The cook stirred mustard into the pan juices from the roast lamb.
廚師把芥末拌進烤羊肉留下的鍋中肉汁裡。
A little flour turned the meat juices into a quick brown sauce.
加一點麵粉，就把那些肉汁變成了快速的褐色醬汁。
Feng tipped the hot juices over the sliced pork before dinner.
Feng 在晚餐前把熱肉汁淋到切片豬肉上。
- pan juices
- meat juices
- spoon the juices over
- seal in the juices
用法筆記
Plural-only in this cooking sense. You usually see a food or pan named nearby, such as pan juices, meat juices, or the juices from the roast.
2. the flow of ideas or energy that starts once something wakes your mind up.
靈感湧現
靈感開始源源冒出
the flow of ideas or energy that starts once something wakes your mind up.
The old jazz record got Chidi's juices flowing before he opened the laptop.
那張老爵士唱片讓 Chidi 在打開筆電前就靈感湧現。
pattern: get someone's juices flowing
A short swim helps Nadia's juices start moving before the morning shift.
先游一小段，常讓 Nadia 上早班前靈感湧現。
The teacher used a puzzle to get the class's juices flowing.
老師用一道謎題讓全班靈感湧現。
Fresh air usually keeps Feng's juices flowing during a long meeting.
新鮮空氣通常能讓 Feng 在長會議中持續靈感湧現。
- get the juices flowing
- keep the juices flowing
- start the juices moving
- creative juices flowing
用法筆記
Normally appears in fixed phrases such as get the juices flowing or keep the juices flowing. Distinguish from noun sense 3: this idiomatic use focuses on the moment when ideas start moving.
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常見搭配
名詞搭配
- fruit juices
- vegetable juices
- pan juices
- creative juices
常用片語
- fresh juices
- mixed juices
- seal in the juices
- get the juices flowing
介系詞搭配
- juices in bottles
- juices for breakfast
- juices from fruit
- juices from the pan