mesquite
mesquite — 名詞
- mesquitesingular
- mesquitesplural
1. a thorny bush or small tree of hot, dry regions such as Texas and Mexico, whose
牧豆樹
生長於乾熱地區、長滿刺的豆科樹
a thorny bush or small tree of hot, dry regions such as Texas and Mexico, whose long seed pods can be fed to cattle or ground into flour
A mesquite grew beside the dry creek, its sharp thorns scratching Felipe's sleeve.
一棵牧豆樹長在乾涸的小溪旁，尖刺勾到了 Felipe 的袖子。
countable noun: a mesquite = one tree
Cattle rested in the thin shade of a mesquite on the Arizona ranch.
牛群在亞利桑那牧場上一棵牧豆樹稀疏的樹蔭下休息。
of a mesquite: the tree as a place for shade
Dahlia's grandmother ground dried mesquite pods into sweet flour for baking bread.
Dahlia 的奶奶把曬乾的牧豆樹豆莢磨成香甜的麵粉，用來烤麵包。
noun modifier: mesquite pods / mesquite flour
Mesquite roots reach deep underground, so the tree survives long dry summers.
牧豆樹的根能深入地下，所以這種樹在漫長乾燥的夏季也能存活。
Mathieu pulled a mesquite thorn out of his thumb after hiking through the desert.
Mathieu 健行穿越沙漠後，從拇指上拔出一根牧豆樹的刺。
- mesquite tree
- mesquite thicket
- mesquite pod
- mesquite flour
文法句型
a mesquite
mesquite + noun (mesquite pod, mesquite flour)
用法筆記
Countable when it names the plant (a mesquite, many mesquites); in mesquite pod or mesquite flour it works as a modifier. Distinguish from sense 2, where the word names wood used as fuel.
2. wood from this tree, in logs, chips, or charcoal, burned in a grill or smoker so
牧豆木柴
燻烤食物時燃燒、增添煙味的牧豆樹木材
wood from this tree, in logs, chips, or charcoal, burned in a grill or smoker so that meat takes on a strong smoky taste
Tariro bought a bag of mesquite to smoke the ribs on Saturday.
Tariro 買了一袋牧豆木柴，準備週六燻烤肋排。
uncountable: a bag of mesquite
The restaurant grills its steaks over mesquite, which gives them a smoky flavor.
這家餐廳用牧豆木柴燒烤牛排，讓牛排帶有煙燻香氣。
cooking over mesquite
Mira added a handful of mesquite chips to the coals before closing the lid.
Mira 在蓋上蓋子之前，往炭火裡加了一把牧豆木柴碎片。
noun modifier: mesquite chips
Salma asked the butcher whether mesquite or oak would suit the brisket better.
Salma 問肉販，燻烤牛胸肉用牧豆木柴還是橡木比較合適。
Mesquite burns very hot, so Bao watched the steaks closely.
牧豆木柴燃燒時溫度很高，所以 Bao 一直緊盯著牛排。
- mesquite wood
- mesquite chips
- mesquite smoke
- mesquite charcoal
- mesquite-grilled
文法句型
over mesquite
a bag of mesquite
mesquite chips
用法筆記
Uncountable when it means fuel: say some mesquite or a bag of mesquite. A mesquite with an article means the living tree (sense 1). Often follows over or with in cooking contexts.
常見錯誤
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- mesquite tree
- mesquite wood
- mesquite pod
- mesquite flour
- mesquite smoke
- mesquite thicket
常用片語
- grilled over mesquite
- mesquite-grilled
- mesquite-smoked
介系詞搭配
- over mesquite
- of mesquite