mince
/mɪns/ (bre, ipa) · /mɪns/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmin(t)s/ (ame, mw)
mince — 名詞
1. meat, especially beef, broken into tiny bits for cooking, often sold raw for dis
絞肉；碎肉
切或絞成細末的肉
meat, especially beef, broken into tiny bits for cooking, often sold raw for dishes such as meatballs or pasta sauce.
Felipe browned the mince with onions for a quick pasta sauce.
Felipe 把絞肉和洋蔥一起炒香，做成快速的義大利麵醬。
brown the mince before making sauce
The butcher weighed half a kilo of fresh mince for Nadia.
肉販替 Nadia 秤了半公斤新鮮絞肉。
Rania mixed the mince with garlic before shaping the meatballs.
Rania 把絞肉和大蒜拌在一起，再捏成肉丸。
We froze the mince as soon as we got home from the market.
我們一到家就把碎肉冷凍起來。
- ground beef
North American term, usually only for beef
- ground meat
broader term that can include pork or other meats
文法句型
cook mince with onions
beef/lamb mince
用法筆記
Mainly British in this sense. North American English usually says 'ground beef' or 'ground meat' instead.
mince — 動詞
- mincepresent simple I / you / we / they
- minceshe / she / it
- mincedpast simple
- mincing-ing form
1. to move in short, neat steps in an overly careful or showy way.
碎步走
裝模作樣地小步走
to move in short, neat steps in an overly careful or showy way.
Rania minced across the stage in borrowed high heels.
Rania 穿著借來的高跟鞋，踩著碎步走過舞台。
mince across + place in high heels
The little dog minced through the rain to keep its paws dry.
那隻小狗在雨中碎步走，好讓腳掌別弄濕。
Felipe minced down the hallway, trying not to crease his suit.
Felipe 沿著走廊碎步前進，生怕把西裝弄皺。
Christopher minced about the room to make the audience laugh.
Christopher 在房間裡裝模作樣地碎步走，逗觀眾發笑。
文法句型
mince across/down/through + place
mince about
用法筆記
Usually suggests that the walk looks affected rather than simply careful. Distinguish from 'tiptoe', which focuses on being quiet or gentle.
2. to make meat or other food very fine by cutting it repeatedly or by using a grin
絞碎；切碎
把食物弄成細碎小塊
to make meat or other food very fine by cutting it repeatedly or by using a grinder.
Yuki minced the beef before adding onions to the pan.
Yuki 先把牛肉絞碎，再把洋蔥下鍋。
mince + meat before cooking
Please mince the garlic finely for the soup.
請把大蒜切碎一點，好放進湯裡。
mince + garlic finely
The cook minced fresh herbs and scattered them over the fish.
廚師把新鮮香草切碎，撒在魚上。
Gita used a small grinder to mince the pork for dumplings.
Gita 用小絞肉機把豬肉絞碎，拿來包餃子。
Nadia minced the carrots so the sauce would cook faster.
Nadia 把紅蘿蔔切得很碎，好讓醬汁更快煮好。
文法句型
mince + meat/garlic/herbs
mince + ingredient + for + dish
用法筆記
Common with meat, garlic, onions, and herbs. In recipes, 'mince' usually means smaller pieces than 'chop'.
常見錯誤
3. to make what you say sound less harsh by choosing gentler words; in 'not mince w
婉轉說；直說
把話說得委婉或很直接
to make what you say sound less harsh by choosing gentler words; in 'not mince words', it means to speak very directly.
Chiara did not mince her words when the plan started failing.
Chiara 在計畫開始出問題時，沒有拐彎抹角，直接說了重話。
not mince words = speak directly
The judge minced no words in his criticism of the company.
法官批評那家公司時毫不婉轉，完全沒有拐彎抹角。
mince no words in criticism
Zuri tried to mince her words before telling Amir the truth.
Zuri 在告訴 Amir 真相前，先試著把話說得婉轉些。
Caleb minced his words to avoid upsetting the audience.
Caleb 把話說得比較婉轉，免得惹怒台下的觀眾。
文法句型
not mince words
mince your words
用法筆記
Most common in the fixed patterns 'not mince words' and 'mince no words'. The positive form exists but sounds more formal and often implies deliberate politeness.