mush
/mʌʃ/ (bre, ipa) · /mʌʃ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈməsh especially in sense 3 also ˈmu̇sh/ (ame, mw)
mush — 名詞
1. a wet, shapeless mixture, often food, that has become smooth and messy instead o
糊狀物
軟爛成一團的東西，常指煮壞的食物
a wet, shapeless mixture, often food, that has become smooth and messy instead of keeping its form.
The peas turned into mush after Bao forgot the pot on the stove.
Bao 忘了顧爐子後，豌豆都煮成糊狀物了。
turn into mush
Christopher scraped banana mush off the high chair with three wet wipes.
Christopher 用三張濕紙巾把高腳椅上的香蕉糊擦掉。
After the storm, the dirt path became mush under the hikers' boots.
暴風雨過後，泥土步道在健行者靴子下踩成一團糊。
Tomás pushed the overripe avocado into mush for the baby's lunch.
Tomás 把熟過頭的酪梨壓成糊，準備當寶寶的午餐。
文法句型
turn into mush
become mush
a bowl/pile of mush
用法筆記
Often used in a negative way for food or other material that has lost its texture. Distinguish from sense 4, which names a specific cornmeal dish rather than ruined texture.
2. a condition in which your mind feels so tired or muddled that making clear decis
腦袋糊掉
累或亂到無法清楚思考的狀態
a condition in which your mind feels so tired or muddled that making clear decisions becomes difficult.
By midnight, Ritu's brain was mush after six hours of checking receipts.
到了半夜，Ritu 核對收據六小時後，腦袋都糊掉了。
brain was mush
After three online meetings, Gabriel felt his head turn to mush.
連開三場線上會議後，Gabriel 覺得自己的腦袋快糊掉了。
head turn to mush
The twins stared at the algebra sheet until their minds became mush.
那對雙胞胎盯著代數題看到腦袋都糊掉了。
The interns needed fresh air because spreadsheet work had turned their brains to mush.
那些實習生需要出去透氣，因為試算表工作把腦袋都搞糊了。
- mental fog
more neutral and descriptive, without the vivid image of collapse
- blur
suggests unclear thought, but is less idiomatic for mental tiredness
文法句型
brain turn to mush
mind become mush
用法筆記
Most often appears in expressions such as 'your brain turns to mush' after long work, stress, or lack of sleep. It describes temporary mental fog, not a medical condition.
3. books, songs, films, or romantic talk that push feelings so hard that they seem
煽情作品
過分煽情、流於俗氣的內容
books, songs, films, or romantic talk that push feelings so hard that they seem weak or silly.
Élise switched off the drama because the ending was pure mush.
Élise 把那齣戲關掉了，因為結局根本就是煽情作品那一套。
pure mush
The reviewer called the song mush and asked for sharper lyrics.
評論者說那首歌太像煽情作品，還要求把歌詞寫得更利落。
call the song mush
After two chapters, Reuben decided the novel was more mush than story.
看完兩章後，Reuben 覺得那本小說比較像煽情作品，不像真正的故事。
The ad campaign slipped into mush once every scene ended with tears.
那支廣告每個鏡頭都以眼淚收尾後，就滑成了煽情內容。
- sentimentality
more neutral and analytical; can describe a style without sounding slangy
- schmaltz
more colloquial and often used for overly sweet entertainment
文法句型
be pure mush
call something mush
用法筆記
This informal sense is strongly critical. It is used for entertainment or language that feels too sweet and emotional without enough depth.
4. a smooth, heavy porridge prepared by cooking ground corn with water or milk unti
玉米粥
用玉米粉加水或牛奶煮成的濃粥
a smooth, heavy porridge prepared by cooking ground corn with water or milk until it thickens.
Liang stirred the mush slowly so the cornmeal would not stick.
Liang 慢慢攪著玉米粥，免得玉米粉黏鍋。
stir the mush slowly
At breakfast camp, the cook served hot mush with milk and cinnamon.
在早餐營地裡，廚師端出熱熱的玉米粥，還加了牛奶和肉桂。
Nkechi ate a bowl of mush before the long bus ride.
Nkechi 在長途巴士出發前先吃了一碗玉米粥。
The baby reached for the spoon when Darius cooled the mush.
Darius 把玉米粥放涼時，寶寶就伸手去拿湯匙。
- porridge
broader word for hot cereal, not only the cornmeal kind
- cornmeal porridge
a fuller descriptive phrase for this specific dish
文法句型
eat mush
serve mush
a bowl of mush
用法筆記
Unlike sense 1, this is a neutral food name rather than a complaint about texture. It is usually understood from breakfast or cooking context.
mush — 動詞
- mushpresent simple I / you / we / they
- mushes3rd person singular
- mushing-ing form
- mushedpast simple
1. to guide a team of sled dogs as they pull a sled or cart across snow or rough gr
趕雪橇犬
駕馭拉雪橇的狗隊前進
to guide a team of sled dogs as they pull a sled or cart across snow or rough ground.
Before the blizzard arrived, Vikram mushed the dogs across the frozen lake.
暴風雪來臨前，Vikram 趕著雪橇犬穿過結冰的湖面。
mush the dogs across + place
Two guides mushed through the valley with medicine for the remote camp.
兩名嚮導趕雪橇犬穿過山谷，把藥送往偏遠營地。
mush through + place
At sunrise, the trainer mushed a young team along the forest trail.
日出時，訓練員趕著年輕狗隊沿著森林小徑前進。
The racers mushed all night to reach the checkpoint before dawn.
那些選手整夜趕雪橇犬，只為了在天亮前抵達檢查點。
文法句型
mush + the dogs + across/through + place
mush + through/along + route
用法筆記
This is a specialized travel verb linked to dog teams and sleds. In modern general English it appears mostly in outdoor, racing, or historical contexts.
2. to press or mash something, especially food, until it turns into a soft lump.
搗成糊
把食物等壓碎成軟軟的一團
to press or mash something, especially food, until it turns into a soft lump.
Tomás mushed the beans with a fork before filling the tacos.
Tomás 先用叉子把豆子搗成糊，才拿去填進塔可裡。
mush + food + with + tool
The nurse mushed the tablet into yogurt so the child could swallow it.
護士把藥片搗成糊混進優格裡，好讓孩子吞下去。
mush something into yogurt
Bao mushed the ripe pear in a bowl for the toddler.
Bao 在碗裡把熟透的梨子搗成糊，準備給幼兒吃。
The cook mushed roasted garlic into the butter for warm bread.
廚師把烤蒜頭搗成糊拌進奶油裡，配熱麵包吃。
- slice
cuts into pieces rather than pressing into a soft mass
- leave whole
keeps the food in its original shape
文法句型
mush + food + with + tool
mush + something + into + softer mixture
用法筆記
Usually used for soft ingredients that can be pressed with a fork, spoon, or similar tool. It is more informal and vivid than the neutral verb 'mash'.
3. to mix separate ideas or issues together until the boundaries between them are h
攪成一團
把不同事情混在一起而難分清
to mix separate ideas or issues together until the boundaries between them are hard to see.
The press report mushed two separate scandals into one messy story.
那篇報導把兩起分開的醜聞攪成一團，寫成一個混亂的故事。
mush two things into one story
In the debate, the speaker mushed tax cuts and wages together.
在辯論裡，那位講者把減稅和薪資議題攪成一團。
mush issues together
The documentary mushed fact and rumor until viewers could not tell them apart.
那部紀錄片把事實和傳聞攪成一團，讓觀眾分不清楚。
A careless headline mushed three neighborhoods together under the same label.
一個粗心的標題把三個社區攪成一團，套上同一個標籤。
- separate
keep things apart instead of merging them
- distinguish
show clearly how two things differ
文法句型
mush + two things + together
mush + ideas/issues + into + one account
用法筆記
Often criticizes writing or speech that combines separate topics without care. Distinguish from sense 2, which is physical pressing rather than conceptual mixing.