mushy

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mushy — 形容詞

  • mushypositive
  • mushiercomparative
  • mushiestsuperlative

1. describes food or a soft substance that has lost its shape and become unpleasant

1.形容詞B2
釋義

軟爛的

食物因過熟或水分過多而失去形狀

describes food or a soft substance that has lost its shape and become unpleasantly wet — like fruit that has sat too long or rice cooked with too much water

例句

The strawberries at the bottom of the punnet had turned mushy.

放在盒子底層的草莓已經變得軟爛了。

Lucía poked the avocado and found it was too mushy to slice.

Lucía 戳了一下酪梨，發現它軟爛得無法切片。

too + adjective + to-infinitive: too mushy to slice

同義詞
  • soft

    broader term; not necessarily unpleasant

  • squishy

    more playful and less negative — a toy can be squishy but not mushy

  • soggy

    focuses on moisture absorption rather than texture breakdown

  • pulpy

    narrower — usually for fruit or paper reduced to a wet mass

反義詞
  • firm

    opposite texture — holds its shape

  • crisp

    fresh and breaking cleanly rather than collapsing

  • crunchy

    makes a sharp sound when bitten, the opposite of soft and wet

用法筆記

Typically describes food. When used for non-food substances such as mud or ground, it emphasises unpleasantly wet softness.

常見錯誤

❌The biscuits went mushy when I left them out in the rain.
✅The biscuits went soggy when I left them out in the rain.
💡'mushy' describes food that has lost its shape and turned soft; 'soggy' means wet and heavy from absorbing liquid.

2. describes speech, writing, or behaviour that is so full of emotion or romantic f

2.形容詞B2
釋義

肉麻的

情感表達過度，令人尷尬或不適

describes speech, writing, or behaviour that is so full of emotion or romantic feeling that it becomes embarrassing or hard to take seriously

例句

Indra rolled her eyes at the mushy love song playing in the café.

Indra 對咖啡店裡播放的肉麻情歌翻了個白眼。

mushy + love song (common collocation)

The birthday card was so mushy that Dylan pretended to gag.

那張生日卡片肉麻到讓 Dylan 假裝作嘔。

同義詞
  • sentimental

    more neutral — can be used positively or negatively

  • soppy

    British equivalent, similarly informal and critical

  • slushy

    very close in meaning; also informal and disapproving

  • romantic

    broader and usually positive; 'mushy' is romantic plus too much

反義詞

用法筆記

Always carries a negative, critical tone — you would not use 'mushy' to praise someone's emotional sincerity. Distinguish from sense 1 (SOFT AND WET), which is about physical texture.

常見錯誤

❌She gave a beautiful, mushy tribute to her mother.
✅She gave a beautiful, sentimental tribute to her mother.
💡'mushy' is always negative and critical; use 'sentimental' when the emotion is meant as a good thing.