steeping
steeping — 名詞
1. the act or period of leaving tea, herbs, or food in liquid so that they soften o
浸泡
把材料泡在液體中的過程
the act or period of leaving tea, herbs, or food in liquid so that they soften or give flavor to it.
A short steeping keeps green tea fresh instead of bitter.
短時間浸泡能讓綠茶保持清香，不會變苦。
timing: short steeping changes tea flavor
The recipe calls for overnight steeping to soften the dried beans.
這份食譜要求先隔夜浸泡，讓乾豆變軟。
After steeping, Diego strained the herbs and poured the dark liquid.
浸泡後，Diego 把香草濾出，再倒出深色液體。
Long steeping gave the broth a deeper mushroom taste.
較長的浸泡讓高湯帶出更濃的菇味。
- soaking
more general and often used when becoming wet matters more than drawing out flavor
- maceration
more technical, especially in food, wine, or laboratory contexts
文法句型
during steeping
after steeping
overnight steeping
用法筆記
Mostly used in cooking, tea making, and similar processes where something stays in liquid for a set time. Distinguish from sense 2, which names the liquid rather than the process.
2. the liquid that tea, herbs, spices, or other material has been left in, after fl
浸泡液
材料浸泡後留下的液體
the liquid that tea, herbs, spices, or other material has been left in, after flavor, color, or other substance has moved into it.
The cook saved the mushroom steeping and added it to the soup.
廚師把香菇浸泡液留下來，加進湯裡。
saved the steeping = reused liquid
Do not throw away the steeping from the dried chilies yet.
先別把乾辣椒的浸泡液倒掉。
Lukas cooled the steeping before using it to dye the cloth.
Lukas 先把浸泡液放涼，才拿來染那塊布。
The dark steeping smelled sweet after the spices sat all night.
香料泡了一整夜後，那鍋深色浸泡液聞起來很甜。
文法句型
save the steeping
use the steeping
dark steeping
用法筆記
This is a technical or culinary noun for the liquid produced by soaking something. Distinguish from sense 1, which refers to the soaking process itself.