broth

broth
noun
[mass noun]
  1. soup consisting of meat or vegetable chunks cooked in stock and typically thickened with barley or other cereals
    肉汤,含肉类(或蔬菜类)的汤汁(尤指用大麦或其他谷物收过汁的汤)
    ■meat or fish stock
    肉(或鱼)汤
  2. (Microbiology)a liquid medium containing proteins and other nutrients for the culture of bacteria
    (微生物)液体培养基
    [as modifier]broth cultures of intestinal tissue.
    用液体培养基对肠组织的培养。
    ■a liquid mixture for the preservation of tissue
    培养液
    [count noun]tissue samples were frozen in a cryoprotective broth.
    组织样品被冷藏在防冻的培养液里。
常用词组
a broth of a boy
  1. (informal, chiefly Irish)used approvingly to refer to a very lively boy or young man
    (非正式, 主 爱尔兰)活泼的男孩(或男青年)
语源
  1. Old English , of Germanic origin; related to brew
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