juice

juice
noun
  1. [mass noun]the liquid obtained from or present in fruit or vegetables
    (水果或蔬菜的)汁
    add the juice of a lemon.
    加入一个柠檬的汁。
    ■a drink made from such a liquid
    (水果或蔬菜的)汁饮料
    a carton of orange juice.
    一箱橙汁饮料。
    ■(juices)fluid secreted by the body, especially in the stomach to help digest food
    体液(尤指胃液)
    ■(juices)the liquid that comes from meat or other food when cooked
    (煮肉等时溢出的)汁水
    ■(informal)electrical energy
    (非正式)电,电能
    the batteries have run out of juice.
    电池没电了。
    ■(informal)petrol
    (非正式)汽油
    he ran out of juice on the last lap.
    最后一段路上,他的车子汽油耗尽了。
    ■(N. Amer. informal)alcoholic drink
    (北美,非正式)酒
    ■(juices)a person's vitality or creative faculties
    活力;精力
    it saps the creative juices.
    它吞噬着创造力。
verb
[with obj.]
  1. extract the juice from (fruit or vegetables)
    榨(水果或蔬菜的)汁
    juice one orange at a time.
    一次榨一只橙子。
  2. (juice something up)(informal, chiefly US)liven something up
    (非正式,主美)使有生气,使增活力,使活跃,使增趣生色
    they juiced it up with some love interest.
    他们通过某些爱情趣事让爱增趣生色。
  3. [as adj. juiced](N. Amer. informal)drunk
    (北美,非正式)喝醉的
派生
juiceless
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English: via Old French from Latin jus 'broth, vegetable juice'
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