mince
verb
noun
mɪns verb
1
mince sth up
also 又作 ↔ to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces, usually using a machine 〔通常用机器〕切碎,剁碎,绞碎〔食物,尤指肉〕 T
minced lamb
碎羔羊肉
Mince the meat up with some onion and garlic.
把肉和一些洋葱、大蒜混合在一起剁碎。
2 to walk with very quick, short steps in a way that looks unnatural or silly 〔迈着碎步、摆着臀部〕扭扭捏捏地走 I always + adv/prep
She was mincing about in her high-heeled shoes.
她穿着高跟鞋扭扭捏捏地走着。
3
not mince (your) words
to say exactly what you think, even if this might offend people 直言不讳地说,毫不遮掩地说
Tom didn’t mince words and told me straight away that I had failed.
汤姆直言不讳地告诉我说我失败了。
noun
4 meat, especially BEEF , that has been cut into very small pieces using a special machine [英] 切 (剁,绞 )碎的肉,肉末〔尤指牛肉〕; AmE