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