starched

[US]/stɑːtʃt/
[UK]/stɑrtʃt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 浆硬的,硬挺的,拘泥刻板的
Word Forms
过去式starched
过去分词starched

Phrases & Collocations

starched clothes

浆硬的衣服

starched collar

浆硬的衣领

Example Sentences

Her recent graduation from a skinny piccaninny with brief skirts and stiffly wrapped braids into the dignity of a long calico dress and starched white turban was an intoxicating affair.

不久前她还是个皮包骨头的黑小妞,穿着简单的短裙,扎着呆板的发辫,如今俨然一派保姆的模样,穿着印花布的连衣长裙,戴着浆洗得硬挺的雪白头巾。

"Have I then sold myself," thought the minister, "to the fiend whom, if men say true, this yellow-starched and velveted old hag has chosen for her prince and master?"

“这样看来,我是不是已经把自己出卖给那个恶魔啦?”牧师思忖着,“如果人们所说属实,这个浆着黄领、穿着绒袍的老妖婆,早就选了那恶魔作她的王子和主人啦

a starched white shirt

一件浆硬的白衬衫

Real-world Examples

Because the aromatic flowers contain enzymes that can chew up starch.

因为这种芳香的花含有可以消耗淀粉的酶。

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2019 Collection

You're converting all the starches into fermentable sugar.

你把所有的淀粉都转化成发酵性糖。

Source: Gourmet Base

That stuff is the starch of the kernel.

这种物质是核中的淀粉。

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

It'll take the starch out of those straight lines.

也可以抖掉那些直线上的僵硬粉浆。

Source: Flowers for Algernon

It's really about releasing the starch.

这个步骤是要释放淀粉。

Source: Connection Magazine

Maize was the dominant starch, present in 69 percent of the ancient samples.

发现玉米是淀粉的主要成分,占化石样本的69%。

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening March 2013 Collection

Sheldon, doesn't Amy look hot? That's got to put some starch in the upper flermin.

谢尔顿,艾米不漂亮吗?是不是让你的" 上殖器" 都活跃起来啦。

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 8

Corn starch is an important article of commerce.

玉米淀粉是一种重要的商品。

Source: American Original Language Arts Third Volume

But if you overmash, you can break up the starch and end up with potato glue.

但如果捣的太烂,就会破坏淀粉结构,变成马铃薯浆糊。

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

It looks like a... A steamed starch.

它看起来像一种… … 蒸淀粉。

Source: Gourmet Base

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