mince
verb /mɪns/
/mɪns/
动词形式
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they mince | /mɪns/ /mɪns/ |
| he / she / it minces | /ˈmɪnsɪz/ /ˈmɪnsɪz/ |
| past simple minced | /mɪnst/ /mɪnst/ |
| past participle minced | /mɪnst/ /mɪnst/ |
| -ing form mincing | /ˈmɪnsɪŋ/ /ˈmɪnsɪŋ/ |
- (North American English also grind)[transitive] mince something to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces using a special machine (called a mincer)
用绞肉机绞（食物，尤指肉） - minced beef
绞碎的牛肉
- minced beef
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (disapproving) to walk with quick short steps, in a way that is not natural
装模作样地小步快走 - He minced over to serve us.
他迈着碎步过来招待我们。
- He minced over to serve us.
词源late Middle English: from Old French mincier, based on Latin minutia ‘smallness’.
Idioms
not mince (your) words
- to say something in a direct way even though it might offend other people
毫不隐讳；直言不讳 - They were severely criticized by the chairman, who was not a man to mince his words.
他们受到主席的严厉批评，他不是一个直言不讳的人。 - He doesn't mince his words when he talks about his ex-boss.
谈起以前的老板时他毫无顾忌。
- They were severely criticized by the chairman, who was not a man to mince his words.