spice

noun

/spaɪs/

Idioms

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[countable, uncountable] one of the various types of powder or seed that come from plants and are used in cooking. Spices have a strong taste and smell.（调味）香料
- common spices such as ginger and cinnamon姜和肉桂等常见香料
- a spice jar香料瓶
Topics Foodb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- ground
- mixed
- exotic
- …
spice + noun
- mix
- mixture
- rub
- …
phrases
- herbs and spices
[uncountable] extra interest or excitement额外的趣味（或刺激等）
- We need an exciting trip to add some spice to our lives.我们需要一次新奇的旅行来调剂一下生活。
- The danger added spice to their romance.危险给他们的恋情增添了情趣。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- extra
verb + spice
- add
- give
phrases
- the spice of life
[uncountable] a powerful illegal synthetic (= artificial) drug that some people smoke for the physical and mental effects that it has on them香料：一种强大的非法合成药物，有人为了对其身体和精神上的影响而吸烟
- Six men overdosed on the synthetic drug known as spice.六名男子过量服用合成药物香料。
- spice, known as the ‘zombie’ drug 香料，被称为“僵尸”药物

词源Middle English: shortening of Old French espice, from Latin species ‘sort, kind’, in late Latin ‘wares’.

Idioms

variety is the spice of life

(saying) having a range of different experiences makes life more interesting经历丰富多彩才令生活充满乐趣

verb

/spaɪs/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they spice	/spaɪs/ /spaɪs/
he / she / it spices	/ˈspaɪsɪz/ /ˈspaɪsɪz/
past simple spiced	/spaɪst/ /spaɪst/
past participle spiced	/spaɪst/ /spaɪst/
-ing form spicing	/ˈspaɪsɪŋ/ /ˈspaɪsɪŋ/

spice something (up) (with something) to add spice to food in order to give it more taste在…中加香料
- highly spiced dishes高度调味的菜肴
- I don't really like highly spiced food.我不太喜欢味道很重的食品。
- Their bread is spiced with cinnamon.他们的面包用了肉桂调味。
- a dish of lightly spiced rice一盘淡味米饭
Collocations Dictionary
preposition
- with
phrases
- heavily spiced
- highly spiced
- lightly spiced
- …
spice something (up) (with something) to add interest or excitement to something给…增添趣味；使…变得刺激
- He exaggerated the details to spice up the story.他添油加醋，使故事更有趣味。
- Her conversation is always spiced with humour.她的谈话总是夹杂着幽默。

词源Middle English: shortening of Old French espice, from Latin species ‘sort, kind’, in late Latin ‘wares’.