bittern

n. 盐卤 [化] 盐卤; 海盐苦卤

发音

UK /ˈbɪtən/
其它
US /ˈbɪtəɹn/

词形变化

bitterns 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.

  2. 1.

    A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.

    古体 可数 不可数
  3. 2.

    The liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine).

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  4. 3.

    The saline substance added to soy milk to coagulate it as a primary step in the production of tofu.

    盐卤

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

heron

下位词 3

American bittern least bittern stake-driver

相关短语

American bittern [网络] 美洲麻鸭；栗小鹭；美国卤水 sun bittern little bittern yellow bittern Eurasian bittern common bittern great bittern least bittern [网络] 姬苇𫛚；姬苇鹭

词源

From Middle English bitour, botor, from Old French butor, from Gallo-Roman *butitaurus, a blend of Latin būtiō (“bittern”) and taurus (“bull, ox”).

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