peppermint

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n. 薄荷, 薄荷油, 胡椒薄荷, 薄荷糖 [化] 薄荷

发音

UK /ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt/
US /ˈpɛpɚˌmɪnt/

词形变化

peppermints 复数 peppermints

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Any of various eucalypts of southeastern Australia whose leaves yield peppermint-like essential oils.

    澳大利亚 可数 不可数

    In the hissing flames, Greenhill and Travers boiled the bark from peppermint gums and roasted their kangaroo-skin jackets.

  3. 3.

    Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

red gum

上位词 3

mint eucalyptus eucalypt

部分词 1

peppermint oil

相关短语

peppermint shrimp peppermint stick peppermint tree peppermint shrimps peppermint sticks peppermint trees peppermint geranium peppermint geraniums peppermint oil 薄荷油 peppermint bark peppermint drop peppermint drops

词源

From pepper + mint.

来源：wiktionary