macerate
macerate[ˈmasəreɪt]verb[with obj.]- soften or break up (something, especially food) by soaking in a liquid
把…泡软;把…浸解
■[no obj.]become softened or broken up by soaking
泡软;浸解
- (archaic)cause to grow thinner or waste away, especially by fasting
(古)使…消瘦,使…饿瘦
派生macerationnounmaceratornoun语源- mid 16th cent.: from Latin macerat- 'made soft, soaked', from the verb macerare
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