a sauce, typically made of oil, vinegar, spices, and herbs, in which meat, fish, or other food is soaked before cooking in order to flavour or soften it (由食用油、醋、香料和香草等制成,用于对肉、鱼等食物进行腌渍)腌渍调料 ■[with modifier]a dish prepared using such a mixture 经调料腌渍的菜肴 a chicken marinade. 腌渍的鸡肉。
verb
another term for marinate 同 marinate
语源
late 17th cent. (as a verb): from French, from Spanish marinada, via marinar 'pickle in brine' from marino (see marina)