an odourless, tasteless white substance occurring widely in plant tissue and obtained chiefly from cereals and potatoes. It is a polysaccharide which functions as a carbohydrate store and is an important constituent of the human diet.
淀粉。
food containing this substance
含淀粉的食物。
powder or spray made from this substance and used before ironing to stiffen fabric or clothing
(浆衣服用的)淀粉粉末;淀粉糊。
〈喻〉 (风格、性格上的)古板,刻板,拘谨
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the starch in her voice .她古板的声音。
stiffen (fabric or clothing) with starch
(用淀粉)给(衣服)上浆
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[as adj.
starched ]his immaculately starched shirt .他的完美上浆衬衣。
〈北 美,非正式〉 (拳击手)击倒对手。
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take the starch out of someone US deflate or humiliate someone 〈美〉 使泄气;羞辱
"Old English (recorded only in the past participle