froth
英 [frɒθ]
美 [frɔθ]
- n. 泡沫，泡；口沫
- vi. 吐白沫；起泡沫
- vt. 使生泡沫
助记提示
1. 谐音“浮了丝”----浮上了一层层丝状的泡沫。
中文词源
froth 泡沫来自Proto-Germanic*freuth, 泡沫。
英文词源
- froth (n.)
- c. 1300, from an unrecorded Old English word, or else from Old Norse froða "froth," from Proto-Germanic *freuth- "froth" (cognates Swedish fradga, Danish fraade). Old English had afreoðan "to froth," from the same root. The modern verb is late 14c., from the noun. Related: Frothed; frothing.
双语例句
- 1. Falling in love the first time is all froth and fantasy.
- 初恋完全是一场虚幻的美梦。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. No substance at all, just froth.
- 根本没有任何实质，只是一些虚浮的东西。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The froth is blown away.
- 泡沫给吹开了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. a glass of beer with thick froth on top
- 上面有厚厚一层泡沫的一杯啤酒
来自《权威词典》
- 5. The play was amusing, but it was little more than froth.
- 这出戏还算有趣, 不过内容有些空泛.
来自《简明英汉词典》
