froth

英 [frɒθ] 美[frɔθ]
  • n. 泡沫,泡;口沫
  • vi. 吐白沫;起泡沫
  • vt. 使生泡沫

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词态变化


复数: froths;第三人称单数: froths;过去式: frothed;过去分词: frothed;现在分词: frothing;

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》