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froth

英 [frɒθ] 美 [frɔθ]

解释

n. 泡沫，泡；口沫
vi. 吐白沫；起泡沫
vt. 使生泡沫

※ 提供单词"froth"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

1. Falling in love the first time is all froth and fantasy.: 初恋完全是一场虚幻的美梦。

2. No substance at all, just froth.: 根本没有任何实质，只是一些虚浮的东西。

3. The froth is blown away.: 泡沫给吹开了。

4. a glass of beer with thick froth on top: 上面有厚厚一层泡沫的一杯啤酒

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.