vanilla

英 [vəˈnɪlə]

美 [vəˈnɪlə]

n.  香草醛，香草香精(从热带植物香子兰豆中提取，用于冰激凌等甜食)
adj.  有香子兰香味的; 香草味的; 普通的; 寻常的; 毫无特色的

高考GRETEM8

BNC.16038 / COCA.5374

牛津词典

noun

• 香草醛，香草香精（从热带植物香子兰豆中提取，用于冰激凌等甜食）
  a substance obtained from the beans of a tropical plant, also called vanilla , used to give flavour to sweet foods, for example ice cream
  1. vanilla essence
     香子兰精
  2. vanilla extract
     香子兰精
  3. a vanilla pod
     香子兰蒴果
  4. a vanilla bean
     香子兰豆

adj.

• 有香子兰香味的；香草味的
  flavoured with vanilla
  1. vanilla ice cream
     香草冰激凌
• 普通的；寻常的；毫无特色的
  ordinary; not special in any way
  1. The city is pretty much plain vanilla.
     这座城市相当一般化。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 香草精;香子兰精
  Vanillais a flavouring used in ice cream and other sweet food.
  1. I added a dollop of vanilla ice-cream to the pie.
     我在馅饼里加了一块香草冰激凌。
  2. ...vanilla essence.
     香草精
• ADJ 寻常的;无特色的
  If you describe a person or thing asvanilla, you mean that they are ordinary, with no special or extra features.
  1. ...just plain vanilla couples like me and Tony...
     只是如我和托尼一样的平常夫妇
  2. The tensions of the Nixon presidency were replaced by the plain vanilla administration of a friendly, middle-aged, middle-class man from the Middle West.
     尼克松时代的紧张局面被一届平淡无奇的政府所取代，继任总统温和友善，正值中年，出身中产阶级，来自中西部。

英英释义

noun

• a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans
• a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans)
  Synonym:vanilla extract
• any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers

adj

• plain and without any extras or adornments
  1. the most common type of bond is the straight or plain vanilla bond
  2. the basic car is known as the vanilla version
• flavored with vanilla extract
  1. he liked vanilla ice cream

双语例句

• I saw that mine had vanilla ice cream.
  我发现我的冰淇淋是香草的。
• For dessert we have vanilla ice cream and lemon sherbet.
  我们餐后甜点有香草冰淇淋和柠檬果子露。
• I would like some apple pie with vanilla ice cream for dessert.
  我的甜点要苹果派和香草水淇淋。
• Trying to fill the void in your life with flour and sugar and egg and vanilla?
  试图用面粉和糖和鸡蛋和香草精填满生活里的空虚吗？
• You may have either vanilla or chocolate ice cream.
  你或要香草冰淇淋或是要巧克力冰淇淋。
• We have three flavors of ice-cream, vanilla chocolate and strawberry.
  我们有三种口味的冰欺凌，香草，巧克力和草莓。
• But there is a vanilla ice cream for you.
  但这有份香草冰淇淋给你。
• Vanilla is extracted from a tropical orchid.
  香草香精是从一种热带兰提制出来的。
• Betty baked chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting.
  贝蒂烤了有香草糖霜的巧克力杯子蛋糕。
• I added a dollop of vanilla ice-cream to the pie.
  我在馅饼里加了一块香草冰激凌。