currant
/kur-uhnt, kuhr-/US // ˈkɜr ənt, ˈkʌr- //UK // (ˈkʌrənt) //
加仑子,加仑,醋栗,加仑的
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a small seedless raisin, produced chiefly in California and in the Levant, and used in cookery and confectionery.
- : the small, edible, acid, round fruit or berry of certain wild or cultivated shrubs of the genus Ribes.
- : the shrub itself.
- : any of various similar fruits or shrubs.
Examples
Barkeley came up with the idea for The Daily Currant after a few other career tracks failed to pan out.
Pour the currant sauce over the dish, garnish with the fresh oregano or parsley, and serve.
She's going to have her currant jell' made right away, even whilst the currants are half green.
Almost any other kind of shrub'd have died long ago, neglected as things have been, but you can't kill a currant bush.
I wanted you to make calls with me and to help me with the currant jelly and to put those button-holes into my linen wrapper.
Pound it in a mortar with some red currant jelly and make up into small cakes with raw eggs.
A wineglassful of port should be added, and a good spoonful of red currant jelly should be dissolved in it.
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