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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. 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.