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know one's onions

/uhn-yuhn/US // ˈʌn yən //UK // (ˈʌnjən) //

识时务者为俊杰,懂行,懂行的人

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
    • : any of certain similar plants.
    • : the bulb of the onion plant.
    • : the flavor or odor of this bulb.
    • : Slang. a person: He's a tough onion.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : containing or cooked with onions: onion soup.
    • : of, relating to, or resembling an onion.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Examples

  • Add the onion and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 2 minutes.

  • The neurons’ other ends, called axons, stretch upward, passing through special passages inside the skull all the way to the brain, leading to the region called the olfactory bulb, named so for its onion-like shape.

  • Add the onion and cook, stirring frequently, until golden brown, about 6 minutes.

  • The onions should fall apart, creating a thick, rich sauce that coats the meat.

  • In a 12-inch cast-iron skillet, or other oven-safe pan, add the sliced onion, spreading it on the bottom.

  • Combine the beans and onion sauce in a 9x9-inch casserole dish and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

  • Onion routers refers to the TOR network, a system that allows users to mask their location and communicate anonymously online.

  • Instead, it reminded me of a headline that once ran in The Onion: “Drunken Man Makes Interesting Point About Society.”

  • I confess a particular weakness for his chocolate biscuits and pork pate with onion marmalade.

  • Rub pork loin with paprika, Cajun seasoning, parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, sugar, salt, and pepper.

  • Near the rue Monge there is a small café and restaurant, a place celebrated for its onion soup and its chicken.

  • Small Olive Blue,—wings Starling's feather stained with onion peelings,—yellow silk for body,—legs olive stained hackle.

  • But my opportunity finally came through the humble instrumentality of an onion.

  • Put it into a stewpan with an onion, a carrot, a piece of celery; cover with water and boil slowly for fifty minutes.

  • Mince an onion; take about a dozen peppercorns, twenty juniper berries, three bayleaves, and put these into a gill of vinegar.