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lime

/lahym/US // laɪm //UK // (laɪm) //

石灰,石灰岩,石灰灰,石灰的

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n.名词 noun
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    • : Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide , obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
    • : a calcium compound for improving crops grown in soils deficient in lime.
    • : birdlime.
v.有主动词 verb
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    limed, lim·ing.

    • : to treat with lime or compounds of calcium.
    • : to smear with birdlime.
    • : to catch with or as if with birdlime.
    • : to paint or cover with a composition of lime and water; whitewash: The government buildings were freshly limed.

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Examples

  • Taste, and season with additional salt and lime juice, if desired.

  • Fried and dusted with chili lime or nacho spice, they don’t taste much different from say, corn nuts or extra crispy shrimp.

  • Our fanciest roller features “pressure points,” lime green ribs, and costs around $35.

  • Prior to serving, add the lime juice, then season with salt to taste.

  • In a small bowl, combine the chicken stock, wine or water with the orange and lime juices.

  • Think wearing yellow lipstick, lime-green nails, and a SpongeBob SquarePants jumper with no trousers.

  • Some were injected with chemicals or dosed in lime for better preservation.

  • At a taco truck in New York I asked how their lime stock was faring.

  • Maybe all this Sturm und Drang will give birth to a new lime-lite generation of cocktails.

  • The verjus gives it that hit of sour acid, which is what we generally use lime for in cocktails.

  • Why not have sought out the pure white lime-rocks of the flat country, or the grey granite of the hills?

  • For instance, the Limestone Polypody is not happy unless there is a certain amount of lime present in the soil.

  • But, before they can be used for this purpose, these leaves are coated with lime made from oyster shells and then folded up.

  • The acid is extracted from the juice of the citron, the lime, and the lemon, fruits grown in Sicily and the West Indies.

  • Chloride of Lime … bad smell … bad egg … white of egg … fowl … grain … flour … flour and water … milk fluid … milk.