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peaty

/pee-tee/US // ˈpi ti //

泥炭,泥炭质,泥质,泥炭的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    peat·i·er, peat·i·est.

    • : of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.

Examples

  • It’s also beautifully written, the occasional Scots word or phrase contributing to its peaty flavor.

  • The Hakushu 12 was a little peaty and nutty, the kind of dram I want to unwind with after a fine restaurant meal.

  • Broken crocks should be strewn upon the tray, and on to this is heaped peaty soil mixed with sand.

  • Black peaty soil varying in thickness, the maximum being about a foot.

  • As pigments, the peaty Cappah brown is the most transparent and rich in colour.

  • It may be asserted that it is for want of sufficient pressure that beds of peaty bog have not been completely changed into coal.

  • For a while we had to use swamp water, which contained a good many insects of various kinds and had a distinctly peaty flavour.