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saltiness

/sawl-tee/US // ˈsɔl ti //UK // (ˈsɔːltɪ) //

咸度,咸味,盐度,咸性

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    salt·i·er, salt·i·est.

    • : tasting of or containing salt; saline.
    • : piquant; sharp; witty.
    • : racy or coarse: salty humor.
    • : of the sea, sailing, or life at sea: salty tales of adventure on the high seas.
    • : Slang. toughened by experience: proud and salty Marines.
    • : Slang. angry, upset, or hostile, especially due to embarrassment or failure:He gets all salty whenever he loses.

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Examples

  • In savory dishes oranges can balance bitter, salty and strong flavors.

  • When researchers simulated that interaction in the lab by shooting electrons at salty ice samples, the ice glowed.

  • The small trees’ tolerance for salty, wind-blasted shores impresses biologists.

  • It’s something crunchier, saltier and worth celebrating a second time.

  • The California mussel is found in very salty, low sediment areas from Alaska to Mexico.

  • Mix thoroughly and taste; depending on the saltiness of the anchovy and capers, more salt may be desired.

  • The saltiness of ricotta salata and olives make this simple root vegetable a meal.

  • The cheese is then placed in this bath and left for three to five days, depending on the saltiness desired.

  • Mitaslup na ang kaparat sa isdà, The saltiness has penetrated deep into the flesh of the fish.

  • He lay and smelled gunpowder mingling with the saltiness of the bay and the evening incense of the earth.

  • Hence its saltiness and great specific gravity, a man floating in it—it is said—very readily.

  • A faint saltiness was perceptible in the air; and Stringer, moistening his dry lips, noted the saline taste.