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brine

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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brine /braɪn/ noun [uncountable]  1 DFCwater that contains a lot of salt and is used for preserving food 〔腌制食物用的〕盐水 fish pickled in brine 用盐水腌制的鱼2. WATERsea water 海水
Examples from the Corpus
brineThe smell of dill brine filled the room.The sardines were soaked in brine.I think it is fair to say that the really top quality olives are usually sold in oil rather than in brine.At an early date, the inland brine springs of Droitwich and Cheshire were discovered and used for the manufacture of salt.It feeds well on the live brine shrimp but will accept other foods such as beef, shrimp, and scallops.The fry grew rapidly on a diet of brine shrimp and Liquifry.During the evening the females are placed in the aquarium, after which some brine shrimp and sifted Daphnia are added.Make sure the bird or birds are fully submerged in the brine.He put tiny brine shrimp and brine algae in an everlasting cosmos.
Origin brine Old English bryne
brine nounChinese
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brine
brine /braɪn/ noun [uncountable]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: bryne
1. water that contains a lot of salt and is used for preserving food:
    fish pickled in brine
2. sea water


brineBrE /braɪn/ 🔊NAmE /braɪn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] very salty water, used especially for preserving food 盐水(常用于腌制食物)   see also briny