mustard

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mus·tard /ˈmʌstəd $ -ərd/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]  1. DFa yellow sauce with a strong taste, eaten especially with meat 芥末酱2. HBPDFa plant with yellow flowers and seeds that are used to make mustard sauce 芥菜3. CCa yellow-brown colour 芥末黄，深黄色4  cut the mustard informalGOOD ENOUGH to be good enough to do something 符合要求，符合条件 Other magazines have tried to copy ZAPP, but have never quite cut the mustard. 其他杂志想效仿ZAPP，但都不太成功。 → keen as mustard at keen1(4)

Examples from the Corpus

mustard• Imagine what Colbert would do today to Dijon mustard.• I wonder who first decided that we shouldn't eat mustard with lamb?• The child received a package of coupons for free mustard.• It looks so yellow, like mustard.• Sara silently handed him the ingredients he wanted and found the mustard pot.• To make vinaigrette, in a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, mustard, and basil.• Meanwhile, combine vinegars, mustard and pepper in a food processor and blend until combined.Origin mustard (1100-1200) Old French moustarde, from moust “grape juice”, from Latin mustum; → MUST2

mus·tard nounChineseSyllable  

yellow strong a eaten with sauce with Corpus especially a taste,

mustard
mus‧tard /ˈmʌstəd $ -ərd/ noun [uncountable]1. a yellow sauce with a strong taste, eaten especially with meat
2. a plant with yellow flowers and seeds that are used to make mustard sauce
3. a yellow-brown colour
4. cut the mustard informal to be good enough to do something:
    Other magazines have tried to copy ZAPP, but have never quite cut the mustard.
⇨ keen as mustard at keen¹(4)

mus·tardBrE /ˈmʌstəd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmʌstərd/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a thick cold yellow or brown sauce that tastes hot and spicy and is usually eaten with meat 芥末酱◆a jar of mustard一罐芥末酱◆mustard powder芥末粉◆French/English mustard 法国／英格兰芥末a small plant with yellow flowers, grown for its seeds that are crushed to make mustard 芥；芥菜(BrE) the leaves of the mustard plant that are eaten raw in salads 芥菜叶◆mustard and cress (= leaves of white mustard grown with cress ) 芥菜叶和水芹a brownish-yellow colour 芥末黄；褐黄色▸ mus·tard adjective◆a mustard sweater芥末黄毛线衣●(not) cut the ˈmustardto (not) be as good as expected or required （不）如所期待的那么好；（不）符合要求◆I didn't cut the mustard as a hockey player. 我不是一个合格的曲棍球手。🔊🔊●(as) ˌkeen as ˈmustard(BrE, informal) wanting very much to do well at sth; enthusiastic 极其渴望；极为热心；非常热情