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peppermint

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Plants, Food, Food, dish
pep·per·mint /ˈpepəˌmɪnt $ -ər-/ noun  1. [uncountable]HBPDF a plant with a strong taste and smell, often used in sweets 〔常用于糖果的〕(胡椒)薄荷2. [countable]DFF a sweet with the taste of peppermint 薄荷糖
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peppermintpeppermint candyDeadly nightshade, laburnum and curare are all extremely poisonous and peppermint oil can cause gastric ulcers.There are now special preparations, based on herbs such as peppermint and rosemary, just for feet.Thyme is sometimes described as having aromas of peppermint, nutmeg, tangerine, pine, coconut, and varnish.I am prepared to send instructions on peppermint cracking, with diagrams, if asked.You do not have to spend money on peppermints, either.Somewhere between ginger, orange, peppermint and chewing gum.Do you remember those peppermint creams we used to be able to get?
pep·per·mint nounChineseSyllable
a often and taste plant with strong a Corpus smell,


peppermint
peppermint /ˈpepəˌmɪnt $ -ər-/ noun
1. [uncountable] a plant with a strong taste and smell, often used in sweets
2. [countable] a sweet with the taste of peppermint


pep·per·mintBrE /ˈpepəmɪnt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpepərmɪnt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a type of mint (= a plant used to give flavour to food that produces an oil with a strong flavour) 胡椒薄荷;薄荷   compare spearmint [countable] a sweet/candy flavoured with peppermint oil 薄荷糖