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    puree

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Food
    pu·ree, purée /ˈpjʊəreɪ $ pjʊˈreɪ/ verb [transitive]  DFif you puree food, you crush it so that it is almost liquid 把…捣压成酱[泥，糊] Use a processor to puree the apricots. 用食物加工器将这些杏子搅成泥。 puréed potatoes 马铃薯泥 —puree, purée noun [countable, uncountable] tomato purée 番茄泥    → See Verb table
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    puree• The cake is made with cinnamon and pureed pears and served in a pool of butterscotch caramel fudge sauce.• Dice 1 mango; puree the other.• Be careful not to puree too smoothly; mixture should have some texture.    Origin puree (1700-1800) French purée, from purer “to make pure”, from Latin purus; → PURE
    pu·ree verbChineseSyllable
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    puree
    pu‧ree , purée /ˈpjʊəreɪ $ pjʊˈreɪ/ verb [transitive]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Language: French
     Origin: purée, from purer __to make pure__, from Latin purus; ⇨ pure
    if you puree food, you crush it so that it is almost liquid:
        Use a processor to puree the apricots.
        puréed potatoes
    —puree, purée noun [uncountable and countable]:
        tomato purée