rice

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rice /raɪs/ ●●● S3 noun [uncountable]  1  DFa food that consists of small white or brown grains that you boil in water until they become soft enough to eat 米；米饭 → risotto, pilau a tasty sauce served with rice or pasta 配米饭或意面的美味酱汁 a plate of brown rice 一盘糙米饭 Serve with plain boiled rice. 配白米饭一起上桌。 a few grains of rice 几粒大米2  HBPTACthe plant that produces rice （水）稻 Rice is the main crop grown in the area. 水稻是这个地区的主要作物。 rice fields 稻田

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rice• Add rice to the pan and also fish sauce, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.• In some homes, women were even exchanging their wedding jewelry for rice.• long-grain rice• Add the rice to the pan and cook until it becomes opaque.• Analysis Ask the students to consider the following questions: What did the rice do?• When lightly set all over, spoon the rice into a serving dish and garnish with the pepper, cabbage and kale.• Stir the rice into the tomato mixture, adding the chilli sauce.• The rice cooker puffs away many nights, with jasmine rice scenting the air.• Wild rice, more than corn, brown rice, or oats, evokes a mood and a feeling.grains of rice• Cretans who like their salt to run smoothly add a few grains of rice to absorb moisture.• Ask the selected students to spread a few grains of rice on the surface of the plastic. 4.• They are no bigger than grains of rice.• You can not put uncooked grains of rice in a bread dough and expect them to absorb enough moisture to soften.Origin rice (1200-1300) Old French ris, from Greek oryza, oryzon

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rice S3 /raɪs/ noun [uncountable]1. a food that consists of small white or brown grains that you boil in water until they become soft enough to eat ⇨ risotto, pilau:
    a tasty sauce served with rice or pasta
    a plate of brown rice
    Serve with plain boiled rice.
    a few grains of rice
2. the plant that produces rice:
    Rice is the main crop grown in the area.
    rice fields

Rice

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Rice, Condoleezza
(1954-) a US politician who was National Security Advisor from 2001 until 2005 when she became the first black woman to be Secretary of State

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Rice, Jerry
(1962–) a US football player regarded as one of the best receivers in the history of the NFL. He is known for his skill at catching the ball and running very quickly with it. He helped his team, the San Francisco 49ers, to win the Super Bowl several times in the 1980s and 1990s and he holds the record for the most touchdowns in a career.

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Rice, Sir Tim /tɪm/
(1944–) a British songwriter, who wrote the words for several well-known musicals composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, including Evita (1976) and Jesus Christ Superstar (1970)

🔑 riceBrE /raɪs/ 🔊NAmE /raɪs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]

short, narrow white or brown grain grown on wet land in hot countries as food; the plant that produces this grain 大米；稻米；稻◆a grain of rice一粒大米◆boiled/steamed/fried rice 煮饭；蒸饭；炒饭◆long-/short-grain rice 长粒／短粒稻米◆brown rice (= without its outer covering removed) 糙米◆rice paddies (= rice fields) 稻田