aspic
n.肉冻
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aspic为短语/超纲词汇
aspic
/'æspɪk; `æspɪk/
n [U] clear meat jelly served with or around meat, fish, eggs, etc (肉类的)冻子
*chicken in aspic 鸡肉冻子.
aspic
n[U][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: French;Origin:'asp (= small snake)'; perhaps because the jelly was thought to look like a snake's skin]
a clear brownish
jelly in which cold meat is sometimes served
preserve/set/remain in aspicBrE if something is preserved in aspic, it has not changed for a very long time
a part of town preserved in aspic for tourists