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astringency
[əˈstrindʒənsi] 生词本

n.

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  • 英英释义

1. N-COUNT 紧肤水;收敛剂;止血剂 An astringent is a liquid that you put on your skin to make it less oily or to make cuts stop bleeding. 
  • Astringent is also an adjective.

    • ...an astringent lotion.

      紧肤水

2. ADJ-GRADED 严厉的；尖刻的 Astringent means forceful and critical. 

  • Sunset Boulevard was originally conceived by Wilder as an astringent satire on Hollywood.

    怀尔德最初是想把《日落大道》拍成一部对好莱坞的辛辣讽刺片。

3. ADJ-GRADED 味道浓烈的;味涩的 If something has an astringent taste, it is sharp or bitter. 

  • The fruit has a tart and astringent flavour.

    这种水果又酸又涩。

astringency

  • The process, in which the tea develops its characteristic astringency, is known as fermentation.

    茶开始散发涩味的过程称作发酵。

Noun

1. a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker

2. the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids