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starch
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- pronunciation:
- starch
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a white food substance found in many foods.
淀粉
Potatoes and grains have starch in them.土豆和谷物中有淀粉。 |
| definition 2: |
a substance used to make clothing or other fabric stiff.
浆
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
starches, starching, starched |
| definition: |
to use starch to make stiff.
上浆（使发硬）
I starch my shirts every time I iron them.我在每次熨烫衬衣时上浆。 |
| derivations: |
starchless (adj.), starchlike (adj.) |
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