Mince

(noun.) food chopped into small bits; 'a mince of mushrooms'.

(verb.) make less severe or harsh; 'He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears'.

(verb.) cut into small pieces; 'mince the garlic'.

(verb.) walk daintily; 'She minced down the street'.

校对:斯坦顿

• I don't mince words--a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer, who meant to have his son-in-law back all along. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• A handsome mince-pie had been made yesterday morning (which accounted for the mincemeat not being missed), and the pudding was already on the boil. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• You mince matters to an uncommon nicety. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• I fancy she was wanted about the mince-pies. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Vere does the mince-pies go, young opium-eater? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• I didn't mince the matter with him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• Monsieur a parle de vous: il m'a demande le nom de ma gouvernante, et si elle n'etait pas une petite personne, assez mince et un peu pale. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• There's the Mincing Lane establishment, and there's your mother's Academy. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• I know no language, he said, but my own, and a few words of their mincing Norman. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Simultaneously with this discovery on her part, her father discovered her, and invoked the echoes of Mincing Lane to exclaim 'My gracious me! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Well, what's the use of mincing matters? 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• I suppose sense in certain quarters; you suppose mincing bread-and-butter nonsense. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Both the Mr. Bludyers of Mincing Lane have settled their fortunes on Fanny Bludyer's little boy. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• I used to think that of Mr. Crowse, with his empty face and neat umbrella, and mincing little speeches. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The tale is that he who has tasted the entrails of a single human victim minced up with the entrails of other victims is destined to become a wolf. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• The wife minced a bit of meat, then crumbled some bread on a trencher, and placed it before me. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.

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