mint

英 [mɪnt]

美 [mɪnt]

n. 薄荷; 薄荷糖; 铸币厂
v. 铸(币); 铸造(硬币)

复数：mints　过去式：minted　过去分词：minted　现在分词：minting　第三人称单数：mints　

Collins.2 / BNC.8850 / COCA.8674

习惯用语

in mint condition

noun

薄荷
a plant with dark green leaves that have a fresh smell and taste and are added to food and drinks to give flavour, and used in cooking as a herb and to decorate food
1. mint-flavoured toothpaste
  薄荷味的牙膏
2. I decorated the fruit salad with a sprig of mint.
  我用小薄荷枝装点水果色拉。
3. roast lamb with mint sauce
  烤小羊肉蘸薄荷沙司
薄荷糖
a sweet/candy flavoured with a type of mint called peppermint
1. after-dinner mints
  餐后薄荷糖
铸币厂
a place where money is made
1. the Royal Mint (= the one where British coins and notes are made)
  皇家铸币厂
大量的钱
a large amount of money
1. to make/cost a mint
  赚大钱；耗费大笔的钱

verb

N-UNCOUNT 薄荷
Mintis a herb with fresh-tasting leaves.
1. Garnish with mint sprigs.
  用薄荷枝装点。
薄荷糖
Amintis a sweet with a peppermint flavour. Some people suck mints in order to make their breath smell fresher.
N-COUNT 铸币厂
The mintis the place where the official coins of a country are made.
1. In 1965 the mint stopped putting silver in dimes.
  1965年，铸币厂停止向10分硬币中加入银的成分。
VERB 铸造(硬币、奖章)
Tomintcoins or medals means to make them in a mint.
1. ...the right to mint coins.
  铸币权
2. ...its collection of locally minted Saxon coins.
  对当地铸造的撒克逊时期硬币的收藏
N-SING 巨额钱财
If you say that someone makesa mint, you mean that they make a very large amount of money.
1. Everybody thinks I'm making a mint...
  人人都认为我要发大财了。
2. They were worth a mint.
  它们价值不菲。
完美;完好无缺
If you say that something isin mint condition, you mean that it is in perfect condition.

noun

a plant where money is coined by authority of the government
a candy that is flavored with a mint oil
Synonym:mint candy
the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied
any member of the mint family of plants
any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
1. a batch of letters
2. a deal of trouble
3. a lot of money
4. he made a mint on the stock market
5. see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
6. it must have cost plenty
7. a slew of journalists
8. a wad of money
Synonym:batchdealflockgood dealgreat dealhatfulheaplotmassmessmicklemountainmucklepasselpeckpileplentypotquite a littleraftsightslewspatestacktidy sumwad

verb

form by stamping, punching, or printing
1. strike coins
2. strike a medal
Synonym:coinstrike

Garnish with mint sprigs.
用薄荷枝装点。
They were worth a mint.
它们价值不菲。
Flavor characteristics: Black currant, cedar, green pepper, mint, dark chocolate, tobacco, olives.
口味特征：黑加仑，雪松，青辣椒，薄荷味，黑巧克力味，烟草味，橄榄味。
Mint is an herb used to flaver tea, candy and meats.
薄荷用来给茶叶、糖果和肉类调味。
Fresh strawberries and mint
鲜草莓和薄荷
The nose offers aromas of black fruit, mint, and oak spice from barrel aging.
用鼻子更可闻到黑色水果，薄荷香味和橡木发酵桶香料的气味。
At which point, he orders an iced cappuccino and I order mint tea.
说到这儿，他又点了冰牛奶咖啡（cappuccino），我则点了薄荷茶。
Fresh mint and cilantro are incredible in salads and oriental dishes.
新鲜的薄荷和芫荽则是西式沙拉和东方餐盘里惊人的角色。
But Linux Mint is not just an Ubuntu with a new set of applications and an updated desktop theme.
但LinuxMint并不仅仅是一个增加了新的应用设置和Ubuntu更新的桌面主题版。
Chamomile and mint tea are always good options.
菊花茶和薄荷茶总是很好的选择。