saffron
US /ˈsæf.rən/
UK /ˈsæf.rən/
名詞
1.
藏紅花
an orange-yellow flavoring and coloring agent obtained from the dried stigmas of the saffron crocus.
範例:
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The paella was colored and flavored with expensive saffron.
西班牙海鮮飯用昂貴的藏紅花調色和調味。
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A pinch of saffron can transform a dish.
一小撮藏紅花能讓一道菜煥然一新。
2.
藏紅花植物
a crocus plant (Crocus sativus) with purple flowers, whose stigmas yield saffron.
範例:
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The fields were covered with blooming saffron plants.
田野裡開滿了藏紅花。
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Growing saffron is a labor-intensive process.
種植藏紅花是一個勞動密集型過程。
形容詞
藏紅花色的, 橙黃色的
of an orange-yellow color.
範例:
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The sunset painted the sky in beautiful shades of saffron and gold.
夕陽將天空染成美麗的藏紅花色和金色。
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She wore a dress in a rich saffron hue.
她穿了一件濃郁藏紅花色的連衣裙。