"rance" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 油败味

Definition

一种强烈、令人不快的气味或味道，尤其是指变质的脂肪或油。这个词多用于专业或较老的英语，指变质食物的味道。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“rance” 这个词在现代英语里很少用，多见于技术或学术领域。更常用的形容词是 “rancid”。不能用来形容非食物的气味或人。

Examples

The butter had a strong rance after being left out for days.

黄油放在外面几天后，有很重的**油败味**。

You can smell the rance in old cooking oil.

你可以闻到旧食用油中的**油败味**。

The scientist noted the rance of the fat sample.

科学家注意到脂肪样本的**油败味**。

After a week, the chips developed a bit of rance and tasted awful.

一周后，这些薯片出现了些**油败味**，味道非常糟糕。

There's a distinct rance in this salad dressing—better not use it.

这个沙拉酱明显有**油败味**，最好别用。

It's easy to miss the rance in nuts until you actually taste one.

坚果里的**油败味**很容易被忽略，直到你真正尝一个才发现。