【astringent】 - SAT备考词汇

astringent

UK:  [ə'strɪndʒ(ə)nt]

US:  [ə'strɪndʒənt]

复数：astringents  

n.

1.收敛药

2.粘合剂

3.【药学】收敛剂,止血药

adj.

1.有涩味

2.严酷的

3.粘合的

4.粘结的

5.收缩的

6.严厉的;严峻的

7.严厉的,严格的

8.【医学】收敛的,止血的

1 . And astringent and dry mouth, as if the whole body of water in a moment it selected the light, even the tongue is dry hair.
嘴里又干又涩，好象全身的水分都在这片刻间被抽光了，连舌头都发干了。

2 . Even more striking was the dessert, concocted out of the lurid and astringent juice of the sea-buckthorn berry.
更引人注目的是餐后甜点，由沙棘果调制出来的火红和涩味的果汁。

3 . Mr Osborne, an astute politician, had long grasped this point and duly administered some very astringent medicine.
足智多谋的政治家奥斯本深谙此道，适时地开出了这一苦涩的药方。

4 . It was about people and families, observed in a way that was full of humanity and humour, but was still astringent, not soft.
它用一种人性化和幽默的方式讲述着人和家庭的故事。不过它还是有点儿严肃有余，温情不足。

5 . She is a real a white lotus flower in youthful and blue astringent dream that cannot be reached to most of the men.
对很多男人来说，那都是一朵在青春青涩的梦里一再摇曳的遥不可及的白莲。