garlic

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gar·lic /ˈɡɑːlɪk $ ˈɡɑːr-/ S3 noun [uncountableU]

DFa plant like a small onion, used in cooking to give a strong taste （大）蒜

Add a crushed clove of garlic (=single section of it).

加一瓣压碎的大蒜。

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—garlicky adjectiveadj

his garlicky breath

他带有大蒜味的口气

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Examples from the Corpus

garlic• A dunk into that aforementioned garlic butter sauce is highly recommended.• Every spice, every piece of garlic or onion is expected to disappear in the gravy.• To get rid of garlic breath try strong coffee, cloves, honey, yogurt, or parsley.• You could also drop mothballs or peeled garlic cloves or sprinkle hot pepper into the tunnels.• To relieve catarrh, chew raw garlic.• Heat chicken stock with peeled and finely shredded garlic cloves.• But be forewarned: The garlic quotient of this dish could be considered daunting.• Good job I remembered the garlic press.

clove of garlic• Place 6 cloves of garlic in a small saucepan, cover with water and bring to the boil.• Then a friend asks if you've just been chewing a clove of garlic.• Eat a clove of garlic in the bathroom in the guise of brushing your teeth.• Your server tends to the cooking, adding cloves of garlic and green onions, until the meat is perfectly tender.• Add a crushed clove of garlic but don't let it burn.• Push the smaller cloves of garlic into this cavity.

Origin garlic

Old English garleac, from gar “spear” + leac ( → LEEK)

gar·lic noun

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