浸泡
jìn pào
Pinyin
Definition
浸泡
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- to steep
- to soak
- to immerse
Character Decomposition
Idioms (5)
一点水一个泡
- 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
化为泡影
- 1 to come to nothing (idiom)
如法泡制
- 1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
- 2 to follow the same plan
终成泡影
- 1 to come to nothing (idiom)
软磨硬泡
- 1 to coax and pester (idiom)
- 2 to wheedle
- 3 to cajole
Sample Sentences
对,先用微波炉将鸡翅解冻,然后把鸡翅放在一个大碗里,涂上烧烤酱,放好葱、姜、盐、鸡精,然后倒半碗酱油,将鸡翅浸泡两个小时。
Yes. Start by defrosting the wings in the microwave. Put them in a large bowl and smear on some barbecue sauce. Marinate the wings for two hours in spring onion, ginger, salt, chicken essence and half a bowl of soy sauce.
啊?还要浸泡两个小时啊?比我想象的要麻烦呢。然后要做些什么?
What? You still have to marinate for two hours? That’s more work than I thought. What do we do after that?
然后拿出来放在烤箱里烤二十分钟就好了啊。其实一点也不麻烦的。放酱油里浸泡是为了将鸡翅腌制入味,吃起来更香。
Then cook the chicken wings for 20 minutes in an oven and you're done! It's actually no trouble at all. Marinating lets the flavor really get absorbed so that they will taste better.