garlic
Word family adjectivegarlickynoungarlic
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。
→4 See picture of 见图 VEGETABLE —garlicky adjectiveadj his garlicky breath 他带有大蒜味的口气
→5 see picture at 见图 vegetable1 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)