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mincing

/ˈmɪnsɪŋ/ /ˈmɪntʃɪŋ/

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verb

切碎，剁碎

To make less; make small.

Examples :

"She was mincing garlic for the pasta sauce. "

她正在切蒜末，用来做意大利面酱。

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verb

贬低，轻描淡写

To lessen; diminish; to diminish in speaking; speak of lightly or slightingly; minimise.

Examples :

"She was accused of mincing the seriousness of the car accident to avoid getting in trouble. "

她被指责为了逃避麻烦，轻描淡写地淡化了车祸的严重性。

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verb

装腔作势地走，矫揉造作地走

To effect mincingly.

Examples :

"She was mincing her words, carefully avoiding any direct criticism to protect her friend's feelings. "

她说话吞吞吐吐，矫揉造作的，小心翼翼地避免任何直接的批评，以保护她朋友的感情。

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verb

剁碎，切碎。

To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine.

Examples :

"Butchers often use machines to mince meat."

肉店老板通常用机器来绞肉。

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verb

削弱，减轻。

To suppress or weaken the force of

Examples :

"The manager was mincing no words when he told the team their sales numbers needed to improve drastically. "

经理毫不客气地告诉团队，他们的销售额必须大幅提高。(Jīnglǐ háobù kèqì de gàosù tuánduì, tāmen de xiāoshòu'é bìxū dàfú tígāo.)

"The politician was accused of mincing his words about the controversial issue to avoid alienating voters. "

那位政客被指责在有争议的问题上含糊其辞，减轻了措辞的力度，以避免疏远选民。

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verb

闪烁其词，吞吞吐吐。

To say or utter vaguely, not directly or frankly

Examples :

"a minced oath"

一种闪烁其词的说法

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verb

装腔作势，拿腔作调。

To affect; to pronounce affectedly or with an accent.

Examples :

"She was mincing her words in an attempt to impress her new boss, but it just sounded unnatural. "

她为了给新老板留下好印象，说话拿腔作调的，听起来很不自然。

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verb

莲步，碎步，小步走。

To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.

Examples :

"She was mincing down the hallway, trying not to spill her overflowing cup of coffee. "

她小心翼翼地迈着碎步走下走廊，尽量不让咖啡从满溢的杯子里洒出来。

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verb

装腔作势，矫揉造作。

To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.

Examples :

"I love going to gay bars and seeing drag queens mince around on stage."

我喜欢去同志酒吧，看变装皇后们在台上扭捏作态地走来走去。

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noun

剁碎, 绞碎

The act by which something is minced.

Examples :

"The recipe calls for finely ground beef, and the mincing of the vegetables is just as important for the texture of the sauce. "

食谱要求用细碎的牛肉末，而且蔬菜的剁碎程度对于酱汁的口感同样至关重要。

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adjective

扭捏作态，矫揉造作

Affectedly dainty.

Examples :

"The princess took mincing steps, carefully avoiding the puddles in the street. "

公主扭捏着脚步，小心翼翼地避开街上的水坑。

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