Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 11

Vocabulary

鲭鱼

qīng yú — Mackerel, a type of oily sea fish.

必须

bì xū — Must; indicates something is required or necessary.

非常

fēi cháng — Very; extremely; used to intensify adjectives.

新鲜

xīn xiān — Fresh; not stale or spoiled.

否则

fǒu zé — Otherwise; or else; if not.

便是

biàn shì — Then it is; amounts to; serves as.

极为

jí wéi — Extremely; to a very high degree.

平庸

píng yōng — Mediocre; ordinary; lacking distinction or quality.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

鱼

yú — Fish; aquatic vertebrate animal.

它

tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects or animals.

既不

jì bù — Neither; used to negate the first of two conditions.

耐

nài — To withstand; to tolerate; resistant to.

运输

yùn shū — Transportation; to transport goods or people.

也

yě — Also; too; likewise; used for parallelism.

不能

bù néng — Cannot; to be unable to do something.

在

zài — At; in; on; indicates location or time.

离水

lí shuǐ — Out of water; removed from water.

后

hòu — After; behind; following in time or position.

存放

cún fàng — To store; to keep something in a place.

多时

duō shí — For a long time; for an extended period.

鱼肉

yú ròu — Fish flesh; the edible meat of a fish.

紧实度

jǐn shí dù — Firmness; the degree of compactness or tightness.

和

hé — And; together with; connecting nouns or phrases.

眼睛

yǎn jing — Eyes; the organs used for seeing.

清澈度

qīng chè dù — Clarity; the degree of clearness or transparency.

是

shì — Is; am; are; the verb to be.

判断

pàn duàn — To judge; to assess; to make a determination.

是否

shì fǒu — Whether or not; used to pose a yes/no question.

标准

biāo zhǔn — Standard; criterion; benchmark for evaluation.

对

duì — Regarding; toward; applicable to; correct.

所有

suǒ yǒu — All; every; the entirety of something.

其他

qí tā — Other; the rest; remaining items or people.

鱼类

yú lèi — Fish species; the category of fish animals.

亦然

yì rán — Likewise; the same applies; also so.

比目鱼

bǐ mù yú — Flatfish; flounder; a flat-bodied sea fish.

及

jí — And; as well as; reaching; including.

扁平

biǎn píng — Flat; flattened; having a thin, level shape.

白鱼

bái yú — White fish; light-fleshed freshwater or sea fish.

时

shí — When; at the time of; during.

肉质

ròu zhì — Meat texture; the quality or consistency of flesh.

坚硬

jiān yìng — Hard; rigid; firm in texture or structure.

紧实

jǐn shí — Firm and compact; tight and solid in texture.

腹部

fù bù — Abdomen; belly; the lower body region.

应

yīng — Should; ought to; indicates expectation or requirement.

呈

chéng — To appear; to show; to present a certain appearance.

浓郁

nóng yù — Rich; strong; full-bodied in color or flavor.

乳白色

rǔ bái sè — Milky white; a creamy, off-white color.

当

dāng — When; at the time; during a certain period.

不在

bù zài — Not in; not at; absent from a place or season.

当季

dāng jì — In season; during the appropriate natural season.

或

huò — Or; either; alternatively; used to present options.

过久

guò jiǔ — Too long; excessively long period of time.

会

huì — Will; can; indicates likelihood or ability.

变成

biàn chéng — To become; to turn into; to change into.

带蓝

dài lán — Tinged with blue; having a bluish hue.

白色

bái sè — White; the color white.

变得

biàn de — To become; to grow; to change into a state.

柔软

róu ruǎn — Soft; flexible; lacking firmness or rigidity.

松弛

sōng chí — Loose; slack; relaxed; lacking tightness or tension.

任何

rèn hé — Any; whatever; whichever; without restriction.

只要

zhǐ yào — As long as; provided that; given the condition.

清亮

qīng liàng — Clear and bright; limpid; transparent and luminous.

明澈

míng chè — Crystal clear; brilliantly transparent and clean.

也是

yě shì — Also is; is also; likewise serves as.

其

qí — Its; their; his/her; third-person possessive pronoun.

优质

yōu zhì — High quality; superior grade; excellent standard.

标志

biāo zhì — Sign; indicator; mark of a certain quality.

鳕鱼

xuě yú — Cod; a common, mild-flavored white sea fish.

程度

chéng dù — Degree; extent; level of something.

可

kě — Can; may; able to; indicating possibility.

从

cóng — From; since; following; starting at a point.

肌肉

jī ròu — Muscle; muscular tissue of the body.

即

jí — That is; namely; i.e.; meaning the same thing.

鱼鳃

yú sāi — Fish gills; organs fish use to breathe underwater.

红润度

hóng rùn dù — Redness and freshness; degree of rosy coloration.

以及

yǐ jí — As well as; and also; in addition to.

来

lái — To come; used as a directional or purposive complement.

处理

chǔ lǐ — To process; to handle; to treat or prepare.

能

néng — Can; to be able to; indicating capability.

大大

dà dà — Greatly; significantly; to a large extent.

改善

gǎi shàn — To improve; to make better; to enhance quality.

品质

pǐn zhì — Quality; the standard or grade of something.

三文鱼

sān wén yú — Salmon; a popular pink-fleshed fish.

风味

fēng wèi — Flavor; taste; distinctive culinary character.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with; connecting elements.

取决于

qǔ jué yú — To depend on; to be determined by something.

捕捞

bǔ lāo — To catch fish or seafood; fishing and harvesting.

时间

shí jiān — Time; a period or duration of time.

长短

cháng duǎn — Length; duration; short or long extent of time.

因为

yīn wèi — Because; since; due to the reason that.

没有

méi yǒu — There is no; does not have; lacking something.

方法

fāng fǎ — Method; way; approach to doing something.

完全

wán quán — Completely; entirely; fully; to a total degree.

保留

bǎo liú — To retain; to preserve; to keep something intact.

刚

gāng — Just; just now; moments ago; recently.

出水

chū shuǐ — Out of water; freshly removed from water.

那种

nà zhǒng — That kind of; that type of; referring to a quality.

细腻

xì nì — Delicate; fine; smooth and refined in texture.

运往

yùn wǎng — To transport to; to ship toward a destination.

伦敦

Lún dūn — London; the capital city of England and the UK.

大多

dà duō — Mostly; the majority; for the most part.

以

yǐ — Using; by means of; with; indicates a method.

冰块

bīng kuài — Ice blocks; chunks of ice used for cooling.

包装

bāo zhuāng — Packaging; to pack; to wrap goods for transport.

来自

lái zì — Coming from; originating from a place or source.

苏格兰

Sū gé lán — Scotland; a country forming part of the UK.

爱尔兰

Ài ěr lán — Ireland; an island nation in northwest Europe.

河流

hé liú — Rivers; natural flowing bodies of freshwater.

虽然

suī rán — Although; even though; despite the fact that.

但

dàn — But; however; yet; introduces a contrasting clause.

仍

réng — Still; yet; continues to be; nevertheless.

不及

bù jí — Not as good as; inferior to; failing to reach.

英格兰

Yīng gé lán — England; a country within the United Kingdom.

中

zhōng — In; among; within; inside a place or group.

所产

suǒ chǎn — Produced there; what is yielded or harvested locally.

鲱鱼

fēi yú — Herring; a small, oily, edible sea fish.

食用

shí yòng — To eat; edible; suitable for human consumption.

一样

yī yàng — The same; alike; just like; equally.

数小时

shù xiǎo shí — Several hours; a few hours of time.

内

nèi — Within; inside; in a specified period or space.

便

biàn — Then; soon; as a result; indicating sequence.

不再

bù zài — No longer; not anymore; ceases to be so.

可口

kě kǒu — Tasty; delicious; palatable; pleasing to the taste.