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术语

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  2. terminology
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Blanch the vegetables

  1. Liangliang

    菜谱(càipǔ)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)焯水(chāoshuǐ)，这(zhè)是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    The recipe says blanch. What does that mean?

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)做饭(zuòfàn)的(de)术语(shùyǔ)，就是(jiùshì)用(yòng)开水(kāishuǐ)烫(tàng)一下(yīxià)。

    It's a cooking term. You scald it briefly in boiling water.

  3. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)是(shì)这样(zhèyàng)。做饭(zuòfàn)的(de)术语(shùyǔ)真(zhēn)多(duō)。

    I see. There are so many cooking terms.

  4. Dengdeng

    每一行(měiyīháng)都(dōu)有(yǒu)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)术语(shùyǔ)。

    Every trade has its own terms.

  5. Liangliang

    懂了(dǒngle)！我(wǒ)去(qù)给(gěi)菜(cài)洗个(xǐge)热水澡(rèshuǐzǎo)。

    Got it! I'll go give the vegetables a hot bath.

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2 examples
01

法(fǎ)律(lǜ)术(shù)语(yǔ)是(shì)大(dà)多(duō)数(shù)普(pǔ)通(tōng)人(rén)无(wú)法(fǎ)理(lǐ)解(jiě)的(de)。

Legal terminology is usually incomprehensible to non-specialists.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Athomas · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

“放(fàng)射(shè)性(xìng)”是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)化(huà)学(xué)术(shù)语(yǔ)。

'Radioactivity' is a chemistry term.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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