词汇 | chocolate |
释义 | chocoholic n. a person who craves chocolate. (Patterned on alcoholic.)Cake, ice cream, pie—make it chocolate. I'm a chocoholic and I'm glad.I have a real treat for you chocoholics—triple chocolate cheesecake. chocolate Ⅰ 1. adjective of African heritage US, 1906 2. noun 1 a black person US, 1906. 2 amphetamines UK, 2003. 3 opium US, 1992. 4 a twenty rand banknote. Urban, especially township slang, from the brown colour of the note SOUTH AFRICA, 1984. 5 a southern European AUSTRALIA, 1989⇨ See: CHOCOLATE FUDGE, CHOCOLATE THAI.► in the chocolatein considerable trouble. A euphemism for IN THE SHIT UK, 1998 Ⅱ ⇨ chocolate Thai; chocolate thi; chocolate noun a variety of marijuana UK, 1995 Ⅲ ⇨ chocolate fudge; chocolate noun a judge, especially one who shows leniency. Rhyming slang, gently punning on the judge's sweet nature or a SWEET (excellent) result UK, 1992 life is like a box of chocolatesLife is unpredictable. A version of the phrase was popularized in the film Forrest Gump, in which it was followed by the second line: "You never know what you're gonna get." I didn't expect to get laid off, but hey, life is like a box of chocolates. mint chocolate chipA popular dessert flavor that tastes like mint and contains hard chocolate pieces. I'm getting a scoop of mint chocolate chip—what ice cream flavor do you want? chocolate boxSomething that seems unreal because it is so appealing or attractive. The phrase is always used before a noun. This charming little town is totally full of chocolate box houses. |
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