SWEET-AND-SOUR

Meaning of SWEET-AND-SOUR in English

adjective

[ only before noun ] ( of food ) cooked in a sauce that contains sugar and vinegar or lemon :

Chinese sweet-and-sour pork

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SWEET-AND-SOUR — adjective Date: 1928 seasoned with a sauce containing sugar and vinegar or lemon juice
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SWEET-AND-SOUR — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : seasoned with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice sweet-and-sour tongue
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWEET-AND-SOUR — /sweet"n soweur", -sow"euhr/ , adj. cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings. [ 1925-30 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWEET-AND-SOUR — n. special flavor that is mixture of sweet and sour (used especially in Oriental cooking)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SWEET AND SOUR — adj. having the characteristic of a flavor that is a mixture of sweet and sour (used especially in Oriental cooking)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SWEET-AND-SOUR — adjective Date: 1928 : seasoned with a sauce containing sugar and vinegar or lemon juice sweet-and-sour shrimp
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWEET-AND-SOUR — Pronunciation: ˌ sw ē -t ə n- ' sau ̇ (- ə )r Function: adjective Date: 1928 : seasoned with …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SWEET-AND-SOUR — ■ adjective cooked with both sugar and a sour substance, such as vinegar or lemon.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SWEET-AND-SOUR — [sweet-and-sour] adj (1928): seasoned with a sauce containing sugar and vinegar or lemon juice "~ shrimp"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWEET-AND-SOUR — sweet-and-sour BrE AmE ˌswiːt ə n ˈsa ʊ ‿ə ◂ - ə nd- AmE \ -ˈsaʊ‿ ə r
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SWEET-AND-SOUR — ˌsweet-and-ˈsour BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] a sweet-and-sour dish in Chinese cooking has both sweet and sour tastes together: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWEET-AND-SOUR — see sweet and sour
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEET AND SOUR — also sweet-and-sour Sweet and sour is used to describe Chinese food that contains both a sweet flavour and something sharp …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEET AND SOUR — also sweet-and-sour Sweet and sour is used to describe Chinese food that contains both a sweet flavour and something sharp …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SWEET-AND-SOUR — see sweet and sour
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SWEET-AND-SOUR — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Do you know how many calories are in Mr Singh's curry or Mr Wong's sweet-and-sour …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWEET-AND-SOUR — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SWEET-AND-SOUR — adj. Sweet-and-sour is used with these nouns: ↑ sauce
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SWEET-AND-SOUR — кисло-сладкий (о подливке и т. п.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SWEET-AND-SOUR — Кисло-сладкий
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SWEET-AND-SOUR — a кисло-сладкий ( о подливке и т. п. )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SWEET AND SOUR — (a) кисло-сладкий
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SWEET-AND-SOUR — a кисло-сладкий ( о подливке и т. п. )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SWEET-AND-SOUR — a кисло-сладкий ( о подливке и т. п. )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SWEET-AND-SOUR — кисло-сладкий (о подливке и т. п.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SWEET — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=sweet pea">sweet pea sweet potato sweet William
Английский словарь Британика
SWEET — I. ˈswēt, usu -ēd.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English swete, sweete, from Old English swēte; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOUR — I. ˈsau̇(ə)r, ˈsau̇ə, esp in the South ˈsau̇wə(r adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sūr; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWEET — (superl.) Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; …
Английский словарь Webster
SOUR — (v. t.) To cause to become sour; to cause to turn from sweet to sour; as, exposure to the air …
Английский словарь Webster
SOUR — (superl.) Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUR — (superl.) Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply.
Английский словарь Webster
SWEET — ( superl. ) Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( v. t. ) To cause to become sour; to cause to turn from sweet to sour; as, exposure to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( v. i. ) To become sour; to turn from sweet to sour; as, milk soon sours in hot weather; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( superl. ) Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( superl. ) Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWEET — — sweetly , adv. — sweetness , n. /sweet/ , adj., sweeter, sweetest , adv. , n. adj. 1. having …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — — sourish , adj. — sourly , adv. — sourness , n. /soweur, sow"euhr/ , adj., sourer, sourest , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — v. cause to turn sour; make bitter, disillusion; become sour; become disillusioned and resentful
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SWEET — I. ˈswēt adjective Etymology: Middle English swete, from Old English swēte; akin to Old High German suozi sweet, Latin suadēre …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOUR — I. ˈsau̇(-ə)r adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sūr; akin to Old High German sūr sour, Lithuanian sūrus salty …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWEET — adv sweetly. 2. sweet ·vt to sweeten. 3. sweet ·noun confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, ·etc. 4. sweet ·noun home-made wines, cordials, …
Webster English vocab
SOUR — superl afflictive; painful. 2. sour ·vt to make cold and unproductive, as soil. 3. sour ·vt to make unhappy, uneasy, …
Webster English vocab
SWEET — [sweet] adj [ME swete, fr. OE swete; akin to OHG suozi sweet, L suadere to urge, suavis sweet, Gk hedys] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOUR — [sour] adj [ME, fr. OE sur; akin to OHG sur sour, Lith surus salty] (bef. 12c) 1: causing or characterized …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWEET — sweet, Sweet BrE AmE swiːt ▷ sweeter ˈswiːt ə AmE ˈswiːt̬ ə r ▷ sweetest ˈswiːt ɪst -əst AmE ˈswiːt̬ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOUR — sour BrE AmE ˈsa ʊ ‿ə AmE ˈsaʊ‿ ə r ▷ soured ˈsa ʊ ‿əd AmE ˈsaʊ‿ ə rd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SWEET
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUR — / ˈsaʊə(r); NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective 1. having a taste like that of a lemon or of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEET
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOUR — I. sour 1 /saʊə $ saʊr/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sur ] 1 . having …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWEET — adj. & n. --adj. 1 having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar. 2 smelling pleasant like roses or perfume etc.; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOUR — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar, esp. because of unripeness (sour apples). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWEET — adj. & n. adj. 1 having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar. 2 smelling pleasant like roses or perfume etc.; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOUR — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar, esp. because of unripeness (sour apples). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWEET — adj. & n. --adj. 1. having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar. 2 smelling pleasant like roses or perfume etc.; …
Oxford English vocab
SOUR — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar, esp. because of unripeness (sour apples). …
Oxford English vocab
SWEET — ( sweeter, sweetest, sweets) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Sweet food …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUR — ( sours, souring, soured) 1. Something that is sour has a sharp, unpleasant taste like the taste of a lemon. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEET — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sweet smell ▪ She liked the sweet smell of hay in the barn. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOUR — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a musty/stale/sour smell (= old and not fresh ) ▪ The clothes in the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Cambridge English vocab

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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