al dente

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˌæl ˈden.teɪ]
• 美式音标 [ˌæl ˈden.teɪ]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• adj. （食物，尤指面食）筋道的；有韧性耐咀嚼的

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• Rice: If done right, cooked not too mushy or too al dente
  米饭：如果做法正确，煮的就不会太烂糊或太不好嚼
• How to reach al dente: For the boiled noodles, the chef uses a technique he swears by to get that extra bounce.
  如何把面煮得弹牙： 皮塔克大厨在煮面条时运用了一种技巧，他发誓这种方法可以让面条超有弹性。
• Meanwhile, cook the tortellini in a large saucepan of boiling water following packet directions or until al dente.
  同时，根据包装袋上面的说明把意大利饺子用开水放在炖锅中煮，或者直到咬起来有嚼劲。

权威例句

• It is a tribute to the spaghetti Western, cooked al dente, then cooked a while more, and finally sauced to death.
  NEWYORKER: Love Hurts
• When the moment of truth arrived, it was delectable, a perfectly al dente, subtly flavored pasta (with mussels and squid, it turned out) dressed, not drowned, in a piquant, bottarga-laced tomato sauce.
  FORBES: Editor's Note

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• Pasta or other food that is al dente has been cooked so that it is still firm when bitten.

柯林斯英英字典

• If you cook pasta or a vegetable until it is al dente, you cook it just long enough so that it is neither hard nor soft but is firm and slightly chewy.

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