- [singular]
a soft wet mixture, usually made of a powder and a liquid 面糊 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- stiff
- thick
- smooth
- …
- make
- make up
- mix
- …
- [countable]
(especially in compounds )尤用于构成复合词 a smooth, soft mixture of meat, fish, etc. that is spread on bread or used in cooking 肉(或鱼等)酱(作涂抹料或烹饪用) meat/fish/tomato paste 肉/鱼/番茄酱
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- stiff
- thick
- smooth
- …
- make
- make up
- mix
- …
- [uncountable]
a type of glue that is used for sticking paper to things 糨糊 wallpaper paste 贴壁纸的糨糊
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- stiff
- thick
- smooth
- …
- make
- make up
- mix
- …
- [uncountable]
a substance like glass, that is used for making artificial jewels, for example diamonds (制作人造宝石的)铅质玻璃
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin pasta ‘medicinal preparation in the shape of a small square’, probably from Greek pastē, (plural) pasta ‘barley porridge’, from pastos ‘sprinkled’.