mush

• Существительное с несколькими значениями: мягкая кашеобразная масса; каша из кукурузной муки, сваренная на воде; чрезмерно сентиментальное письмо или музыка; или путешествие на собачьей упряжке.

A noun with multiple meanings: a soft, pulpy mass; a porridge made from cornmeal boiled in water; overly sentimental writing or music; or a journey by dogsled.

1. Soft massB1informal

   A soft, thick, and often shapeless mass or mixture, typically of food or other substances.

   Кашица

   • The snow turned into a brown mush by the roadside.
   • He ate a bowl of oatmeal that had become a tasteless mush.
   • The fallen leaves formed a wet mush on the ground.

   Синонимыgoomashpappastepulppureeslopsludgeslush

2. Cornmeal porridgeA2formalamericanculinary

   A type of porridge made by boiling cornmeal in water or milk, often eaten as a breakfast dish.

   Кукурузная каша

   • For breakfast, she served a bowl of hot mush with butter and syrup.
   • The pioneers often ate cornmeal mush as a staple food.
   • He added a pinch of salt to the mush to enhance the flavor.

   Синонимыpolenta

3. Sentimental writing or musicB2informalart

   Writing, speech, or music that is overly sentimental, sweet, or emotional.

   Сентиментальная чепуха

   • The movie was full of romantic mush that made me cringe.
   • His poetry was dismissed as sentimental mush by critics.
   • She couldn't stand the sugary mush of the pop ballad.

   Синонимыcorngoohokummawkishnessschmaltzsentimentalityslushtreacle

4. Dogsled journeyB2informal

   A long journey made by dogsled, often across snow or ice.

   Путешествие на собачьей упряжке

   • The musher prepared for a long mush across the frozen tundra.
   • They set out on a three-day mush to deliver supplies.
   • The dogs were eager to begin the mush through the snowy wilderness.

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по превращению чего-либо в мягкую, кашеобразную массу или для управления упряжкой ездовых собак.

A verb used to indicate the act of reducing something to a soft, pulpy mass, or to drive a dog sled team.

1. Drive a dogsledB2informal

   To command or drive a team of dogs pulling a sled, typically used in snowy regions.

   Управлять собачьей упряжкой

   • He mushed the dogs across the frozen tundra.
   • The musher yelled 'Mush!' to get the team moving.
   • They mushed through the blizzard to reach the cabin.

   Синонимыdogsled

2. Travel by dogsledB2informal

   To travel using a dogsled, often as a mode of transportation or sport.

   Путешествовать на собачьей упряжке

   • We mushed for miles across the snowy landscape.
   • She learned to mush during her trip to Alaska.
   • They mushed to the next checkpoint in the race.

   Синонимыdogsledsledge