mush

• 名词，有多个含义：柔软糊状的东西；用水煮的玉米粉糊；过度伤感的文字或音乐；或狗拉雪橇的旅行。

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.

   糊状物

   • 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.

   同义词goomashpappastepulppureeslopsludgeslush

2. Cornmeal porridgeA2formalamericanculinary

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

   玉米粥

   • 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.

   同义词polenta

3. Sentimental writing or musicB2informalart

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

   煽情之作

   • 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.

   同义词corngoohokummawkishnessschmaltzsentimentalityslushtreacle

4. Dogsled journeyB2informal

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

   狗拉雪橇旅行

   • 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.

• 动词，指把某物捣成或压成柔软的糊状；也指驾驭狗拉雪橇或乘坐狗拉雪橇。

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.

   驾驶狗拉雪橇

   • 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.

   同义词dogsled

2. Travel by dogsledB2informal

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

   乘狗拉雪橇

   • 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.

   同义词dogsledsledge