mustard /ˈmʌstəd/ CET6+ TEM4

• 1. 

  N-MASS Mustard is a yellow or brown paste usually eaten with meat. It tastes hot and spicy. 芥末酱

  例：

  ...a jar of mustard.

  …一罐芥末酱。

• 2. 

  COLOR Mustard is used to describe things that are brownish yellow in colour. 褐黄色 (的)

  例：

  I sat in my father's chair, a mustard-coloured recliner.

  我坐在父亲的椅子上，一把褐黄色的躺椅。

• 3. 

  PHRASE If someone does not cut the mustard, their work or their performance is not as good as it should be or as good as it is expected to be. 未能达到要求; 不如所期待地那么好 [非正式]

  例：

  He just wasn't a good student. He wasn't cutting the mustard and we let him go.

  他不是什么好学生。不合格，我们就让他走了。