名詞 ginger:

1. perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
2. dried ground gingerroot
   同義詞：powdered ginger
3. pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery
   同義詞：gingerroot
4. liveliness and energy
   同義詞：pep, peppiness

動(dòng)詞 ginger:

1. add ginger to in order to add flavor

形容詞 ginger:

1. (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color
   同義詞：gingery

1. Ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper and cloves are common spices.
   姜、 肉豆蔻、 肉桂、 胡椒、 丁香都是常用的香料。
2. The Prime Minister appointed some new ministers to ginger up her administration.
   首相任命一些新大臣以增強(qiáng)她現(xiàn)屆政府的活力。
3. Do you like ginger beer?
   你喜歡姜汁啤酒嗎？
4. There is no ginger in him.
   他身上沒(méi)有活力。

gin.ger

n.（名詞）
A plant(Zingiber officinale) of tropical southeast Asia having yellowish-green flowers and a pungent, aromatic rhizome.
姜，生姜：一種產(chǎn)于東南亞熱帶地區(qū)的植物（姜 姜屬） ，開(kāi)有黃綠色花并有刺激性香味的根莖
The rhizome of this plant, often dried and powdered and used as a spice.Also called gingerroot
姜根：這種植物的根莖，常被弄干磨成粉作為調(diào)味品也作 gingerroot

Any of several related plants having variously colored, often fragrant flowers.
似姜植物：一種顏色各異及花朵帶有芳香味的植物
Wild ginger.
野生生姜
Color A strong brown.
【色彩】 深棕色
Informal Spirit and liveliness; vigor.
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 精力，活力；精神
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
gin.gered,gin.ger.ing,gin.gers
To spice with ginger.
用姜調(diào)味
Informal To make lively:
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 使充滿活力：
例句：
A steel drum band gingered up the party.
一鐵鼓隊(duì)使晚會(huì)生動(dòng)起來(lái)

來(lái)源：
Middle English gingivere
中古英語(yǔ) gingivere
from Old English gingifer
源自 古英語(yǔ) gingifer
and from Old French gingivre
并源自 古法語(yǔ) gingivre
both from Medieval Latin gingiber
都源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) gingiber
from Latin zingiberi
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) zingiberi
from Greek zingiberis
源自 希臘語(yǔ) zingiberis
[of Middle Indic origin] ; akin to Pali singiveram
[源自中印度語(yǔ)支的] ；類似于 巴利語(yǔ) singiveram
from Dravidian
源自 達(dá)羅毗荼諸語(yǔ)
akin to Tamil iôci [ginger] [of southeast Asian origin]
類似于 泰米爾語(yǔ) iôci [生姜] [源自亞洲東南部的]
Tamil vôr [root]
泰米爾語(yǔ) vôr [根]

【引伸】
gin.gery
adj.（形容詞）