juice
/dʒuːs/noun
उच्चारण जूस
रस, जूस
Basic word
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[U, C]
the liquid that comes from fruit or vegetables; a drink made from this; the liquid in the stomach that helps you to digest food
रस, जूस
- orange juice
- digestive juices
- I'd like a glass of fresh pineapple juice.
+ 2 more examples
- Squeeze the lemon juice over the salad.
- Sugarcane juice is sold along the roadside in summer.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
juice (uncountable and countable)
Juice is uncountable for the substance, but countable when it means a glass or a type of juice: two orange juices.
पदार्थ के अर्थ में 'juice' uncountable है, पर गिलास या प्रकार के अर्थ में countable: two orange juices।
- Fresh juice is sold at every corner of the market.
- Two mango juices, please.
a glass of juice / juice of sth
To measure it, use a glass of juice; to name the fruit, use the juice of a lemon.
मात्रा के लिए 'a glass of juice' और फल के नाम के लिए 'the juice of a lemon' आता है।
- Radhika drinks a glass of juice every morning.
- Add the juice of one lemon to the water.
fruit / orange / lemon juice
The fruit name before juice is a modifier and stays singular.
Juice से पहले आने वाला फल का नाम modifier है और singular रहता है।
- He ordered a sugarcane juice at the stall.
juices (plural: digestive)
In the plural, juices can mean the liquids of the stomach, or the liquid from cooked meat or fruit.
Plural में 'juices' पेट के रस या पके भोजन से निकले रस को बता सकता है।
- Gastric juices help break down food.
juice vs squash
Juice comes straight from fruit; squash is a sweet concentrate mixed with water.
Juice सीधे फल से निकलता है; squash मीठा गाढ़ा घोल है जिसे पानी में मिलाया जाता है।
- Fresh orange juice tastes better than orange squash.
+Collocations 5
adjective + juice
freshsweetsourchilledpackaged
- Fresh juice is healthier than packaged juice.
fruit + juice
orangelemonmangosugarcanepomegranate
- Pomegranate juice is rich in iron.
verb + juice
squeezedrinkpourextractserve
- She squeezed the lemon to get the juice.
juice + noun
stallshopboxbarstain
- A juice stall stands near the railway station.
juice + idiom
juice upfull of juicestew in your own juice
- Let him stew in his own juice for a while.
“More examples 6
- The juice dripped from the orange as she cut it.
संतरा काटते समय उसका रस टपकने लगा।
- Aman had a glass of cold juice after the match.
मैच के बाद अमन ने एक गिलास ठंडा जूस पिया।
- Doctors advise patients to drink plenty of fruit juice and water.
डॉक्टर मरीज़ों को खूब फलों का रस और पानी पीने की सलाह देते हैं।
- Please spill no juice on the carpet.
कृपया कालीन पर जूस मत गिराइए।
- The sugarcane juice was served with ice and mint.
गन्ने का रस बर्फ और पुदीने के साथ परोसा गया।
- Radhika squeezed fresh juice for the guests.
राधिका ने मेहमानों के लिए ताज़ा रस निचोड़ा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I want two glass of orange juice.
✓ I want two glasses of orange juice.
After a number above one, a countable noun takes the plural form.
एक से अधिक संख्या के बाद countable noun plural रूप में आता है।
◇Word family
?Which word?
Keep apart juice (fruit liquid) and sap (the liquid inside a plant).
Juice (फल का रस) और sap (पौधे के भीतर का द्रव, रस) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective juicy means full of juice, and also interesting because it involves scandal ('juicy gossip').
Adjective juicy का अर्थ रस से भरा, और कांड से जुड़ा होने से रोचक भी है ('juicy gossip', चटपटी गपशप)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Get the creative juices flowing (start thinking in a creative way), stew in your own juice (suffer the results of your own actions).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: get the creative juices flowing (रचनात्मक ढंग से सोचना शुरू करना), stew in your own juice (अपने कर्मों का फल भुगतना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: the stomach produces gastric juice containing hydrochloric acid; the liver produces bile; the pancreas produces pancreatic juice.
विज्ञान GK में आमाशय hydrochloric acid वाला जठर रस बनाता है; यकृत पित्त (bile) बनाता है; अग्न्याशय अग्न्याशयी रस बनाता है।