secret sauce

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sauce used in cooking or as a condiment, the ingredients of which are kept secret. countable,uncountable
    — Congressmen gleefully wolfed down every imaginable version of the hot dog – smoked kielbasas, jumbo grillers, Big & Juicy's, kosher dogs and spiced dogs – topped with every imaginable condiment – hot mustard, sweet mustard, jalapenos, spaghetti sauce, regular relish, corn relish, maple syrup salsa and the secret sauce of Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.). ("If I told you the recipe," an aide explained, "I'd have to shoot you.")
  2. A sauce used in cooking or as a condiment, the ingredients of which are kept secret.; Synonym of special sauce. countable,uncountable
  3. A sauce used in cooking or as a condiment, the ingredients of which are kept secret.; Synonym of special sauce.; burger sauce countable,uncountable
  4. A secret idea or plan; a crucial element of something that makes it unique or functional. countable,figuratively,informal,uncountable
    — And then, there was a lot of talk about "hard truths" and "bold choices," but the interesting thing was nobody ever bothered to tell us what they were. And when Governor [Mitt] Romney finally had a chance to reveal the secret sauce, he did not offer a single new idea. It was just retreads of the same old policies we've been hearing for decades, the same policies that have been sticking it to the middle class for years.
  5. Clandestine alcohol (alcoholic beverage), especially as a secret ingredient in a recipe or in a hip flask for surreptitious tippling. countable,humorous,uncountable

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secret sauces plural

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