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 mince /ˈmɪn(t)s/
 切碎物(vt.)切碎,矯揉做作地說(vi.)碎步走,裝腔作勢

 Mince v. t. [imp. & p. p. Minced p. pr. & vb. n. Minging ]
 1. To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; as, to mince meat.
 2. To suppress or weaken the force of; to extenuate; to palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half and keep back half of; as, he doesn't mince words.
    I know no ways to mince it in love, but directly to say -- =\“I love you.”\=   --Shak.
 Siren, now mince the sin,
 And mollify damnation with a phrase.   --Dryden.
    If, to mince his meaning, I had either omitted some part of what he said, or taken from the strength of his expression, I certainly had wronged him.   --Dryden.
 3. To affect; to make a parade of. [R.]

 Mince, v. i.
 1. To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
    The daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, . . . mincing as they go.   --Is. iii. 16.
 I 'll . . . turn two mincing steps
 Into a manly stride.   --Shak.
 2. To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.

 Mince, n. A short, precise step; an affected manner.
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 mince
      n : food chopped into small bits; "a mince of mushrooms"
      v 1: make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the
           students burst out in tears" [syn: soften, moderate]
      2: walk daintily; "She minced down the street"
      3: cut into small pieces; "mince the garlic"