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dissolve cornstarch in [liquid]
Dissolve the cornstarch in cold water before adding it to the soup.
在加入汤之前，先把玉米淀粉用冷水溶解。
玉米淀粉
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玉米淀粉
starch made from corn, used in cooking as a thickener
Dissolve the cornstarch in cold water before adding it to the soup.
在加入汤之前，先把玉米淀粉用冷水溶解。
一种由玉米制成的极细淀粉粉末,用于烹饪中作为增稠剂、防粘剂或抗结剂。
A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
从玉米粒中提取的淀粉；用于烹饪增稠剂
starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener
Add a tablespoon of cornstarch to the soup and stir it until the liquid thickens.
往汤里加一汤匙玉米淀粉，搅拌到汤汁变浓。
This recipe uses cornstarch instead of flour to coat the chicken before frying.
这个食谱用玉米淀粉代替面粉，在油炸前裹在鸡肉上。
Mix the cornstarch with cold water first, then pour it into the sauce.
先把玉米淀粉和冷水混合，再倒进酱汁里。
Dissolve the cornstarch in cold water before adding it to the soup.
在加入汤之前，先把玉米淀粉用冷水溶解。
You can use cornstarch as a thickener for the sauce.
你可以把玉米淀粉用作酱汁的增稠剂。
Mix the cornstarch with a little sugar and cinnamon.
把玉米淀粉和少许糖、肉桂混合。
Not this
Add two cornstarches to the sauce.
Use this
Add two teaspoons of cornstarch to the sauce.
cornstarch 是不可数名词，不能直接加复数或数字；要表示数量需借助量词，如 two teaspoons of cornstarch。
Not this
You need to cornstarch the soup to make it thicker.
Use this
You need to thicken the soup with cornstarch.
cornstarch 是名词，不是动词；表达“用玉米淀粉使变稠”应说 thicken ... with cornstarch。
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玉米淀粉浆
Whisk the cornstarch slurry into the hot soup.
将玉米淀粉浆搅入热汤中。
用玉米淀粉勾芡
Thicken the sauce with cornstarch before serving.
上菜前用玉米淀粉给酱汁勾芡。
将玉米淀粉与水混合
Mix the cornstarch with water until smooth.
将玉米淀粉与水混合至顺滑。
一汤匙玉米淀粉
Add a tablespoon of cornstarch to the gravy.
在肉汁中加入一汤匙玉米淀粉。
玉米淀粉糊
Make a cornstarch paste with cold water.
用冷水调制成玉米淀粉糊。
Use cornstarch naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
玉米淀粉：corn（玉米）+ starch（淀粉），做菜勾芡常用它。
语域：neutral 常见场景：烹饪、烘焙、食品制作 cornstarch 是标准的中性词，通常用于烹饪和食品准备场景，尤其在指勾芡或增稠用的玉米淀粉时最常见，也常见于菜谱和日常对话中。
Rhymes with the final syllable of cornstarch (/kɔrnˌstɑrtʃ/): arch, march, parch, and starch all end in /ɑrtʃ/. Search is a lookalike: it is spelled with the same final letters -arch but pronounced /sɜrtʃ/, so it does not rhyme.
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