Word · Frequency #17569
curd
凝乳；凝块
The coagulated part of a liquid.
- 1.
The coagulated part of any liquid.
任何液体中凝结的部分。
- 2.
The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants.
某些十字花科植物的可食用花头。
花球；任何液体中凝结的部分。；某些十字花科植物的可食用花头。；凝乳；[化] 凝乳; 凝乳状物; 酪状物; 皂粒
In use
To make cheese, you first need to separate the curd from the whey.
The chef added lemon juice to the milk to form curds.
She stirred the curd gently to avoid breaking it into small pieces.
curds and whey
curds and whey 是固定搭配；表示凝乳块时常用复数 curds。
She was eating her curds and whey.
她正在吃她的凝乳和乳清。
the curd of [plant]
此义项中 curd 指十字花科植物的可食花头，常见于烹饪语境。
The curd of a cauliflower is the part you cook.
花椰菜的花球就是你要烹饪的部分。
separate the curds from the whey
这是制作奶酪时的常见表达；curds 用复数，指凝固的凝乳块。
Connections
Collocations
- curds and whey
- 凝乳和乳清
- The recipe for these cakes needs curds and whey.做这些蛋糕的配方需要凝乳和乳清。
- lemon curd
- 柠檬凝乳
- She spread lemon curd on her toast.她在烤面包片上抹了柠檬凝乳。
- bean curd
- 豆腐
- Bean curd absorbs the flavor of the sauce.豆腐会吸收酱汁的味道。
- curd cheese
- 凝乳奶酪
- The supermarket sells a tangy curd cheese.超市出售一种味道微酸的凝乳奶酪。
- cauliflower curd
- 花椰菜花球
- A mature cauliflower curd should be compact and white.成熟的花椰菜花球应当紧实而洁白。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
curd 开头像 curdle（凝结）的开头，想象牛奶凝结成一小块一小块的凝乳，就是 curd。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：dairy and cheese-making、cooking and food preparation、botany and agriculture curd 最常见的名词义是‘凝乳’或‘凝块’，多用于日常饮食和奶酪制作等语境，属于中性词；在植物学或蔬菜栽培中也可指花椰菜、西兰花等十字花科植物的可食花球，但这一用法比较专业、常见于技术描述。
Grammar Note
常作不可数名词，但也可指单个凝乳块（复数curds）
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with curd /kəːd/: they end in the same vowel sound /əː/ followed by /d/. Note the different spellings: -ird (bird, third), -erd (herd, nerd), -eard (heard), -ord (word). Beware lookalikes such as cured /kjʊəd/, curl /kəːl/, curt /kəːt/, and card /kɑːd/ – they do not rhyme with curd.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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