Word · Frequency #23324
curdles
（使）凝结；（使）凝固
curdles is the third person singular of curdle.
核心释义
常指牛奶等变稠结成块
to become thick or solid, or to make a liquid become thick or solid, especially milk forming curds
- 1.
形成凝块而不再流动顺畅；使形成这样的凝块。(通常指牛奶)
To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
- 2.
凝结或凝固；使凝结,如通过冷却。(比喻血液)
To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)
- 3.
使液体变质并结块,不再流动顺畅。
To cause a liquid to spoil and form clumps so that it no longer flows smoothly.
变质；变酸；形成凝块而不再流动顺畅；使形成这样的凝块。(通常指牛奶)；凝结或凝固；使凝结,如通过冷却。(比喻血液)；使液体变质并结块,不再流动顺畅。；使凝结
用法In use
The milk curdled after being left on the table overnight.
用法提示：curdled 是 curdle 的过去式，此处作不及物动词，表示液体因变质而凝结。
Add a few drops of lemon juice to curdle the cream for the dessert.
用法提示：curdle 作及物动词，表示‘使…凝结’，to curdle 表示目的。
If you boil the sauce too hard, it may curdle and look lumpy.
用法提示：curdle 作不及物动词，表示在高温下出现凝结，常用于烹饪语境。
sth curdles
curdle 作不及物动词时，主语通常是牛奶、蛋液等液体，表示自发地凝结或变酸。
The milk curdled because I forgot to put it in the fridge.
牛奶凝结了，因为我忘了把它放进冰箱。
curdle sth
curdle 作及物动词时，表示“使……凝结”，常用于描述加入酸、热等因素导致的变化。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- milk curdles
- 牛奶凝结变酸
- If you leave milk out in the heat, it quickly curdles.如果你把牛奶放在高温下，它很快就会凝结变酸。
- curdle the sauce
- 使酱汁凝结
- Adding lemon juice will curdle the sauce.加入柠檬汁会使酱汁凝结。
- blood curdles
- （因恐惧而）血液凝固
- The terrible scream made my blood curdle.那可怕的尖叫声吓得我血液都凝固了。
- curdle into lumps
- 凝结成块
- The mixture curdled into lumps and had to be thrown away.混合物凝结成块，只好扔掉了。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
curd（凝乳）加上动作后缀，联想牛奶结成块、变酸，就是curdle凝结变质。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：烹饪、食品保存、日常描述 通常用于描述液体（如牛奶、奶油、蛋液）凝结或变酸；日常口语和书面语都可用，没有明显的正式或非正式倾向。比较常见于烹饪或食物变质的场景。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
按所给读音，curdle 与 hurdle、girdle 押韵（重读元音及后面的 /dl/ 相同）。cuddle、puddle、middle、fiddle 拼写都以 -dle 结尾，但元音不同（/ʌ/ 或 /ɪ/），并不押韵。
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