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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。
凝乳；凝块
curds — plural of curd
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
凝乳；凝块
The coagulated part of a liquid.
She was eating her curds and whey.
她正在吃她的凝乳和乳清。
任何液体中凝结的部分。
The coagulated part of any liquid.
某些十字花科植物的可食用花头。
The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants.
To make cheese, you first need to separate the curd from the whey.
要制作奶酪，首先需要将凝乳与乳清分离。
The chef added lemon juice to the milk to form curds.
厨师向牛奶中加入柠檬汁以形成凝乳。
She stirred the curd gently to avoid breaking it into small pieces.
她轻轻搅拌凝乳，避免将其弄碎。
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。
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。
这是制作奶酪时的常见表达；curds 用复数，指凝固的凝乳块。
You need to separate the curds from the whey.
你需要把凝乳和乳清分开。
Not this
This curd are made from cow's milk.
Use this
This curd is made from cow's milk.
curd 作物质名词表示“凝乳”时不可数，主语后谓语动词应用单数 is，而不是 are。
Not this
There are many curd in the milk.
Use this
There are many curds in the milk.
curd 指牛奶中凝结的一块块凝块时是可数名词，复数形式为 curds；many 后必须接复数可数名词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
柠檬凝乳
She spread lemon curd on her toast.
她在烤面包片上抹了柠檬凝乳。
豆腐
Bean curd absorbs the flavor of the sauce.
豆腐会吸收酱汁的味道。
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。
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。
小玛菲特小姐坐在小土墩上，吃着凝乳和乳清。
This opening line from the well-known English nursery rhyme “Little Miss Muffet” shows curds as part of a simple meal; curds are the lumpy solids that form when milk sours or separates.
这句出自英国童谣《小玛菲特小姐》的开头，把凝乳当作简单的食物；凝乳是牛奶变酸或分离时凝结成的块状固体。
Use curds naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
常作不可数名词，但也可指单个凝乳块（复数curds）
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