Word · Frequency #12465
dough
生面团；面团
a thick, soft mixture of flour and other ingredients that is stiff enough to knead or roll and is baked into bread, pastry, etc.
- 1.
A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.
通过将面粉与水、鸡蛋或黄油等其他成分混合制成的厚而可塑的物质,制成特定形状后烘烤
- 2.
a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
一种足够坚硬以便于揉或擀的面粉混合物
- 3.
informal terms for money
非正式的金钱用语
钱；通过将面粉与水、鸡蛋或黄油等其他成分混合制成的厚而可塑的物质,制成特定形状后烘烤；一种足够坚硬以便于揉或擀的面粉混合物；非正式的金钱用语；生面团；[化] 捏塑体; 生面团
In use
She kneaded the dough on a floured surface.
The recipe calls for the dough to rise for an hour.
He rolled out the dough into a thin circle.
knead/roll out + dough
dough 在此为不可数名词，但可用作可数名词表示不同种类的面团。
She kneaded the dough for ten minutes before rolling it out.
她揉面十分钟，然后擀开。
adjective + dough
The dough was too sticky to handle, so she added more flour.
面团太粘手，她加了些面粉。
dough + verb (rise/rest)
Let the dough rise in a warm place for an hour.
Connections
Collocations
- knead the dough
- 揉面团
- Knead the dough for ten minutes until it is smooth.将面团揉十分钟，直到光滑。
- roll out the dough
- 擀面团
- Roll out the dough on a floured surface.在撒了面粉的台面上擀面团。
- bread dough
- 面包面团
- The bread dough needs to rise for an hour.面包面团需要发酵一小时。
- pizza dough
- 披萨面团
- You can buy ready-made pizza dough at the store.你可以在商店买到现成的披萨面团。
- cookie dough
- 饼干面团
- She ate some cookie dough while baking.她烘焙时吃了一些饼干面团。
- make some dough
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：dough读起来像‘兜’，钱放在兜里；揉好的面团也能换钱，所以dough既有‘面团’又有‘钱’的意思。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：baking and cooking、informal use for money 作“面团”讲时通常为中性，多用于烘焙或烹饪场景；作“钱”讲时属非正式用法，比较常见于口语和俚语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 dough (/doʊ/) 押韵的词有 though (/ðoʊ/)、go (/ɡoʊ/)、low (/loʊ/)。但同为 -ough 拼写的 through /θruː/、cough /kɔːf/、rough /rʌf/ 读音不同，需特别注意。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.