Word · Frequency #16312
mousse
奶油冻；慕斯
a rich, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and cream
- 1.
An airy pudding served chilled, particularly chocolate mousse.
一种松软的冷食布丁,尤指巧克力慕斯。
- 2.
A savory dish, of meat or seafood, containing gelatin.
一种含明胶的咸味菜肴,由肉或海鲜制成。
- 3.
A styling cream used for hair.
用于头发造型的定型摩丝。
- 4.
A stable emulsion of water and oil that is created by wave action churning the water where an oil spill occurs.
由波浪搅动泄漏石油的水面而形成的水油稳定乳状液。
摩丝；咸味慕斯；一种松软的冷食布丁,尤指巧克力慕斯。；一种含明胶的咸味菜肴,由肉或海鲜制成。；用于头发造型的定型摩丝。
In use
The chocolate mousse was so light and airy that it melted in my mouth.
For dessert, she made a strawberry mousse with fresh fruit on top.
This restaurant serves a classic vanilla mousse that customers love.
a [flavor/ingredient] mousse
作表示食物的名词时，mousse 可与食材/口味搭配，如 chocolate mousse；按份数概念可用 a/an。
We ordered a chocolate mousse for dessert.
我们点了一份巧克力慕斯当甜点。
apply mousse + to + hair
作护发产品名词时，mousse 通常不可数，常见用法为 apply some mousse to hair。
Apply some mousse to damp hair.
取一些摩丝涂在微湿的头发上。
mousse + one's hair
作动词时，mousse 是及物动词，意为“给头发抹摩丝”，常以 hair 为宾语。
Connections
Collocations
- chocolate mousse
- 巧克力慕斯
- The chocolate mousse was light and creamy.巧克力慕斯口感轻盈细腻。
- hair mousse
- 摩丝（美发泡沫）
- She applied hair mousse before blow-drying her hair.吹头发前，她抹了摩丝。
- salmon mousse
- 三文鱼慕斯（咸味冷盘）
- The salmon mousse was served with toast.三文鱼慕斯配烤面包一起端上。
- apply mousse
- 涂抹摩丝
- Apply mousse to damp hair for volume.将摩丝涂在湿发上以增加蓬松感。
- styling mousse
- 造型摩丝
- This styling mousse gives a soft, natural hold.这款造型摩丝让头发柔软自然定型。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mousse 像中文“慕斯”，甜点入口轻盈如泡沫；头发上用的摩丝也是一团泡沫，两个 s 好似两团泡沫。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：restaurant menus、dessert recipes 此处指甜点‘慕斯’：普通日常用语，多用于菜单、食谱或餐饮闲聊，语气中性，没有特殊正式或随意色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 mousse 押韵，均以 /u:s/ 结尾。注意：mousse 拼写与 house /haʊs/、mouse /maʊs/ 相似，但读音不同，不要混淆。
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。
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