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polenta is made of [ingredient]
polenta 为不可数名词，通常用单数动词。
Polenta is made of cornmeal and water.
玉米糊是由玉米粉和水制成的。
玉米糊；意式玉米糊
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
玉米糊；意式玉米糊
a thick porridge made from cornmeal cooked in water or stock
Polenta is made of cornmeal and water.
玉米糊是由玉米粉和水制成的。
由粗玉米粉制成的淀粉质佐餐,有各种类型和稠度,有时煎或烤。
Any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.
用玉米粉煮成的浓稠糊状物
a thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in stock or water
She stirred the polenta slowly to avoid lumps.
她慢慢搅拌玉米糊，以免结块。
For dinner, the restaurant served creamy polenta with roasted vegetables.
晚餐时，餐厅供应奶油玉米糊配烤蔬菜。
My grandmother prefers her polenta thick and warm.
我祖母喜欢她的玉米糊又稠又热。
polenta 为不可数名词，通常用单数动词。
Polenta is made of cornmeal and water.
玉米糊是由玉米粉和水制成的。
表示一份时，用 a bowl of、a plate of 等量词。
I ordered a plate of polenta.
我点了一盘玉米糊。
with 表示搭配，常见于菜谱中。
We served the stew with polenta.
我们把炖菜和玉米糊一起端上桌。
Not this
I had a polenta for lunch.
Use this
I had polenta for lunch.
polenta 是物质名词（不可数），指玉米糊这种食物本身时不能加不定冠词 a；泛指食物应直接使用 polenta 或 some polenta。
Not this
I ate a bowl polenta.
Use this
I ate a bowl of polenta.
用量词或容器词（如 a bowl, a cup）修饰不可数名词时，名词之间必须有 of；汉语“一碗玉米糊”没有这个介词，容易漏掉。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
细腻顺滑的玉米糊
The chef served creamy polenta with roasted vegetables.
厨师端上了配烤蔬菜的细腻玉米糊。
烤玉米糊
Baked polenta makes a great midday meal.
烤玉米糊是一顿很棒的午餐。
煎烤玉米糊
Grilled polenta slices are lovely with grilled fish.
烤玉米糊片配烤鱼很好吃。
蘑菇玉米糊
Polenta with mushrooms is a hearty autumn dish.
蘑菇玉米糊是一道暖心的秋季菜肴。
速食玉米糊
Instant polenta cooks in just five minutes.
速食玉米糊只需五分钟就能煮好。
Use polenta naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想记忆：polenta 的尾音 ta 像“塔”，想象玉米糊稠得能堆成一座小塔。
语域：neutral 常见场景：cooking instructions、restaurant menus polenta 通常用于烹饪、食谱和餐厅菜单等场景，属于中性词，没有明显的正式或非正式倾向；中文常译为“玉米糊”或“意式玉米糊”。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.