Word · Frequency #17035
rind
外皮；果皮；(干酪、火腿等的)外皮
the tough outer skin of some foods, usually removed before eating
常指水果、奶酪、火腿等的硬外皮；树木的外皮一般说 bark。
- 1.
Tree bark.
- 2.
An iron support fitting used on the upper millstone of a grist mill.
- 3.
A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc.
树皮；壳；外表
In use
Before juicing the oranges, I peeled off the thick rind and threw it away.
The recipe says to remove the rind from the cheese before melting it.
He cut the rind off the watermelon before slicing the fruit for the children.
the rind of sth
名词用法。rind 通常指水果、奶酪或火腿等食物的较硬外皮。
The rind of this lemon is very thick.
这个柠檬的皮很厚。
rind sth
动词用法，意为削去…的外皮，较少见，过去式为 rinded。
You should rind the pineapple before cutting it.
切菠萝前你应该削去它的外皮。
Common mistakes
Don't throw the orange bark into the trash.
Connections
Collocations
- orange rind
- 橙皮
- Grate the orange rind before squeezing the juice.榨汁前先擦一些橙皮屑。
- lemon rind
- 柠檬皮
- The recipe calls for the finely grated rind of one lemon.食谱要求擦一个柠檬的细皮屑。
- cheese rind
- 干酪外皮
- He cut off the cheese rind before serving.上桌前他把干酪外皮切掉了。
- bacon rind
- 培根皮
- Remove the bacon rind before frying the slices.煎培根片前先去掉培根皮。
- watermelon rind
- 西瓜皮
- Some people pickle watermelon rind.有些人会把西瓜皮做成腌菜。
- grated rind
- 擦碎的果皮
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音像 find，联想“在果皮里找到果肉”：rind 就是吃前要剥掉的那层外皮。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：recipes、food product labels、descriptions of cheese and cured meats 通常属于中性语体，多用于食物相关的说明性文本，如菜谱、食品包装说明、奶酪或火腿的介绍。日常口语中水果皮更常说 peel；指奶酪、火腿等较硬的外皮时，rind 比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 rind /raɪnd/ 押韵（重读元音和后缀相同）：find、kind、mind、blind、bind、behind（重音在 /haɪnd/）。注意拼写相似的 wind 可读 /wɪnd/（风）或 /waɪnd/（缠绕），只有 /waɪnd/ 与 rind 押韵。
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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