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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。
外皮；果皮；(干酪、火腿等的)外皮
rinds — plural of rind
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外皮；果皮；(干酪、火腿等的)外皮
the tough outer skin of some foods, usually removed before eating
The rind of this lemon is very thick.
这个柠檬的皮很厚。
常指水果、奶酪、火腿等的硬外皮；树木的外皮一般说 bark。
Tree bark.
An iron support fitting used on the upper millstone of a grist mill.
A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc.
Before juicing the oranges, I peeled off the thick rind and threw it away.
在榨橙汁之前，我把厚厚的果皮剥下来扔掉了。
The recipe says to remove the rind from the cheese before melting it.
食谱说融化奶酪之前要先去掉奶酪的外皮。
He cut the rind off the watermelon before slicing the fruit for the children.
他先把西瓜皮切掉，再为孩子们把西瓜切成片。
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。
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。
Not this
Don't throw the orange bark into the trash.
Use this
Don't throw the orange rind into the trash.
bark 专指树皮，而水果的外皮应该用 rind（或 peel）。
Not this
She cracked the rind of the egg.
Use this
She cracked the shell of the egg.
rind 指水果、干酪等食物的外皮，而鸡蛋等蛋类的硬壳应该用 shell。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
橙皮
Grate the orange rind before squeezing the juice.
榨汁前先擦一些橙皮屑。
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。
干酪外皮
He cut off the cheese rind before serving.
上桌前他把干酪外皮切掉了。
培根皮
Remove the bacon rind before frying the slices.
煎培根片前先去掉培根皮。
西瓜皮
Some people pickle watermelon rind.
有些人会把西瓜皮做成腌菜。
擦碎的果皮
Add the grated rind and juice of the orange to the mixture.
把橙子的擦碎果皮和果汁加入混合物中。
Use rinds naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
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