Word
sourdough
面肥；老面；酸面团
核心释义
a fermented dough used as a leaven for making bread, especially by pioneers
- 1.
酸面团
A type of bread dough leavened with yeast and lactobacilli that produce acids giving a sour taste.
- 2.
发酵活跃的面团酵母；拓荒者用来制作面包
a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread
- 3.
定居者或探矿者(尤其在美国西部或加拿大西北部和阿拉斯加)
a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)
酸面团；发酵活跃的面团酵母；拓荒者用来制作面包；定居者或探矿者(尤其在美国西部或加拿大西北部和阿拉斯加)；含酵母的面团
用法In use
She keeps a jar of sourdough in the fridge to bake bread every weekend.
用法提示：此句中 sourdough 是名词，指含活性发酵的面团（面肥）。
This recipe uses sourdough instead of commercial yeast to give the bread a mild tang.
用法提示：这里 sourdough 作动词 uses 的宾语，表示作为发酵剂的面团。
After three days, the sourdough had grown bubbly and was ready to mix into the dough.
用法提示：句中的 sourdough 是名词主语，描述发酵活跃的面团状态。
make + sourdough
make sourdough 指制作酸面团（面肥），常用于家庭烘焙语境。
You can make sourdough with just flour and water.
你只用面粉和水就能做酸面团。
sourdough + noun
sourdough 常作定语修饰 bread、starter 等名词，表示“酸面团制成的”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sourdough starter
- 天然酵母种；酸面团酵头
- You should feed your sourdough starter regularly to keep it active.你应该定期喂养你的天然酵母种，让它保持活性。
- sourdough bread
- 天然酵母面包；酸面包
- This bakery is known for its crusty sourdough bread.这家面包店以脆皮的天然酵母面包闻名。
- sourdough pizza
- 天然酵母比萨
- The restaurant serves sourdough pizza with a chewy crust.这家餐厅供应外皮有嚼劲的天然酵母比萨。
- sourdough pancakes
- 天然酵母煎饼；酸面团煎饼
- I made sourdough pancakes with the leftover starter this morning.今天早上我用剩下的面种做了天然酵母煎饼。
- sourdough baking
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 sour（酸）+ dough（面团）：面团发酵后发酸，就是做面包用的酸面团（老面）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：烘焙、烹饪、面包制作 该词通常用于烘焙和烹饪语境，多出现在食谱、面包店或食品制作相关讨论中，属于比较常见的中性说法。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
sourdough 结尾的 -ough 发 /əʊ/，和 dough、though 的 -ough 发音相同；但 rough、cough、bough、through 中的 -ough 发音各不相同，需注意区分。
一起学习词形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.