flour

noun

/ˈflaʊə(r)/

/ˈflaʊər/

[uncountable]

a fine white or brown powder made from grain, especially wheat, and used in cooking for making bread, cakes, etc.（尤指小麦的）面粉；（谷物磨成的）粉
- Sift the flour and salt into a bowl.把面粉和盐筛到碗里。
- wheat/rice flour小麦/米粉
- Wholemeal flour is more nutritious than white flour.全麦面粉比白面粉更有营养。
Homophones flour | flower
flour flower
/ˈflaʊə(r)/

/ˈflaʊər/
- flour noun
  The cake is made with equal parts of flour and sugar.这蛋糕是用等量的面粉和糖做成的。
- flower noun
  The butterflies flit from flower to flower.蝴蝶在花间飞来飞去。
- flower verb
  Daffodils flower in early spring.水仙花在早春开放。
see also all-purpose flour, plain flour, self-raising flour, self-rising flour, white flour
- Blend the flour with a little milk to make a smooth paste.加点儿牛奶在面里，调匀面糊。
- Rub the butter into the flour.把黄油揉进面粉中。
Topics Foodb1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bread
- cake
- all-purpose
- …
… of flour
- bag
- cup
- sack
- …
verb + flour
- use
- add
- blend
- …
flour + noun
- mill
(especially in compounds尤用于构成复合词) fine soft powder made from the seeds or roots of vegetables（尤指小麦的）面粉；（谷物磨成的）粉
- manioc flour木薯粉。
see also gram flour

词源Middle English: a specific use of flower in the sense ‘the best part’, used originally to mean ‘the finest quality of ground wheat’. The spelling flower remained in use alongside flour until the early 19th cent.

flour

verb

/ˈflaʊə(r)/

/ˈflaʊər/

[usually passive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they flour	/ˈflaʊə(r)/ /ˈflaʊər/
he / she / it flours	/ˈflaʊəz/ /ˈflaʊərz/
past simple floured	/ˈflaʊəd/ /ˈflaʊərd/
past participle floured	/ˈflaʊəd/ /ˈflaʊərd/
-ing form flouring	/ˈflaʊərɪŋ/ /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/

flour something to cover something with a layer of flour在…上撒（或覆以）面粉
- Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface.揉生面团时，案板上要撒点面粉。
词源Middle English: a specific use of flower in the sense ‘the best part’, used originally to mean ‘the finest quality of ground wheat’. The spelling flower remained in use alongside flour until the early 19th cent.