curd

IPA/kɜːd/
KK[kˈɚd]IPA/kɜːrd/

curd — noun

1. the thick white lumps that separate from milk after it has gone sour, often pres

1.名詞B2
釋義

the thick white lumps that separate from milk after it has gone sour, often pressed afterwards to make cheese.

例句

Rodrigo gently strained the warm curd through a clean cotton cloth.

verb + curd: strain / drain / press the curd

The cheesemaker pressed the soft curd into round wooden moulds overnight.

collocation: press / shape the curd into a mould

同義詞
  • junket

    a sweet milk-based dessert set with rennet; closely related but specifically a dish, not the raw substance.

  • clabber

    regional / older term for naturally soured thick milk; overlaps with curd but is more about the soured milk as a whole.

反義詞
  • whey

    the watery liquid left behind after the milk solids separate; the natural opposite in cheese-making.

用法筆記

Uncountable: 'a curd' is rare; learners say 'some curd', 'a piece of curd', or 'the curds and whey'.

常見錯誤

❌I ate three curds for breakfast.
✅I ate some curd for breakfast.
💡curd is uncountable like 'cheese'; use 'some curd' or 'a piece of curd'.
❌The milk curd into white lumps.
✅The milk curdled into white lumps.
💡'curd' is a noun; the verb form is 'curdle'.

2. a soft, thick food whose texture is similar to the solids from sour milk — for e

2.名詞B2
釋義

a soft, thick food whose texture is similar to the solids from sour milk — for example bean curd made from soybeans, or lemon curd made by cooking eggs, sugar, and citrus juice.

例句

Minh ordered a bowl of spicy bean curd at the small Sichuan restaurant.

collocation: bean curd (Asian cuisine)

Xiu spread homemade lemon curd onto a warm slice of buttered toast.

collocation: lemon curd as a sweet spread

同義詞
  • tofu

    the everyday English term for the East Asian food made from soybeans; 'bean curd' is the older translation-style equivalent.

  • paste

    more general — any soft, spreadable mixture; lacks the specific milky / set-textured connotation.

文法句型

[noun] + curd: bean curd, lemon curd, soybean curd

用法筆記

Almost always preceded by a noun modifier naming the main ingredient ('bean curd', 'lemon curd', 'soybean curd'). Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names a finished food product, not the raw milk solids.

常見錯誤

❌I bought curd at the Asian market.' (when meaning tofu)
✅I bought bean curd at the Asian market.
💡without a modifier, English readers default to sense 1 (the milk substance), so specify 'bean curd' for tofu-style food.
❌She made a lemon curds tart.
✅She made a lemon curd tart.
💡in fixed compounds like 'lemon curd', the noun stays singular.