custard

/ˈkʌstəd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkʌstərd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkə-stərd/ (ame, mw)

custard — noun

1. a smooth, pourable yellow topping cooked from egg yolks blended with sweetened m

1.名詞B1
釋義

a smooth, pourable yellow topping cooked from egg yolks blended with sweetened milk, served warm or cold over puddings, pies, and stewed fruit.

例句

Salma poured warm custard over a slice of apple pie for her grandfather.

pour custard over [dessert]

The school canteen served jam roly-poly with a thick yellow custard every Friday.

served with custard as a topping

同義詞
  • creme anglaise

    French-origin term for essentially the same pouring custard, used in restaurants and dessert menus.

文法句型

custard on/over [dessert]

pour custard over [noun]

用法筆記

Uncountable: say 'some custard' or 'a jug of custard', not 'a custard'. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is the liquid sauce you pour, never sliced or cut.

常見錯誤

❌I would like a custard on my pie.
✅I would like some custard on my pie.
💡custard as a sauce is uncountable; use 'some' or a measure word like 'a spoonful of'.

2. a soft dessert in which egg yolks, dairy, and sugar are blended together and the

2.名詞B2
釋義

a soft dessert in which egg yolks, dairy, and sugar are blended together and then baked or chilled until firm enough to hold its shape when spooned.

例句

Gabriel baked a vanilla custard in small ramekins for the dinner party.

bake a custard in ramekins

Reema tapped the dish and the custard wobbled but kept its shape.

custard wobbles when set

同義詞
  • flan

    a custard with a caramel layer on top; common term in Spanish-speaking cuisines.

  • pudding

    broader British term often covering set milk-and-egg desserts; less specific than 'custard'.

文法句型

a [flavour] custard

bake / set / chill a custard

用法筆記

Countable in this sense: you can say 'a custard' or 'two custards', because each baked or chilled portion is a separate dish. Distinguish from sense 1: this one is solid enough to spoon, not pour.

常見錯誤

❌She poured the baked custard over the pie.
✅She spooned the baked custard out of the dish.
💡once it is baked or chilled, a custard is set and is spooned, not poured.