flour

/ˈflaʊə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflaʊər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈflau̇(-ə)r/ (ame, mw) · /flaʊər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflaʊ.ɚ/ (ame, ipa)

flour — noun

1. a soft, pale powder made by grinding cereal grains such as wheat or rice; it is

1.名詞A2
釋義

a soft, pale powder made by grinding cereal grains such as wheat or rice; it is the basic dry ingredient in baked goods like loaves, cakes, pastries, and noodles.

例句

Naoko sifted the flour into a large bowl before adding the sugar.

sift + flour collocation

Felipe bought a bag of whole-wheat flour to make his own bread.

whole-wheat flour

同義詞
  • meal

    coarser grind, often of corn or oats, not as fine as flour

文法句型

flour + is + adjective (e.g. flour is sifted)

a cup / bag / kilo of flour

用法筆記

Uncountable — use 'some flour,' 'a bag of flour,' or 'a kilo of flour,' not 'a flour.' To count types, say 'a flour made from rye' or 'different flours.'

常見錯誤

❌I need a flour to bake a cake.
✅I need some flour to bake a cake.
💡Flour is uncountable in English, so you cannot use 'a' before it alone.

2. a soft powder obtained by grinding starchy parts of plants such as potatoes, cas

2.名詞B1
釋義

a soft powder obtained by grinding starchy parts of plants such as potatoes, cassava roots, almonds, or rice, used in cooking to thicken sauces or as a gluten-free alternative to wheat flour.

例句

Piotr used potato flour to thicken the soup because he is gluten-intolerant.

potato flour for thickening

Rachid mixed tapioca flour with warm water to make a chewy dough.

tapioca flour

同義詞
  • starch

    emphasises the chemical component; 'corn starch' and 'corn flour' are the same product in many regions but differ in the UK vs US

文法句型

[type] + flour (e.g. potato flour)

flour + made from + [plant part]

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 (GRAIN FLOUR): sense 2 covers flours that are NOT made from cereal grains. The word specifying the source (e.g. potato, almond, tapioca, rice) almost always comes before 'flour.'

flour — verb