margarine

/ˌmɑːdʒəˈriːn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɑːrdʒərən/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmär-jə-rən -ˌrēn; ˈmärj-rən/ (ame, mw)

margarine — noun

1. a soft yellow fat made from plant oils, sold as a block or tub and used in place

1.名詞B1
釋義

a soft yellow fat made from plant oils, sold as a block or tub and used in place of butter for spreading onto bread or for cooking

例句

Yumi spread margarine on her toast before adding a thin layer of strawberry jam.

spread + on [food] before adding

For a lighter cake, Henry used margarine instead of butter in the recipe.

use instead of butter in cooking

同義詞
  • spread

    general term for any soft spreadable fat; less specific than margarine

  • oleo

    informal US abbreviation of oleomargarine, now dated

反義詞
  • butter

    dairy-based fat, the traditional product margarine was created to replace

常見錯誤

❌I fried the eggs in butter' (when meaning margarine).
✅I fried the eggs in margarine.
💡margarine is plant-based; butter is dairy; they are different products with different labels.