mousse
/muːs/ (bre, ipa) · /muːs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmüs/ (ame, mw)
mousse — noun
- moussesingular
- moussesplural
1. a smooth dish with a lot of air in it, made from whipped cream or eggs and mixed
a smooth dish with a lot of air in it, made from whipped cream or eggs and mixed with sweet or savoury ingredients, often served cold
Imani chilled a mango mousse overnight for her sister's birthday dinner.
collocation: mango/chocolate mousse
The cafe served smoked salmon mousse on toast during the Sunday brunch.
After lunch, Eric ordered chocolate mousse instead of the apple pie.
Ari spooned the passion fruit mousse into small glasses for the guests.
By sunset, the lemon mousse had set in the fridge for the party.
文法句型
chocolate mousse
serve mousse chilled
用法筆記
Often used for a chilled dessert, but the same word can also describe a savoury dish made with fish or vegetables. When a flavour comes before it, English often uses no article, as in 'chocolate mousse'.
常見錯誤
2. a soft beauty foam used on hair for styling or on skin for cleansing or care
a soft beauty foam used on hair for styling or on skin for cleansing or care
Christopher worked a golf-ball-sized mousse through his curls before the job interview.
hair mousse for styling curls
At the sink, Yael washed her face with a gentle mousse for dry skin.
The stylist sprayed mousse onto Kian's hair to keep the fringe lifted.
A travel can of mousse burst inside the suitcase on the train to Tainan.
Before yoga, Romi packed a small cleansing mousse in her gym bag.
- foam
broader; foam can describe many textures, while mousse is a branded or product-style term in beauty contexts
- styling product
much wider; mousse is only one kind used on hair
- cleanser
fits the skin-care use, but not the hair-styling use
文法句型
hair mousse
mousse for dry skin
用法筆記
Most often refers to a beauty or care product sold as a soft foam. In hair styling, it usually goes before brushing or drying; for skin, it often names a cleanser or other face product.
常見錯誤
mousse — verb
- moussepresent simple I / you / we / they
- mousses3rd person singular
- moussing-ing form
- moussedpast simple
1. to put mousse on someone's hair in order to shape it or help it stay in place
to put mousse on someone's hair in order to shape it or help it stay in place
Before class photos, Imani moussed her bangs so they would stay curved.
transitive: mousse + hair
The salon assistant moussed Christopher's hair and clipped the sides neatly.
On humid mornings, Ari mousses the front of his hair before cycling to work.
Backstage, the makeup artist moussed the actor's curls before the curtain rose.
文法句型
mousse + hair
mousse + someone's curls/fringe
用法筆記
Usually takes a direct object naming the hair, not the person. This verb is much rarer than the noun, and many speakers would instead say 'put mousse on her hair'.