yolk

/jəʊk/ (bre, ipa) · /jəʊk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈyōk ˈyelk (in cultivated speech, especially Southern US), also ˈyōlk, ˈyȯlk, ˈyälk, ˈyəlk/ (ame, mw)

yolk — noun

  • yolksingular
  • yolksplural

1. the soft, yellow ball at the centre of an egg, with the clear-and-white part wra

1.名詞B1
釋義

the soft, yellow ball at the centre of an egg, with the clear-and-white part wrapped around it.

例句

Beatriz cracked the egg into a bowl and the bright orange yolk slid out.

collocation: bright / orange / yellow yolk

Ezra dipped a corner of his toast into the soft yolk of the fried egg.

collocation: soft / runny yolk

同義詞
  • egg yellow

    rare and informal; most speakers just say 'yolk'

反義詞
  • egg white

    the clear, then white part surrounding the yolk; chefs often separate the two

  • albumen

    scientific term for the egg white

文法句型

the yolk of [an egg]

[adjective] yolk

用法筆記

Usually paired with 'the white' (the clear part). Often described by texture: a 'runny yolk' is still liquid, a 'hard yolk' has been cooked solid.

常見錯誤

❌I want my egg with a soft yellow.
✅I want my egg with a soft yolk.
💡'yellow' is a colour; the round middle part of the egg is called the yolk.
❌Beat the yolk and the clear together.
✅Beat the yolk and the white together.
💡the surrounding part of the egg is called 'the white', not 'the clear'.