custard

IPA/ˈkʌstəd/
KK[kˈʌstɚd]IPA/ˈkʌstərd/

custard — 名詞

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

1.名詞B1
釋義

卡士達醬

蛋奶糖加熱調成的液態甜醬

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.

Salma 把溫熱的卡士達醬淋在一片蘋果派上，端給爺爺吃。

pour custard over [dessert]

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

學校餐廳每週五都會在果醬卷布丁上淋上一層濃稠的黃色卡士達醬。

served with custard as a topping

常見搭配
  • pour custard over
  • warm custard
  • thick custard
  • a jug of custard
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

蛋奶布丁

烤或冰過後成形的蛋奶甜點

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.

Gabriel 為晚宴在小烤盅裡烤了香草口味的蛋奶布丁。

bake a custard in ramekins

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

Reema 輕輕敲了一下盤子，蛋奶布丁晃了晃，但仍維持形狀。

custard wobbles when set

常見搭配
  • baked custard
  • frozen custard
  • set the custard
  • a vanilla / lemon custard
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.

同根字

  • custardy
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • custard sauce
  • custard powder
  • custard tart
  • custard apple

常用片語

  • a jug of custard
  • a bowl of custard
  • homemade custard

介系詞搭配

  • custard on
  • custard over
  • custard with