flours
flours — 名詞
1. a soft, fine powder produced by grinding cereal grains such as wheat, rice, or c
麵粉
穀物磨成的細粉
a soft, fine powder produced by grinding cereal grains such as wheat, rice, or corn; used as a basic building ingredient in baking bread, cakes, biscuits, and pastries.
Tariq mixed the flour with eggs and sugar to make the cake batter.
Tariq 把麵粉、雞蛋和糖混合在一起，準備做蛋糕糊。
flour + verb: mixed with eggs and sugar for batter
Naoko dusted a light layer of flour over the counter before rolling out the dough.
Naoko 在流理檯上撒了一層薄薄的麵粉，準備開始擀麵糰。
collocation: dust / layer of flour before rolling dough
The bakery uses organic wheat flour for all its bread and pastries.
那家烘焙坊所有麵包和糕點都使用有機小麥麵粉。
type: wheat flour; register: baking context
Elena checked the flour tin and realised she needed more to finish the recipe.
Elena 看了麵粉罐，發現剩下的量不夠完成食譜。
quantifier: more flour + finish recipe
Théo sifted the flour into a large bowl to remove any small lumps.
Théo 把麵粉篩進一個大碗裡，去除所有的小結塊。
verb pattern: sift flour into [container]
- wheat flour
- plain flour
- self-raising flour
- all-purpose flour
- sifted flour
- cup of flour
- bag of flour
- dust with flour
- weigh the flour
文法句型
flour for [baking/cooking]
made from/with flour
用法筆記
Uncountable — you cannot say 'a flour' in this sense. Use 'a bag of flour', 'a cup of flour', or 'some flour' instead.
常見錯誤
2. a powdery substance obtained by grinding the seeds, roots, or tubers of non-cere
澱粉
含澱粉的植物粉末
a powdery substance obtained by grinding the seeds, roots, or tubers of non-cereal plants such as potatoes, cassava, or chickpeas, used mainly as a thickener for sauces or an ingredient in flatbreads.
Mira used chickpea flour to make a savoury pancake for dinner.
Mira 用鷹嘴豆粉做了一份晚餐吃的鹹煎餅。
type: chickpea flour; use: savoury pancake
Nala stirred a spoonful of potato flour into the simmering soup to thicken it.
Nala 舀了一匙馬鈴薯粉放進正在煮的湯裡，讓湯變濃稠。
use: thicken soup with potato flour
Esme bought cassava flour from the market to try a new bread recipe.
Esme 在市場買了樹薯粉，想試做一個新的麵包食譜。
type: cassava flour; source context
Sana prefers rice flour for making crispy fried chicken at home.
Sana 在家做酥脆炸雞時偏好使用米粉。
use: rice flour for crispy coating
- potato flour
- rice flour
- cassava flour
- chickpea flour
- tapioca flour
- arrowroot flour
- thicken with flour
- starch
often used interchangeably with plant-based flours, though starch is the extracted pure carbohydrate while flour includes fibre and protein
文法句型
[type] flour
flour made from [plant]
用法筆記
Often specified by the plant source (potato flour, tapioca flour) because the generic term 'flour' alone implies wheat flour in most English-speaking kitchens.
常見錯誤
flours — 動詞
- flourspresent simple I / you / we / they
- flourses3rd person singular
- floursing-ing form
- floursedpast simple
1. to cover a surface or piece of food with a thin, even layer of flour before cook
撒麵粉
在表面或食物上灑麵粉
to cover a surface or piece of food with a thin, even layer of flour before cooking, so that dough does not stick or so that a coating will form more easily during frying.
Nadia floured the work surface before she began kneading the bread dough.
Nadia 在工作檯上撒了麵粉，然後開始揉麵包麵糰。
flour + surface before kneading dough
Shanti floured the chicken pieces lightly before frying them in hot oil.
Shanti 在雞肉塊上輕輕撒了一層麵粉，再放入熱油裡炸。
flour + food item before frying; adverb: lightly
Megan floured the cake pan carefully so the batter would not stick to the sides.
Megan 仔細地在蛋糕模上撒了麵粉，以免蛋糕糊粘在邊上。
flour + cake pan (baking equipment)
Tariq floured his hands to stop the sticky dough from clinging to his fingers.
Tariq 在手上撒了麵粉，免得黏黏的麵糰沾在手指上。
flour + body part (hands) for handling dough
The chef floured the fish fillets before dropping them into the sizzling pan.
主廚在魚排上撒了麵粉，然後放進滋滋作響的煎鍋裡。
flour + fish fillets before pan-frying
- flour the surface
- flour the board
- flour the pan
- lightly flour
- flour the chicken
- flour the fish
- flour and season
文法句型
flour + [surface/food]
用法筆記
Common in recipe instructions. The object can be a work surface ('flour the board'), kitchen equipment ('flour the baking sheet'), or the food itself ('flour the meat'). Often combined with 'lightly' to describe a thin coating.