lard
/lɑːd/ (bre, ipa) · /lɑːrd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlärd/ (ame, mw)
lard — 名詞
1. fat from pigs that has been melted and cooled into a pale solid used for frying,
豬油
熔化後可拿來煎烤的豬脂
fat from pigs that has been melted and cooled into a pale solid used for frying, baking, and pastry making
Wren fried potatoes in lard to give them a deeper flavour.
Wren 用豬油煎馬鈴薯，讓味道更濃更香。
cook in lard — common old-style frying pattern
The pie crust stayed flaky because Grandpa mixed cold lard into the dough.
那個派皮之所以酥鬆，是因為阿公把冷豬油拌進了麵團。
mix lard into dough — pastry use
At the old market, a butcher sold jars of fresh lard beside the sausages.
在老市場裡，一位肉販在香腸旁賣一罐罐新鮮豬油。
Trang keeps a small tin of lard for frying dumplings on holidays.
Trang 留著一小罐豬油，好在過節時煎餃子。
- shortening
often vegetable-based and more neutral in flavour, so it is not exactly the same ingredient
- dripping
rendered fat from roasted meat, usually darker and stronger in taste than lard
文法句型
uncountable noun
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. Common in traditional cooking and baking, especially when a recipe needs solid animal fat rather than butter or oil.
常見錯誤
lard — 動詞
- lardpresent simple I / you / we / they
- lards3rd person singular
- larding-ing form
- lardedpast simple
1. to put thin pieces of fat into meat so it stays moist while cooking, or to cook
填脂；抹豬油
在肉內塞脂或抹豬油烹調
to put thin pieces of fat into meat so it stays moist while cooking, or to cook something using pig fat
Before roasting the venison, Andrew larded it with fat to keep it juicy.
在烤鹿肉前，Andrew 先在肉裡填入油脂，好讓肉保持多汁。
lard + meat + with fat before roasting
The chef larded the rabbit before the long, slow bake in the oven.
主廚在把兔肉放進烤箱慢烤前，先替它填脂。
Aunt Rosa larded the pan lightly before frying the corn cakes.
Aunt Rosa 在煎玉米餅前，先在鍋子上輕輕抹了一層豬油。
The cookbook tells you to lard dry game if no bacon is available.
那本食譜說，如果沒有培根，就要替偏瘦的野味填脂。
- trim
when used of meat, this means cutting fat away rather than adding it
文法句型
lard + object
lard + object + with + fat
用法筆記
Usually takes meat or cookware as the object. With meat, it often appears with 'with + fat'; in recipe language it can also mean coating a pan with lard before frying.
常見錯誤
2. to coat a surface with grease or oily dirt so that it becomes messy
沾滿油污
讓表面沾上油脂而變髒
to coat a surface with grease or oily dirt so that it becomes messy
The mechanic larded the workbench with black grease while fixing the chain.
那位修車工在修鏈條時，把工作檯沾滿了黑色油污。
lard + surface + with grease
Beatriz larded the recipe card with oil when she grabbed it from the counter.
Beatriz 從流理臺拿起食譜卡時，順手把它沾上了油。
Vivek larded the door handle with grease before the cleaner arrived.
在清潔人員來之前，Vivek 已把門把沾滿了油脂。
By noon, the fryer had larded the wall behind it with oily spots.
到中午時，那台油炸機已把後面的牆面弄得滿是油點。
- clean
removes dirt or grease instead of leaving it behind
文法句型
lard + object + with + grease
用法筆記
Usually names a surface plus the grease or residue added with 'with'. This sense emphasizes making something dirty, not seasoning food.
常見錯誤
3. to fill speech or writing with extra material that is unnecessary or excessive
添枝加葉
塞入多餘細節讓內容更臃腫
to fill speech or writing with extra material that is unnecessary or excessive
The speaker larded the short toast with jokes that delayed the ceremony.
那位講者在簡短的祝酒詞裡添枝加葉，加了笑話而拖慢了儀式。
lard + speech + with unnecessary additions
Jiwoo larded his essay with famous quotes instead of clear ideas.
Jiwoo 的文章一直添枝加葉，塞進了名言，卻沒有清楚的想法。
The article was larded with side stories that hid the main point.
那篇文章被添枝加葉，塞進旁枝故事，反而蓋住了重點。
Andrei larded the meeting update with tiny details nobody needed.
Andrei 在會議更新裡添枝加葉，講了許多沒人需要的小細節。
- trim
means cutting away unnecessary material to make something shorter or cleaner
文法句型
lard + speech/writing + with + extra material
用法筆記
Commonly used in criticism of writing, speeches, or explanations, usually with 'with'. It suggests that the added material makes the whole thing heavier and less clear.