margarine

IPA/ˌmɑːdʒəˈriːn/
KK[mˈɑrdʒɚən]IPA/ˈmɑːrdʒərən/

margarine — 名詞

1. a soft yellow fat made from plant oils, sold as a block or tub and used in place

1.名詞B1
釋義

植物奶油

用植物油製成的奶油替代品

a soft yellow fat made from plant oils, sold as a block or tub and used in place of butter for spreading onto bread or for cooking

例句

Yumi spread margarine on her toast before adding a thin layer of strawberry jam.

Yumi 在吐司上抹了一層植物奶油，然後加了一點草莓果醬。

spread + on [food] before adding

For a lighter cake, Henry used margarine instead of butter in the recipe.

為了讓蛋糕更清爽，Henry 在食譜中用植物奶油取代了奶油。

use instead of butter in cooking

同義詞
  • spread

    general term for any soft spreadable fat; less specific than margarine

  • oleo

    informal US abbreviation of oleomargarine, now dated

反義詞
  • butter

    dairy-based fat, the traditional product margarine was created to replace

常見錯誤

❌I fried the eggs in butter' (when meaning margarine).
✅I fried the eggs in margarine.
💡margarine is plant-based; butter is dairy; they are different products with different labels.