oleo

IPA/ˈoʊ.li.oʊ/

oleo — 名詞

1. a soft yellow food made from vegetable oil, used instead of butter on bread or i

1.名詞B1
釋義

植物奶油

植物油製成的奶油替代品

a soft yellow food made from vegetable oil, used instead of butter on bread or in cooking

例句

Jin spread a thin layer of oleo on his toast before adding jam.

Jin 在吐司上抹了一層薄薄的植物奶油,然後加了果醬。

collocation: spread oleo on [food]

The recipe calls for a stick of oleo, but you can use butter instead.

食譜需要一條植物奶油,但你可以用奶油代替。

quantifier: a stick of oleo

同義詞
  • margarine

    standard term; 'oleo' is a less common, informal shortening

  • spread

    generic term for any spreadable butter substitute, broader than 'oleo'

  • butter substitute

    descriptive phrase rather than a direct synonym; used in dietary contexts

反義詞
  • butter

    made from dairy cream, not vegetable oil

用法筆記

Often uncountable. 'Oleo' is a shortened form of 'oleomargarine' and is most common in American English, especially in older or rural usage. Younger speakers often use 'margarine' instead.

常見錯誤

I need to buy some oleos for the recipe.
I need to buy some oleo for the recipe.
💡'oleo' is uncountable and does not take a plural form.
She cooked with olive oleo.
She cooked with olive oil.' or 'She cooked with vegetable oleo.
💡'oleo' already means a vegetable-oil-based spread; you don't add 'olive'.