powder

/ˈpaʊdə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [pˈaʊdɚ] /ˈpaʊdər/ (ame, ipa) · [pˈaʊdɚ] /ˈpau̇-dər/ (ame, mw) · /ˈpaʊ.dər/ (bre, ipa) · [pˈaʊdɚ] /ˈpaʊ.dɚ/ (ame, ipa)

powder — 名詞

  • powdersingular
  • powdersplural

1. a dry substance made of tiny loose pieces, often produced by crushing something.

1.名詞B1
釋義

粉末

細小乾燥的粉狀物

a dry substance made of tiny loose pieces, often produced by crushing something.

例句

The cook ground dried mushrooms into powder for the soup.

廚師把乾香菇磨成粉末來煮湯。

grind something into powder

A fine brown powder covered the table after the box fell.

盒子掉下來後，桌上覆滿細細的棕色粉末。

a fine powder

同義詞
  • dust

    usually lighter and often unwanted, not a prepared useful substance

  • granules

    larger and less fine than powder

  • flour

    a specific food powder, not a general word for fine particles

文法句型

grind something into powder

in powder form

a fine powder

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when you mean the substance in general, but countable when naming kinds such as washing powders or protein powders.

常見錯誤

❌The stone became a powder.
✅The stone became powder.
💡When you mean the material itself, 'powder' is usually uncountable.

2. a very soft powder that people dust onto the face or body for appearance or skin

2.名詞B2
釋義

蜜粉；藥粉

擦在臉或皮膚上的粉

a very soft powder that people dust onto the face or body for appearance or skin care.

例句

Nina brushed powder across her nose before the school play.

Nina 在學校表演前把蜜粉刷在鼻子上。

powder across + body part

The nurse shook medicated powder onto the baby's red skin.

護士把藥粉灑在嬰兒發紅的皮膚上。

medicated powder

同義詞
  • face powder

    more specific; only for the face, not general body or medical use

  • talc

    often used for body powder, especially baby or dusting powder

  • dusting powder

    a slightly more specific term for powder used on the skin

文法句型

face powder

foot powder

medicated powder

用法筆記

Mostly uncountable, especially for cosmetic use. Often named by purpose or body area, such as face powder, foot powder, or medicated powder.

常見錯誤

❌She put a powder on her face.
✅She put powder on her face.
💡In this sense, 'powder' is usually uncountable.

3. snow that stays light and dry after falling, before it turns wet.

3.名詞B2
釋義

粉雪

鬆乾且未融化的雪

snow that stays light and dry after falling, before it turns wet.

例句

Fresh powder covered the ski path after the night storm.

夜裡暴風雪過後，滑雪道上覆著新粉雪。

fresh powder

The board sank deep into powder near the quiet trees.

滑雪板在安靜樹林旁的粉雪裡深深下陷。

deep into powder

同義詞
  • powder snow

    a fuller expression with almost the same meaning

  • dry snow

    a plain descriptive phrase, less tied to skiing

反義詞
  • slush

    wet half-melted snow

文法句型

deep powder

fresh powder

ski in powder

用法筆記

Common in skiing and snowboarding. Often appears with deep, fresh, or soft, and usually describes snow conditions rather than one small pile.

常見錯誤

❌The slope had many powders.
✅The slope had a lot of powder.
💡This snow sense is normally uncountable.

4. an explosive powder, such as gunpowder, burned inside guns, bombs, or firework t

4.名詞C1
釋義

火藥

槍炮、煙火等用的火藥粉末

an explosive powder, such as gunpowder, burned inside guns, bombs, or firework tubes.

例句

Workers kept the powder in a locked stone storehouse.

工人把火藥放在上鎖的石造庫房裡。

the powder

The old cannon cannot fire without dry powder.

那門老式加農炮沒有乾火藥就無法發射。

dry powder

同義詞
  • gunpowder

    the most specific everyday term for this material

  • blasting powder

    used more for mining or demolition than for guns

  • propellant

    a more technical word for a material that drives something forward

文法句型

dry powder

powder store

powder trail

用法筆記

Usually historical or technical. Often refers to the explosive material in guns, fireworks, or blasting, not to an ordinary household powder.

常見錯誤

❌The soldiers carried many powder.
✅The soldiers carried a lot of powder.
💡This explosive sense is usually uncountable.

powder — 動詞