powdering
powdering — 動詞
- powderingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- powderings3rd person singular
- powderinging-ing form
- powderingedpast simple
1. to spread a fine dry substance over skin or another surface, especially as part
撲粉；撒粉
把粉拍上或灑上
to spread a fine dry substance over skin or another surface, especially as part of makeup or decoration.
Mina powdered her nose by the mirror before the concert.
Mina 在演唱會前站在鏡子旁替鼻子撲粉。
powder + body part in personal care
The baker powdered the warm cake with sugar before lunch.
那位麵包師在午餐前往溫熱的蛋糕上撒了糖粉。
powder + food + with + [substance]
Backstage, Luis powdered the actor's face under the bright lamps.
在後台，Luis 在亮燈下替那名演員的臉撲粉。
Grandma powdered the baby's back to keep the skin dry.
奶奶替嬰兒的背部撲粉，好讓皮膚保持乾爽。
A light wind powdered the field with pale yellow dust.
一陣微風吹過，在田地上鋪了一層淡黃色塵土。
- wipe off
to remove the powder from a surface or skin
文法句型
powder + [person/body part]
powder + [food/surface] + with + [substance]
用法筆記
Often takes a body part, face, or surface directly as the object. In everyday use, this sense is especially common for cosmetics, but it can also describe lightly covering food or objects.
常見錯誤
2. to crush a solid until it turns into tiny loose particles.
磨成粉
壓碎成細粉
to crush a solid until it turns into tiny loose particles.
The old machine powdered the dried beans for the soup.
那台老機器把乾豆磨成粉，好拿來煮湯。
powder + material by grinding
Years of wind had powdered the dry soil on the hill.
多年的風吹已把山坡上的乾土磨成粉。
The worker powdered the chalk and mixed it with water.
工人把粉筆磨成粉，再和水拌在一起。
Strong waves powdered the shells along the empty beach.
強浪把空無一人的沙灘上那些貝殼打成了粉。
- solidify
to become solid rather than broken into powder
文法句型
powder + [solid material]
powder + [material] + into + [result]
用法筆記
Object is usually a hard or dry material such as chalk, beans, rock, or soil. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 puts powder onto something, while this sense changes the material itself into powder.
常見錯誤
powdering — 名詞
1. a dry material made of many very small loose pieces, often after something has b
粉末
極細碎的乾粉料
a dry material made of many very small loose pieces, often after something has been crushed.
A white powder covered the gym floor after the chalk box fell.
粉筆盒掉下來後，一層白色粉末蓋住了體育館地板。
powder as a loose dry material
The cook mixed the red powder into a bowl of hot oil.
廚師把紅色粉末拌進一碗熱油裡。
Fine gray powder rose from the wall when Ben drilled a hole.
Ben 在牆上鑽洞時，細細的灰色粉末冒了出來。
The bag leaked powder onto Nora's black coat on the bus.
袋子漏出粉末，沾到了 Nora 的黑色外套上。
- solid
a single hard mass rather than many loose tiny pieces
文法句型
powder + of + [material]
fine / white / gray powder
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when you mean the material in general. Distinguish from sense 2, which is specifically the cosmetic product used on the face.
2. a soft product in tiny particles that people brush onto the face to cut shine or
蜜粉
臉上吸油定妝用粉
a soft product in tiny particles that people brush onto the face to cut shine or finish makeup.
Emma kept face powder in her bag for hot summer afternoons.
Emma 在包包裡放著蜜粉，留著炎熱夏日下午補妝。
face powder as a cosmetic product
Before the wedding, the makeup artist brushed powder across Julia's forehead.
婚禮前，化妝師把蜜粉刷到 Julia 的額頭上。
brush powder onto the face
A little powder stopped the shine on Ken's nose in photos.
一點蜜粉就止住了 Ken 鼻子在照片裡的油光。
The dancer's powder spilled over the dressing-room table after rehearsal.
排練後，舞者的蜜粉灑滿了化妝間的桌面。
- face powder
full name for the cosmetic product
- compact
can mean pressed powder together with its case
- makeup
much broader; includes many beauty products, not only powder
文法句型
wear powder
brush powder onto + [face/body part]
用法筆記
Usually uncountable for the product in general. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 can be any fine dry material, while this sense is specifically for cosmetic use on the face.
常見錯誤
3. light snow that stays soft and separate because it is still dry and unmelted.
粉雪
鬆乾未融的雪
light snow that stays soft and separate because it is still dry and unmelted.
Fresh powder covered the ski path above the village.
新下的粉雪覆蓋了村子上方的滑雪道。
skiing context: powder = loose dry snow
By noon, the powder near the trees was still soft.
到了中午，樹旁的粉雪還是很鬆軟。
The snowboard sank deep into powder after last night's storm.
昨夜暴風雪後，那塊單板滑雪板深深陷進粉雪裡。
Cold wind kept the mountain powder dry all morning.
冷風讓山上的粉雪整個早上都維持乾鬆。
- powder snow
full phrase for the same kind of snow
- fresh snow
overlaps, but fresh snow is not always as dry and light as powder
- fluff
informal; used by skiers for very light snow
- slush
wet partly melted snow
文法句型
fresh / deep powder
ski in powder
用法筆記
Common in skiing and snow reports. Distinguish from ordinary 'snow' when the speaker wants to emphasize how dry, light, and easy to move through it is.
4. a dry explosive substance used for guns, fireworks, or blasting rock.
火藥
用於槍炮爆破的炸藥
a dry explosive substance used for guns, fireworks, or blasting rock.
The museum showed a horn for carrying powder beside old rifles.
博物館在老步槍旁展示了一支用來裝火藥的角筒。
historical collocation: powder horn
Workers stored the powder in a dry shed away from heat.
工人把火藥存放在遠離熱源的乾燥小屋裡。
A spark reached the powder, and the firework burst early.
火星碰到火藥後，那枚煙火提早炸開了。
In the story, soldiers packed powder into small paper tubes.
在故事裡，士兵把火藥裝進小紙管中。
- gunpowder
the most familiar specific word in everyday use
- propellant
more technical; emphasizes driving a bullet or shell forward
- explosive
broader; includes many materials besides powder
文法句型
store / carry powder
powder for guns or fireworks
用法筆記
Often appears in historical or technical contexts. In modern everyday English, the more specific word 'gunpowder' is often used instead.