yolks

IPA/jəʊk/
KK[jˈoks]IPA/joʊk/

yolks — 名詞

  • yolkssingular
  • yolksesplural

1. The soft, round yellow part found at the centre of an egg, containing nutrients

1.名詞B1
釋義

蛋黃

蛋的黃色中央部分

The soft, round yellow part found at the centre of an egg, containing nutrients such as protein and fat.

例句

Brian carefully separated the egg white from the yolk before making an omelette.

Brian 在煎蛋捲之前，仔細地把蛋白和蛋黃分開。

collocation: separate the yolk from the white

The recipe asks for three egg yolks and a tablespoon of sugar.

食譜要求三個蛋黃和一湯匙的糖。

collocation: egg yolks in cooking instructions

同義詞
  • egg yolk

    fuller, more explicit form used in recipes and product labels

  • yellow

    informal shorthand in cooking ('separate three yellows from the whites')

反義詞
  • egg white

    the clear liquid that surrounds the yolk inside the shell

  • albumen

    the technical term for the white of an egg

文法句型

yolk / egg yolk

用法筆記

Common in cooking and food contexts. The singular form 'yolk' refers to one egg's centre; the plural 'yolks' is used when discussing multiple eggs in recipes.

常見錯誤

❌The recipe calls for three egg yokes.
✅The recipe calls for three egg yolks.
💡'yoke' (a wooden frame for animals) and 'yolk' (the yellow part of an egg) sound similar but have completely different meanings.