curdle

vt. 使凝结, 使凝固, 使变质 vi. 凝结, 凝固, 变质

发音

UK /ˈkɜː.dəl/
US /ˈkɝ.dəl/

词形变化

curdled curdles 三单 curdles curdleth curdling curdling 现在分词 curdled 过去式 curdled 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)

    及物/不及物

    Too much lemon will curdle the milk in your tea.

  2. 2.

    To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)

    及物/不及物
  3. 3.

    To cause a liquid to spoil and form clumps so that it no longer flows smoothly.

    及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

clot clabber

反义词 2

homogenize homogenise

上位词 5

turn spoil clot coagulate go bad

词源

Metathesis of earlier dialectal cruddle, crudle, equivalent to curd + -le (frequentative suffix).

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