powder

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n. 粉, 粉末, 火药 vt. 搽粉于, 搽粉, 撒粉, 使成粉末 vi. 搽粉, 变成粉末

发音

UK /ˈpaʊ.də(ɹ)/
其它 /ˈpuː.dɐ/
US /ˈpaʊ.dɚ/

词形变化

powderer powders 复数 powders powdered powdering powders 三单 powdering 现在分词 powdered 过去式 powdered 过去分词

别名

podder poulder pow powdre

教材释义与例句

名词

粉;粉末;[化工][军] 火药;尘土

a dry substance in the form of very small grains

名词

粉;粉末; 火药;尘土

动词

使成粉末;撒粉;搽粉于

动词

搽粉;变成粉末

释义与例句

n. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.

    粉末

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    Ellipsis of powder snow; light, dry, fluffy snow.

    可数 非正式 不可数
  5. 5.

    Ellipsis of powder blue, a color.

    可数 不可数
v. B2
  1. 1.

    To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.

    及物

    25 October 2016, Bettina Elias Siegel writing in New York Times, Should the Food Industry Sneak Vegetables Into Food? In desperation, they dried fruits and vegetables in an old food dehydrator they had, then used their coffee grinder to powder the produce...

  2. 2.

    To sprinkle with powder, or as if with powder.

    及物

    to powder one's hair

    23 March 2016, Seth Augenstein in Laboratory Equipment, FDA Proposes Ban on Powdered Surgical Gloves, Decades after Documenting Health Dangers Gloves were powdered for more than a century to allow doctors and surgeons to slip them on more easily.

  3. 3.

    To use powder on the hair or skin.

    不及物

    1778-1787, Frances Burney, The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay If she is grave, and reads steadily on, she dismisses me, whether I am dressed or not; but at all times she never forgets to send me away while she is powdering, with a consideration not to spoil my clothes

  4. 4.

    To turn into powder; to become powdery.

    不及物
  5. 5.

    To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat.

    废旧 及物
  6. 6.

    To depart suddenly; to "take a powder".

    不及物 俚语

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English poudre, pouder, pouldre, borrowed from Old French poudre, poldre, puldre, from Latin pulverem, accusative singular of Latin pulvis (“dust, powder”). Doublet of pulver. Compare pollen (“fine flour”), polverine, pulverize.

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