[N-MASS 物质名词]粉末;细面Powder consists of many tiny particles of a solid substance.
Put a small amount of the powder into a container and mix with water...
把少量粉末放入容器,加水混合。
The wood turns to powder in his fingers.
木头在他指间会变成粉末。
...a fine white powder.
白色细粉
...cocoa powder.
可可粉
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[N-MASS 物质名词]同 face powderPowder is the same as face powder .
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[VERB 动词]往…上搽粉;往…上抹粉 If a woman powders her face or some other part of her body, she puts face powder or talcum powder on it.
[V n]
[V-ed]
She powdered her face and applied her lipstick and rouge.
她往脸上搽了粉,抹了口红和胭脂。
...the old woman's powdered face.
老妇人那张搽了粉的脸
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]同 gunpowderPowder is the same as gunpowder .
[OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
The smell of powder was in the air.
空气里有股火药味儿。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]粉状雪;干细雪Powder is very fine snow.
[oft N n]
...a day's powder skiing.
一天的滑雪时光
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See also:
baking powder
;
chilli powder
;
curry powder
;
talcum powder
;
washing powder
;
Oxford
pow·der★/ˈpaʊdə(r); NAmEˈpaʊdər/
noun
,
verb
powderpowderspowderedpowderingnoun★ _makeup_comp.jpg _powder.jpg 1★[uncountable , countable ]a dry mass of very small fine pieces or grains 粉末;细面◆chilli powder辣椒粉◆lumps of chalk crushed to (a) fine white powder白垩块被碾成白色细粉◆The snow was like powder.雪像粉末一样。◆A wide range of cleaning fluids and powders is available.有各种各样的清洗液和去污粉供应。◆The mustard is sold in powder form.芥末是以粉末状出售的。☞see also
baking powder
,
curry powder
,
soap powder
,
talcum powder
,
washing powder
2[uncountable ]a very fine, soft, dry substance that you can put on your face to make it look smooth and dry 扑面粉;美容粉3[uncountable ]=
gunpowder
IDIOMSkeep your ˈpowder dry( old-fashioned) to remain ready for a possible emergency 时刻准备应急;枕戈待旦;有备无患take a ˈpowder( NAmE) ( informal) to leave suddenly; to run away 突然离开;跑掉;溜掉verbpowdersth to put powder on sth 傅粉;抹粉◆She powdered her face and put on her lipstick.她往脸上搽了粉,又涂上了口红。IDIOMpowder your ˈnose( old-fashioned) a polite way of referring to the fact that a woman is going to the toilet/bathroom (女士如厕的委婉说法)补妆,净手◆I'm just going to powder my nose.我想去补补妆。pow·der/ˈpaʊdə(r); NAmEˈpaʊdər/
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powder1 noun
powder2 verb
powderpow‧der1 /ˈpaʊdə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun
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1[countable, uncountable] a dry substance in the form of very small grains: curry powder talcum powderGrind the sugar into a powder. The paint is supplied in powder form.milk/custard etc powder (=a powder that you add water to in order to change it into a liquid)2[uncountable] (also face powder) a type of powder that you put on your face in order to make it look smoother and to give it more colour3a powder keg a dangerous situation or place where violence or trouble could suddenly start: Since the riot, the city has been a powder keg waiting to explode.4[uncountable] (also powder snow) dry light snow: There’s a foot of powder on the slopes.5[uncountable]gunpowder6keep your powder dry to wait calmly until you see how a situation develops before deciding what to do
powder1 noun
powder2 verb
powderpowder2 verb
Verb Table
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1[transitive] to put powder on something, especially your skin: She was powdering her face.2powder your nose an expression meaning to go to the toilet, used by women to avoid saying this directly: She’s just gone to powder her nose.
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