Flour
['flaʊə] or ['flaʊɚ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain.
(verb.) convert grain into flour.
(verb.) cover with flour; 'flour fish or meat before frying it'.
編輯:丽诺尔--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The finely ground meal of wheat, or of any other grain; especially, the finer part of meal separated by bolting; hence, the fine and soft powder of any substance; as, flour of emery; flour of mustard.
(v. t.) To grind and bolt; to convert into flour; as, to flour wheat.
(v. t.) To sprinkle with flour.
布里茨校對
解釋/意思:
n. the finely-ground meal of wheat or other grain: the fine soft powder of any substance.—v.t. to reduce into or sprinkle with flour.—v.i. to break up into fine globules of mercury in the amalgamation process.—ns. Flour′-bolt a machine for bolting flour; Flour′-mill a mill for making flour.—adj. Flour′y covered with flour.
阿曼德錄入
娱乐性解釋/意思：
To dream of flour, denotes a frugal but happy life. For a young woman to dream that she sees flour on herself, denotes that she will be ruled by her husband, and that her life will be full of pleasant cares. To dream of dealing in flour, denotes hazardous speculations.
艾格尼丝編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- The meal was then bolted, and the tailings, consisting of bran, middlings and adherent flour, again sifted and re-ground. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- For converting the grain into flour, the inventors of the Nineteenth Century have made revolutionary changes. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- This machine, see Fig. 168, receives the dough at A, where it is coated with flour and flattened into a sheet between rolls. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Flour, terra alba, alum, and chalk are the chief ingredients used in the adulteration of cream of tartar. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- The self-raising flour, so widely advertised by grocers, is flour in which these ingredients or their equivalent have been mixed by the manufacturer. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- In 1786-7 he obtained in Pennsylvania and Maryland patents for applying steam to driving flour mills and propelling waggons. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- If this substance is not available, flour paste, lard, sweet oil, or vaseline may be used. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
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