powder

英 [ˈpaʊdə(r)]

美 [ˈpaʊdər]

n.  粉末; 细面; 扑面粉; 美容粉
v.  傅粉; 抹粉

复数：powders　现在分词：powdering　过去分词：powdered　过去式：powdered　第三人称单数：powders　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4272 / COCA.3260

习惯用语

n.

keep your powder dry
• 时刻准备应急；枕戈待旦；有备无患
  to remain ready for a possible emergency
take a powder
• 突然离开；跑掉；溜掉
  to leave suddenly; to run away

v.

powder your nose
• （女士如厕的委婉说法）补妆，净手
  a polite way of referring to the fact that a woman is going to the toilet/bathroom
• I'm just going to powder my nose.
  我想去补补妆。

牛津词典

noun

• 粉末；细面
  a dry mass of very small fine pieces or grains
  1. chilli powder
     辣椒粉
  2. lumps of chalk crushed to (a) fine white powder
     白垩块被碾成白色细粉
  3. The snow was like powder.
     雪像粉末一样。
  4. 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。
  5. The mustard is sold in powder form .
     芥末是以粉末状出售的。
• 扑面粉；美容粉
  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
  a very fine, soft, dry substance that you can put on your face to make it look smooth and dry

verb

• 傅粉；抹粉
  to put powder on sth
  1. She powdered her face and put on her lipstick.
     她往脸上搽了粉，又涂上了口红。

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS 粉末；细面
  Powderconsists of many tiny particles of a solid substance.
  1. 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。
  2. The wood turns to powder in his fingers.
     木头在他指间会变成粉末。
  3. ...a fine white powder.
     白色细粉
  4. ...cocoa powder.
     可可粉
• 同 face powder
  Powderis the same asface powder.
• VERB 往…上搽粉；往…上抹粉
  If a womanpowdersher face or some other part of her body, she puts face powder or talcum powder on it.
  1. She powdered her face and applied her lipstick and rouge.
     她往脸上搽了粉，抹了口红和胭脂。
  2. ...the old woman's powdered face.
     老妇人那张搽了粉的脸
• N-UNCOUNT 同 gunpowder
  Powderis the same asgunpowder.
  1. The smell of powder was in the air.
     空气里有股火药味儿。
• N-UNCOUNT 粉状雪；干细雪
  Powderis very fine snow.
  1. ...a day's powder skiing.
     一天的滑雪时光
• See also:baking powderchilli powdercurry powdertalcum powderwashing powder

英英释义

noun

• any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder
• a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles
  Synonym:pulverizationpulverisation
• a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
  Synonym:gunpowder

verb

• apply powder to
  1. She powdered her nose
  2. The King wears a powdered wig
• make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
  1. pulverize the grains
  Synonym:powderizepowderisepulverizepulverise

双语例句

• Using a pestle and mortar, pulverise the bran to a coarse powder
  用杵和臼，将麸皮磨成粗粉。
• Use loose powder to set your makeup, dusting the excess off with a brush.
  用散粉来定妆，将多余的粉掸掉。
• The application of anthracite in black powder is introduced.
  文章介绍了无烟煤在工业黑火药中的应用。
• The face powder adheres well to the skin.
  这种扑面粉附着力强。
• Unless these questions are solved, the region will remain a powder keg.
  除非这些问题得到解决，否则该地区会一直是个火药桶。
• This is a powder keg.
  这已经成为一个火药桶。
• I shouldn't have put that extra spoonful of curry powder in this meal, but I suppose we can all be wise after the event.
  我不应该在这顿饭里多放那一汤匙的咖喱粉，我想我们都是事后才明白的。
• She powdered her face and applied her lipstick and rouge.
  她往脸上搽了粉，抹了口红和胭脂。
• She brushed the powder out of her hair
  她把头发上的粉末刷掉了。
• The wood turns to powder in his fingers.
  木头在他指间会变成粉末。