flour
noun [ U ] uk/flaʊər/ us/ˈflaʊ.ɚ/
B1 （谷物磨成的）粉;（尤指）小麦粉
powder made from grain, especially wheat, used for making bread, cakes, pasta, pastry, etc.
Thicken the sauce with a little flour.
Do you prefer flour or corn tortillas?
See also: all-purpose flourplain flourself-raising flourself-rising flour
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- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar and raisins in a bowl.
- To make the pastry, sieve the flour and salt into a mixing bowl.
- I buy unbleached flour from the local health food store.
- Gently work the butter into the flour until there are no lumps left.
- High in protein and healthy fat, almond flour is a good substitute for wheat flour.
- Potato flour makes light and airy dinner rolls.
flour
verb [ T ] uk/flaʊər/ us/ˈflaʊ.ɚ/
在…上撒面粉
to put flour on a surface to prevent food from sticking
Grease and flour the tins thoroughly. 细细地给烤盘涂一层油脂并撒满面粉。