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powder

/pou-der/US // ˈpaʊ dər //UK // (ˈpaʊdə) //

粉剂,粉末,粉,粉饼

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any solid substance reduced to a state of fine, loose particles by crushing, grinding, disintegration, etc.
    • : a preparation in this form, as gunpowder or face powder.
    • : Also powder snow. Skiing. loose, usually fresh snow that is not granular, wet, or packed.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to reduce to powder; pulverize.
    • : to sprinkle or cover with powder: She powdered the cookies with confectioners' sugar.
    • : to apply powder to as a cosmetic.
    • : to sprinkle or strew as if with powder: A light snowfall powdered the landscape.
    • : to ornament in this fashion, as with small objects scattered over a surface: a dress lightly powdered with sequins.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to use powder as a cosmetic.
    • : to become pulverized.

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Examples

  • It’s filled with an emery powder, which can sharpen needles.

  • Toner cartridges use a powder and precision technology to accurately and sharply print out text documents.

  • Plus, metal powders also can present a “breathing hazard,” Gunduz points out.

  • Next, glazes are mixed, requiring a number of powders, sands, and clays.

  • The new catalyst is a powder made of cheap ingredients, such as iron.

  • Place the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt on parchment or wax paper.

  • Other versions are coated in marzipan, or dusted in powder sugar.

  • This powder can be shipped anywhere and then reconstituted—just add water, as if it were instant coffee.

  • So the new inhaled powder measles vaccine may in a few years turn out to be an easier way to protect kids from measles.

  • They say that the Israelis framed him in order to light the powder keg of religious war over the al-Aqsa compound.

  • The law went into operation in England imposing a tax on wearing hair powder.

  • The girl began to hum, as she powdered her nose with a white glove, lying in a powder box.

  • Steam machinery would accomplish more than nine-tenths of all the work, besides saving the expense of all the powder.

  • When first seen it is said to have had a pasty consistency, but on exposure to the air it dried and crumbled into powder.

  • The poorest people reduce it to powder by manual labour, in the same way as they grind corn preparatory to baking it into cakes.