mar·ga·rine
noun/ˌmɑːdʒəˈriːn/
/ˈmɑːrdʒərən/
(also British English, informal marge
[uncountable]/mɑːdʒ/
/mɑːrdʒ/
)- a yellow substance like butter made from animal or vegetable fats, used in cooking or spread on bread, etc.
人造黄油； - Cream the margarine and sugar together.
把人造黄油和糖一起搅成糊状。
Extra ExamplesTopics Foodb2- Rub the margarine into the flour.
把人造黄油揉进面里。 - a tub of low-fat margarine
一盒低脂人造黄油 - She took some margarine and spread it on the bread.
她拿了一些人造黄油涂在面包上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hard
- soft
- stick
- …
- tub
- stick
- put on
- spread (something with)
- heat
- …
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French, from Greek margaron ‘pearl’ (because of the lustre of the crystals of esters from which it was first made) + -ine. - Cream the margarine and sugar together.