flour
noun/ˈflaʊə(r)/
/ˈflaʊər/
[uncountable]- a fine white or brown powder made from grain, especially wheat, and used in cooking for making bread, cakes, etc.
（尤指小麦的）面粉；（谷物磨成的）粉 - Sift the flour and salt into a bowl.
把面粉和盐筛入碗中。 - wheat/rice flour
小麦面粉；米粉 - Wholemeal flour is more nutritious than white flour.
全麦面粉比白面粉更有营养。
Homophones flour | flowerflour flowersee also all-purpose flour, plain flour, self-raising flour, self-rising flour, white flour/ˈflaʊə(r)//ˈflaʊər/- flour noun
- The cake is made with equal parts of flour and sugar.
蛋糕是用等量的面粉和糖制成的。
- The cake is made with equal parts of flour and sugar.
- flower noun
- The butterflies flit from flower to flower.
蝴蝶从一朵花飞到另一朵花。
- The butterflies flit from flower to flower.
- flower verb
- Daffodils flower in early spring.
水仙花在早春开花。
- Daffodils flower in early spring.
Extra ExamplesTopics Foodb1- Blend the flour with a little milk to make a smooth paste.
加点儿牛奶在面里，调匀面糊。 - Rub the butter into the flour.
把黄油揉进面粉中。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bread
- cake
- all-purpose
- …
- bag
- cup
- sack
- …
- use
- add
- blend
- …
- mill
- Sift the flour and salt into a bowl.
- (especially in compounds) fine soft powder made from the seeds or roots of vegetables
（种子或蔬菜根茎磨成的）粉，面 - manioc flour
木薯粉
- manioc flour
Word OriginMiddle English: a specific use of flower in the sense ‘the best part’, used originally to mean ‘the finest quality of ground wheat’. The spelling flower remained in use alongside flour until the early 19th cent.