Curdle Meaning(定義、用法、例句與發音)

curdle

verb

快速理解

What does "Curdle" mean?What are 2-3 core uses of "Curdle"?

指液體(尤其是牛奶或含奶製品)因變質或化學反應而凝結、結塊。

  1. 1

    (牛奶等)變質凝結

    EN: The milk will curdle if left out of the fridge.

    翻譯: 牛奶如果放在冰箱外就會凝結變質。

  2. 2

    (血液)因恐懼而凝固

    EN: A terrifying sight that made my blood curdle.

    翻譯: 一個令人血液凝固的恐怖景象。

  3. 3

    (關係、氣氛)惡化、變壞

    EN: The friendly atmosphere suddenly curdled into hostility.

    翻譯: 友好的氣氛突然惡化為敵意。

小提醒:「curdle」最常見於描述牛奶變質,但也可用於比喻情感或關係的急劇惡化,類似中文的「變質」或「急轉直下」。

發音(How to Pronounce "Curdle" in English

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Definitions(定義)

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1. (of milk or a similar liquid) to separate into solid curds and liquid whey, often due to souring or the addition of an acid.

(牛奶或類似液體)凝結、結塊,通常因變酸或加入酸性物質而分離出固體凝乳和液體乳清。

The milk will curdle if you leave it out of the fridge for too long.

牛奶如果放在冰箱外太久就會凝結。

Adding lemon juice to the hot cream caused it to curdle instantly.

將檸檬汁加入熱奶油中,使它立刻凝結。

2. to cause a liquid, especially a sauce or custard, to separate and form lumps, often ruining its texture.

使液體(尤指醬汁或卡士達)分離並結塊,通常破壞其質地。

If you add the egg yolk too quickly to the hot mixture, it might curdle.

如果你將蛋黃太快加入熱混合物中,它可能會結塊。

Be careful not to let the hollandaise sauce curdle by overheating it.

小心不要讓荷蘭醬因過熱而結塊。

3. (of blood) to become thick or congeal, often used figuratively to describe intense fear or horror.

(血液)變稠或凝固,常比喻用於描述極度的恐懼或驚駭。

A scream that would curdle your blood echoed through the haunted house.

一聲令人血液凝固的尖叫迴盪在鬼屋中。

The sight was so horrifying it made my blood curdle.

那景象如此恐怖,讓我的血液都為之凝固。

4. to spoil or turn sour, often used metaphorically for relationships, moods, or atmospheres.

變質或變酸,常比喻用於關係、情緒或氣氛的惡化。

The friendly atmosphere began to curdle into suspicion and distrust.

友好的氣氛開始惡化為猜疑和不信任。

His cheerful mood curdled when he heard the bad news.

聽到壞消息後,他愉快的心情就變質了。

Grammar & Patterns(句型)

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PatternMeaningExample
curdle(牛奶等)變質凝固The milk will curdle if left out of the fridge for too long. (牛奶如果放在冰箱外太久會變質凝固。)
curdle + noun使(液體)凝結、變質The acidic lemon juice began to curdle the cream in the sauce. (酸性的檸檬汁開始使醬汁中的鮮奶油凝結。)
make + noun + curdle導致...凝結/變質The sudden change in temperature made the custard curdle. (溫度的驟變導致蛋奶醬凝結了。)
curdle + with + emotion(比喻)因強烈情緒而扭曲、變質His face curdled with disgust at the sight. (看到那景象,他的臉因厭惡而扭曲。)

用法說明

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curdle vs curdled

  • curdle 主要用作不及物動詞,描述液體(尤其是牛奶、奶油、含蛋的醬汁)因變質或受酸影響而凝結、結塊的過程或狀態。
  • curdled 是過去分詞形式,常用作形容詞,描述已經凝結後的狀態或質地。
  • 在比喻用法中,curdle 描述情緒或氣氛「變壞、惡化」的動態過程,而 curdled 則描述一種已經變得「酸腐、令人不快」的靜止狀態。

對比例句: EN: The sauce will curdle if you add lemon juice to it while it's too hot. 翻譯: 如果醬汁太熱時加入檸檬汁,它就會結塊。

EN:She served the soup despite its curdled appearance.

翻譯:儘管湯看起來已經凝結,她還是端上來了。

EN:His smile could curdle milk.

翻譯:他的笑容酸到能讓牛奶凝結(比喻令人極度不悅)。

EN:The room was filled with a curdled silence after the argument.

翻譯:爭吵過後,房間裡充滿一種凝滯的、令人不快的沉默。

總結建議

描述「正在凝結」或「會凝結」的過程時用 curdle,描述「已經凝結」的狀態或質地時則常用形容詞 curdled

易混淆對比

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curdle vs coagulate

「curdle」通常指牛奶、奶油等乳製品因變質或受酸影響而凝結成塊,常帶有負面含義;「coagulate」則為更廣泛的科學或醫學用語,指液體(如血液、蛋白)凝結成固體或半固體狀態,較為中性。

curdle vs thicken

「curdle」指液體(尤指乳製品)分離成凝塊與液體,質地不均勻;「thicken」僅指使液體變濃稠,質地均勻,通常是烹飪中的預期步驟。

curdle vs spoil

「curdle」特指乳製品因細菌作用或遇酸而凝結,是「spoil」(腐壞)的一種具體表現形式;「spoil」含義更廣泛,指食物因細菌、黴菌等而整體變質,不能食用。

口語用法

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引述

在轉述他人說法或想法時,可用來比喻情況或關係突然惡化。 EN: She said their partnership started to curdle after the financial disagreement. 翻譯: 她說他們的合作關係在財務分歧後就開始變質了。

EN:He told me the friendly atmosphere curdled once politics were brought up.

翻譯:他告訴我,一旦提到政治,友好的氣氛就瞬間凝結了。

語氣強調

用於誇張地描述情緒或氛圍急遽轉壞,帶有強烈的主觀感受。 EN: Ugh, my mood totally curdled when I saw that email. 翻譯: 唉,我看到那封郵件時,心情整個都變酸了。

EN:The party vibe curdled the moment his ex walked in.

翻譯:他的前任一走進來,派對的氛圍立刻急轉直下。

停頓填充

在思考或組織語句時,作為一個生動的比喻來填補短暫停頓。 EN: The plan was going well... until it, you know, curdled. 翻譯: 計畫本來進行得很順利...直到它,你知道的,搞砸了。

EN:Our conversation was fine, then it just... curdled into an argument.

翻譯:我們的對話本來好好的,然後就...惡化成爭吵了。

正式寫作注意:在正式或學術寫作中,應避免將 "curdle" 用於上述口語化的比喻情境。建議使用更標準的詞彙,如 "deteriorate"、"sour"、"turn bad" 或 "coagulate"(僅用於物理凝結)。

常見短語

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curdle milk

verb + noun

使牛奶凝結/變質

make something curdle

verb + object + verb

使某物凝結/變質

make one's blood curdle

verb phrase (idiomatic)

令人毛骨悚然、血液凝固(比喻極度恐懼)

curdle and separate

verb + and + verb

凝結並分離

begin to curdle

verb + to + verb

開始凝結/變質

a curdling scream

adjective + noun

令人血液凝固的尖叫(極度恐怖的尖叫)

常見錯誤

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×The milk is curdling because it's too hot.

The milk curdled because it was left out too long.

「curdle」通常描述一個已經完成的狀態或結果,而不是正在進行的過程。牛奶變質(curdle)是因為細菌作用導致蛋白質凝結,這是一個結果,不是因為溫度「太熱」這個持續狀態。正確用法應描述導致 curdle 的原因,如放置過久。

×I curdled when I heard the bad news.

My blood curdled when I heard the bad news.

「curdle」用作比喻「使驚恐、使噁心」時,主語通常是「blood」或「某物」,而不是人本身。固定片語是 "make one's blood curdle" 或 "one's blood curdles"。

×Don't curdle the yogurt by shaking it.

Don't cause the yogurt to separate/curdle by shaking it.

「curdle」雖然是及物動詞,但常用於描述食物(尤其是含乳製品)自然或因化學反應(如加酸)而「凝結」的過程。在指令句中,直接以「curdle」作為及物動詞命令對方「使...凝結」並不自然,通常會用 "cause to curdle" 或描述現象 "it will curdle"。

×The relationship between them started to curdle.

The relationship between them turned sour / soured.

「curdle」主要用於描述液體(尤其是乳製品)凝結變質,或用於「blood curdles」的比喻。雖然有些創意寫作可能用它比喻關係惡化,但這不是標準或常見用法。學習者應使用更標準的詞彙如 "sour", "deteriorate", "go bad"。

×This lemon juice can curdle.

This lemon juice can cause milk to curdle. / Lemon juice can curdle milk.

「curdle」作為不及物動詞時,主語是「會凝結的物質本身」(如牛奶、奶油)。檸檬汁是「導致」凝結的媒介,本身不會 curdle。正確用法應明確指出檸檬汁會「使什麼東西」凝結。

詞形變化

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curdles(3rd_singular)curdling(present_participle)curdled(past)curdled(past_participle)