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a fine white or brown powder made from grain, especially wheat, and used in cooking for making bread, cakes, etc. （尤指小麥的）面粉；（谷物磨成的）粉 Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. 把面粉和鹽篩到碗裏。 wheat/rice flour 小麥/米粉 Wholemeal flour is more nutritious than white flour. 全麥面粉比白面粉更有營養。
Homophones flour | flowerflour flowersee also all-purpose flour, plain flour, self-raising flour, self-rising flour, white flour- flour noun
The cake is made with equal parts of flour and sugar. 這蛋糕是用等量的面粉和糖做成的。
- flower noun
The butterflies flit from flower to flower. 蝴蝶在花間飛來飛去。
- flower verb
Daffodils flower in early spring. 水仙花在早春開放。
Extra ExamplesTopics Foodb1Blend the flour with a little milk to make a smooth paste. 加點兒牛奶在面裏，調勻面糊。 Rub the butter into the flour. 把黃油揉進面粉中。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bread
- cake
- all-purpose
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- bag
- cup
- sack
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- use
- add
- blend
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- mill
(especially in compounds 尤用於構成複合詞 fine soft powder made from the seeds or roots of vegetables （尤指小麥的）面粉；（谷物磨成的）粉 manioc flour 木薯粉。
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.