- [uncountable] (especially British English) (North American English usually custard sauce)
a sweet yellow sauce made from milk, sugar, eggs and flour, usually served hot with cooked fruit, puddings, etc. 蛋奶沙司(通常与熟水果、布丁等一同食用) apple pie and custard 苹果馅饼加蛋奶沙司 Strain the custard to remove lumps. 滤去蛋奶沙司中的颗粒。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- banana
- caramel
- egg
- …
- make
- pour
- thicken
- set
- powder
- pie
- sauce
- …
- and custard
- with custard
- [countable, uncountable]
a mixture of eggs, milk and sugar baked until it is thick and fairly solid (烤制的)蛋奶糕,蛋挞 a custard tart 蛋挞
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- banana
- caramel
- egg
- …
- make
- pour
- thicken
- set
- powder
- pie
- sauce
- …
- and custard
- with custard
Word Originlate Middle English crustarde, custarde (denoting an open pie containing meat or fruit in a spiced or sweetened sauce thickened with eggs), from Old French crouste, from Latin crusta ‘rind, shell, crust’.