margarine
noun [uncountable]a yellow substance like butter made from animal or vegetable fats, used in cooking or spread on bread, etc. 人造黄油； 人造奶油 Extra ExamplesTopics Foodb2Cream the margarine and sugar together. 把人造黄油和糖一起搅成糊状。 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
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- tub
- stick
- put on
- spread (something with)
- heat
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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.