powder

英 [ˈpaʊdə(r)]

美 [ˈpaʊdər]

n. 粉末; 细面; 扑面粉; 美容粉
v. 傅粉; 抹粉

复数：powders　现在分词：powdering　过去分词：powdered　过去式：powdered　第三人称单数：powders　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4272 / COCA.3260

习惯用语

keep your powder dry

take a powder

powder your nose

（女士如厕的委婉说法）补妆，净手
a polite way of referring to the fact that a woman is going to the toilet/bathroom
I'm just going to powder my nose.
我想去补补妆。

noun

粉末；细面
a dry mass of very small fine pieces or grains
1. chilli powder
  辣椒粉
2. lumps of chalk crushed to (a) fine white powder
  白垩块被碾成白色细粉
3. The snow was like powder.
  雪像粉末一样。
4. A wide range of cleaning fluids and powders is available.
  有各种各样的清洗液和去污粉供应。
5. The mustard is sold in powder form .
  芥末是以粉末状出售的。
扑面粉；美容粉
a very fine, soft, dry substance that you can put on your face to make it look smooth and dry
扑面粉；美容粉
a very fine, soft, dry substance that you can put on your face to make it look smooth and dry

verb

傅粉；抹粉
to put powder on sth
1. She powdered her face and put on her lipstick.
  她往脸上搽了粉，又涂上了口红。

N-MASS 粉末；细面
Powderconsists of many tiny particles of a solid substance.
1. Put a small amount of the powder into a container and mix with water...
  把少量粉末放入容器，加水混合。
2. The wood turns to powder in his fingers.
  木头在他指间会变成粉末。
3. ...a fine white powder.
  白色细粉
4. ...cocoa powder.
  可可粉
同 face powder
Powderis the same asface powder.
VERB 往…上搽粉；往…上抹粉
If a womanpowdersher face or some other part of her body, she puts face powder or talcum powder on it.
1. She powdered her face and applied her lipstick and rouge.
  她往脸上搽了粉，抹了口红和胭脂。
2. ...the old woman's powdered face.
  老妇人那张搽了粉的脸
N-UNCOUNT 同 gunpowder
Powderis the same asgunpowder.
1. The smell of powder was in the air.
  空气里有股火药味儿。
N-UNCOUNT 粉状雪；干细雪
Powderis very fine snow.
1. ...a day's powder skiing.
  一天的滑雪时光
See also:baking powder chilli powder curry powder talcum powder washing powder

noun

any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles
Synonym:pulverizationpulverisation
a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
Synonym:gunpowder

verb

apply powder to
1. She powdered her nose
2. The King wears a powdered wig
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
1. pulverize the grains
Synonym:powderizepowderisepulverizepulverise

Washing powder works out cheaper if you buy the jumbo size.
如果你买大袋洗衣粉，价钱会更便宜。
The application of anthracite in black powder is introduced.
文章介绍了无烟煤在工业黑火药中的应用。
The wood turns to powder in his fingers.
木头在他指间会变成粉末。
The powder immediately ignited and set off a chain reaction of explosions.
火药立即点燃，引发一连串爆炸。
Put a small amount of the powder into a container and mix with water
把少量粉末放入容器，加水混合。
I shouldn't have put that extra spoonful of curry powder in this meal, but I suppose we can all be wise after the event.
我不应该在这顿饭里多放那一汤匙的咖喱粉，我想我们都是事后才明白的。
It took half an hour to clean the orange powder off the bath
花了半个钟头才把浴缸上的柑橘粉擦洗掉。
This is a powder keg.
这已经成为一个火药桶。
Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium-sized mixing bowl.
将面粉和发酵粉筛入中等大小的搅拌碗中。
The face powder adheres well to the skin.
这种扑面粉附着力强。