| 单词 | pudding |
| 释义 | pudding (pʊdɪŋ ) Word forms: puddings 1. variable noun B2 A pudding is a cooked sweet food made with flour, fat, and eggs, and usually served hot. ...a cherry sponge pudding with warm custard. 2. variable noun B2 Some people refer to the sweet course of a meal as the pudding. [British] ...a menu featuring canapes, a starter, a main course and a pudding. I tend to stick to fresh fruit for pudding. Synonyms: dessert, afters [British, informal], sweet, pud [informal] 3. See also Yorkshire pudding 4. the proof of the pudding phrase If you say the proof of the pudding or the proof of the pudding is in the eating, you mean that something new can only be judged to be good or bad after it has been tried or used. Idioms: the proof of the pudding is in the eating said to mean that something new can only be judged to be good or bad after it has been tried or used A year after the changes were implemented, perhaps we can now apply the old saying that `the proof of the pudding is in the eating'. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers over-egg the pudding [mainly British] to try so hard to improve something that you spoil it, for example by making it seem exaggerated or extreme The movie obviously over-eggs the glowing childhood pudding with lots of cuddles, warm milk and snow pattering against the window panes. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: pudding bowl Line a 1.5ltr pudding bowl with butter and flour. Times, Sunday Times Cut a second, larger disc, fold a pleat in it and put it over the top of the pudding bowl so it overhangs the sides. Times, Sunday Times Butter a pudding bowl (or other domeshaped mould) that will hold about 1 litre. Times, Sunday Times Roll out the larger amount of the suet pastry into a circle about 1cm thick and place into the pudding bowl. Times, Sunday Times There may even be a new avenue somewhere for home-haircutting, fit to supplant the traditional pudding bowl and nail scissors. Times, Sunday Times Sticky toffee pudding and knickerbocker glory feature on an indulgent list of puds. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Or play it safe with a croque-monsieur and a sticky toffee pudding. Times, Sunday Times (2015) And there are the wackiest versions of sticky toffee pudding we've ever seen. The Sun (2016) And despite its sweet taste, sticky toffee pudding is often the saltiest. The Sun (2009) Translations: Chinese: 布丁 Japanese: プディング |
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