单词 | dough |
释义 | doughdough /dəʊ $ doʊ/ ●○○ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINdough ExamplesOrigin: Old English dagEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatormoney► money Collocations what you use to buy things, what you earn by working etc: · We don't have enough money for a vacation this year.· I haven't got any money, if that's what you're after.· Do you think these trainers are worth the extra money?money to do something/money for something (=money you can use to pay for something): · Dad, can I have some money to buy some new jeans?· If she's got money to run a car, how come she gets the bus every day?· Shall I give you some money for petrol?spend (your) money (on something): · I spend far too much money on Christmas presents.· Don't spend all your money on sweets.save money (=not spend much money): · "Are you coming out with us on Saturday?" "No, I'm trying to save money."waste (your) money (on something) (=spend money on things you do not really need): · She wastes an awful lot of money on expensive clothes.· We're wasting public money, which would be better spent on improving the service we offer. a waste of money: · Critics have described the project as "a complete waste of money".· Gillian said not to get any flowers - she thinks it's a waste of money.good money informal (=when the amount of money you earn or pay for something is quite large): · I enjoy the work, and I make good money.· You have to pay good money for a pedigree dog. ► cash money, especially money that is available for you to spend: · I don't have much cash at the moment. Could I pay you next week?· She earns extra cash by working as a waitress.· The Health Authority says that it simply has no extra cash from its £136 million budget. ► dosh British informal money: · He gave us loads of dosh, just for handing out leaflets.· He says if we don't come up with the dosh by Sunday, he's selling the car to someone else. ► dough informal money, especially a lot of money: · He only married her for her dough.· I'd go on vacation three times a year too, if I had his dough! WORD SETS► Currenciesbob, nounbureau de change, nouncent, nouncentime, nounchange, verbC-note, nouncoin, verbcoinage, nounconvertible, adjectivecrown, nouncurrency, nouncurrency peg, nound., decimalization, noundenomination, nounDeutschmark, noundevalue, verbdime, noundinar, noundollar, noundoubloon, noundough, noundrachma, nounducat, nounexchange rate, nounfarthing, nounfifty, numberfirm, adjectivefiver, nounfive-spot, nounfloat, verbforeign exchange, nounFr, franc, noungold, noungold card, noungroat, nounguilder, nounguinea, nounhalf crown, nounhalf dollar, nounhalfpenny, nounha'penny, nounhard currency, nounkrona, nounkrone, nounKrugerrand, nounlegal tender, nounlira, nounmark, nounmill, nounmint, nounmint, verbmoney, nounmoney supply, nounnickel, nounnote, nounp., paper money, nounparity, nounpence, nounpennies, penny, nounpennyworth, nounpetrodollars, nounpiece, nounquarter, nounquid, nounrand, nounrate of exchange, nounrevalue, verbriyal, nounrouble, nounruble, nounrupee, nounsawbuck, nounshekel, nounshilling, nounsilver, nounsilver dollar, nounsingle, nounsingle currency, nounsixpence, nounsoft currency, nounsovereign, nounsterling, nounstrong, adjectivetenner, nounthreepence, nounthreepenny bit, nountraveller's cheque, nountuppence, nountuppeny, adjectivetwopenny, adjectiveweaken, verbyen, nounyuan, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► Knead ... dough Phrases Knead the dough for three minutes. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► smooth· Stir in currants and mixed peel. 3 Add enough milk to make a soft, smooth dough.· Add other ingredients, mix to a smooth dough.· Mix to a smooth dough, knead for 10 minutes, the cover with a damp cloth and leave for 1 hour.· Beat the egg and add to the potato mixture, blending well to make a smooth dough. ► soft· Stir in the suet, herbs and enough cold water to make a soft dough.· Stir in enough additional flour to make soft dough.· Stir in currants and mixed peel. 3 Add enough milk to make a soft, smooth dough.· Add milk; blend with a fork until mixture forms a soft ball of dough.· Stir in the Sweetex Granulated then stir in enough water to form a soft dough.· Mix in the buttermilk to make a firm but soft dough, kneading lightly until smooth. 4.· Rub in the margarine until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs then stir in enough water to form a soft dough. NOUN► bread· When I get to the township, three women have already prepared the bread dough in a bucket.· Thaw bread dough according to package directions.· Aunt Sarah was at the table, kneading the bread dough.· You can not put uncooked grains of rice in a bread dough and expect them to absorb enough moisture to soften.· The bread dough was starting to rise before its time, so Minnie jumped up and tackled the job in hand.· Pizza dough is more oily than a standard bread dough. VERB► bake· Press dough into a greased 9-by-11-inch baking pan.· Some would bake the dough after the first rise because of a fear that it will not rise again.· I knew from the beginning that there would be no bread baked from that dough. ► form· Stir in the remaining flour to form a firm dough.· Handle just enough to form dough into ball.· Stir in the Sweetex Granulated then stir in enough water to form a soft dough.· Slowly add the flour, then the milk, to form a fairly stiff dough.· Rub in the margarine until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs then stir in enough water to form a soft dough.· Stir in enough cold water to form a firm dough. ► knead· Lightly knead the dough on a floured surface, working in the candied peel, raisins and sultanas.· Aunt Sarah was at the table, kneading the bread dough.· Carmen Dominguez Hurtado is kneading dough.· On a lightly floured board, knead the dough for a couple of minutes.· Remove and knead dough 3 minutes.· Turn machine on for 15 to 20 seconds longer to knead dough.· Gretel kneaded the dough, then the witch told her to crawl inside the oven to see if it was hot enough. ► make· Stir in the suet, herbs and enough cold water to make a soft dough.· Stir in enough additional flour to make soft dough.· Add sufficient extra flour to make the dough manageable, then knead it thoroughly for about 10min, until smooth and shiny.· If peo-ple want things named or renamed, you can make dough by becoming a taxonomist.· Using your index finger, make numerous indentations into dough.· We have a pizza oven at home and Christine makes the dough.· Basic pasta itself is made from a stiff dough of flour and water, although eggs may sometimes be included.· Aunt Anna makes the dough, and everybody sits there and cuts and makes tortellini. ► rise· The bread dough was starting to rise before its time, so Minnie jumped up and tackled the job in hand.· Depending on temperature, allow from 45 minutes to 1 1 / 2 hours for the dough to rise double in volume.· Strong wheats contain a large amount of good-quality gluten providing an elastic dough which rises well for baking bread.· Allow the dough to rise at room temperature for about 1 1 / 2 hours.· While the last winner two years ago got $ 50, 000, Wait waited for the dough to rise.· You are unlikely to get the dough to rise a fourth time but it is not impossible.· Allow the dough to rise in a warm place for about 1 hour, until it has roughly doubled in size. ► roll· Divide in half. Roll out 1 dough half to fill in 10-inch-deep pie pan.· Learned how to combine the ingredients for pasta, to roll out the dough, and cut it.· Flour board and roll out dough.· On a lightly floured board, roll out dough into a 12-inch circle.· You may need to roll out dough slightly with a rolling pin.· If you try to roll it, the dough will break apart, Noury says.· Begin to roll out your dough, starting from the center and working to the outer edges of the dough.· Stop rolling when the dough is about 11 or 12 inches in diameter. ► turn· Form into a ball, place in an oiled bowl and turn the dough over.· Dough will be dry. Turn dough on to a lightly floured board or other surface and knead lightly 7 or 8 times. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be rolling in money/dough/cash/it 1 [singular, uncountable] a mixture of flour and water ready to be baked into bread, pastry etc2[uncountable] informal money
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