英语词汇“powder”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

powderpowder1 /ˈpaʊdɚ/ ●●○ noun

ETYMOLOGYpowder¹

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French poudre, from Latin pulvis dust

COLLOCATIONS► face powder

She dabbed some face powder (=type of makeup) on her nose.

► in powder form

The mustard is sold dry, in powder form.

1[countable, uncountable] a dry substance in the form of very small grains: The white powder turned out to be cocaine. She dabbed some face powder (=type of makeup) on her nose. The mustard is sold dry, in powder form.2[uncountable] dry light snow consisting of extremely small pieces: There’s a foot of powder on the slopes.3[uncountable] gunpowder4take a powder old-fashioned to stop doing something or to leave a place quickly, especially to avoid a difficult situation [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French poudre, from Latin pulvis dust] → see also baking powder, chili powder, curry powder, talcum powder

noun | verb

powderpowder2 verb

VERB TABLE

powder

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	powder
	he, she, it	powders
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	powdered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have powdered
	he, she, it	has powdered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had powdered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will powder
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have powdered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am powdering
	he, she, it	is powdering
	you, we, they	are powdering
Past	I, he, she, it	was powdering
	you, we, they	were powdering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been powdering
	he, she, it	has been powdering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been powdering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be powdering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been powdering

1[transitive] to put powder on something, especially your skin: The makeup man rushed forward to powder her face.2powder your nose old-fashioned or humorous an expression meaning “to go to the toilet,” used by women to avoid saying this directly