Hello, 大家好。我是北大学姐CathyShaw。今天我们来学习食物口感的表达。
texture n. 质感;质地;手感
e.g. The texture of food can be rough, smooth, light and heavy.
crunchy adj. 易碎的;发嘎吱嘎吱声的
-Crunchy food is crispy and makes a loud noise when it is eaten.
松脆的食物很脆,吃起来会发出很大的声音。
e.g. crunchy sugar 酥糖
I really love the texture and sound of crunchy food. I want to eat chips every day.
我真的很喜欢酥脆食物的质地和声音。我每天都想吃薯条。
mushy adj. 烂糊的;糊状的;软而稠的
-Mushy food is usually soft and thick and very easy to eat.
糊状食物通常又软又厚,很容易吃。
e.g. He needs to eat some mushy food possibly because one of his teeth pulled out.
他需要吃一些糊状食物,可能是因为他的一颗牙齿拔掉了。
I was sick last week and had to eat mushy porridge in the hospital.
上周我生病了,不得不在医院吃糊状粥。
We feed infants mushy food because it is easy for them to eat.
我们给婴儿喂糊状食物,因为他们很容易吃。
creamy adj. 含乳脂的;含奶油的
-Creamy food is usually thick and smooth like cream.
奶油食物通常像奶油一样浓稠光滑。
(Cream 是名词,意为“ 奶油;乳脂;面霜”,creamy是cream的形容词。creamy 和 mushy的区别在于,前者的东西中通常含有牛奶、奶油或黄油等。)
e.g. I often drink a cup of rich, creamy coffee before I start work every day.
我经常在每天开始工作前喝一杯浓郁的奶油咖啡。
I really like the creamy texture of this soup.
我真的很喜欢这道汤的奶油质地。
tough adj. 硬的;老的
-Tough food is difficult to cut or eat.
坚硬的食物很难切割或食用。
e.g. a tough piece of meat
The steak was a little bit tough but I liked it because you made it for me.
牛排有点硬,但我喜欢它,因为是你为我做的。
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