curdle

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cur·dle /ˈkɜːdl $ ˈkɜːrdl/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  1  DFto become thicker or form curd, or to make a liquid do this （使）变稠；（使）凝结 Milk may curdle in warm weather. 天暖时牛奶会凝结。2. make your blood curdle FRIGHTENEDto make you very frightened 把…吓得血液凝固，使极度惊慌 → bloodcurdling→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

curdle• Do not let the sauce boil or it will curdle.• Again, it's vital not to overheat the liquid because it will curdle as well as lose its taste.• The Comanche liked to kill young buffalo calves and eat the curdled, partially digested milk from the stomach.• When heated, sour cream will curdle quickly.Origin curdle (1500-1600) curd

cur·dle verbChineseSyllable  

curd, to Corpus to form become thicker or make or

curdle
cur‧dle /ˈkɜːdl $ ˈkɜːrdl/ verb [intransitive and transitive]1. to become thicker or form curd, or to make a liquid do this:
    Milk may curdle in warm weather.
2. make your blood curdle to make you very frightened
⇨ bloodcurdling

cur·dleBrE /ˈkɜːdl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɜːrdl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they curdle BrE /ˈkɜːdl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɜːrdl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it curdles BrE /ˈkɜːdlz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɜːrdlz/ 🔊past simple curdled BrE /ˈkɜːdld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɜːrdld/ 🔊past participle curdled BrE /ˈkɜːdld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɜːrdld/ 🔊 -ing form curdling BrE /ˈkɜːdlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɜːrdlɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) when a liquid, especially milk, curdles or sth curdles it, it separates into solid and liquid parts （使）凝结，结成酸乳 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) if sth curdles your blood or makes your blood curdle, it makes you extremely frightened or shocked 吓得血液凝固；使心惊胆战  ➡  see also blood-curdling