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custard

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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cus·tard /ˈkʌstəd $ -ərd/ ●●○ noun  1. [uncountable]DF a sweet yellow sauce that is made with milk, sugar, eggs, and flour 牛奶蛋糊,蛋奶甜羹2. [countable, uncountable]DF a soft baked mixture of milk, sugar, and eggs 蛋奶糕
Examples from the Corpus
custardIt was a strawberry cake or a custard cake.Place over boiling water and stir until the mixture resembles a custard.The lowest tier on the tea tray holds four glass containers of jams and custard and the promise of scones to come.Pour custard over chocolate and croissants, dividing equally.Strain custard through fine-mesh strainer into second large mixing bowl.Swirl this mixture over the custard.Pour the custard over the top and bake for about 30-40 minutes until the custard is golden brown.Mix the lemon juice and vanilla essence with the custard.
Origin custard (1600-1700) custard, crustade type of pie ((14-17 centuries)), probably from Old French crouste crust
cus·tard nounChineseSyllable
that Corpus yellow sauce with sweet a is made milk,


custard
custard /ˈkʌstəd $ -ərd/ noun
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: custard, crustade type of pie (14-17 centuries), probably from Old French crouste 'crust'
1. [uncountable] a sweet yellow sauce that is made with milk, sugar, eggs, and flour
2. [uncountable and countable] a soft baked mixture of milk, sugar, and eggs


cus·tardBrE /ˈkʌstəd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkʌstərd/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (especially BrE) (NAmE usually ˌcustard ˈsauce) a sweet yellow sauce made from milk, sugar, eggs and flour, usually served hot with cooked fruit, puddings, etc. 蛋奶沙司(通常与熟水果、布丁等一同食用)apple pie and custard苹果馅饼加蛋奶沙司 [countable, uncountable] a mixture of eggs, milk and sugar baked until it is firm (烤制的)蛋奶糕,蛋挞