dough

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

dough /dəʊ $ doʊ/ noun 1.

[singular, uncountable]DF a mixture of flour and water ready to be baked into bread, pastry etc 〔做面包、糕点等用的〕生面团，湿面团 →4 See picture of 见图 BREAD →5 see picture at 见图 bread2. [uncountable] informalPECMONEY money 钱

Examples from the Corpus

dough• The application with the particularly detrimental effect on operators' jobs was the biscuit dough mixing automation.• He only married her for her dough.• I'd go on vacation three times a year too, if I had his dough!• Cover with remaining dough, pressing dough around filling with fingers to remove air bubbles.• Stir in the suet, herbs and enough cold water to make a soft dough.• Stir in enough additional flour to make soft dough.• Hardness refers to gluten and protein, which form the cell structure of the dough.• This lets the gluten relax and then the dough should be more compliant.• Mix lemon juice and milk; stir into flour mixture until dough leaves side of bowl and forms a ball. 2.• Cover with a cloth and leave in a warm place until dough doubles in size. 5.From Longman Business Dictionarydoughdough /dəʊdoʊ/ noun [uncountable] informal moneyHe made a huge pile of dough working for an investment bank.Origin dough Old English dag

dough nounChinese

Business to be baked Corpus water mixture ready of a flour and

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