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源自中古英语 'poding',最初指香肠类食品(因其包裹在肠衣中),后演变为指代甜点。可能与古法语 'boudin'(香肠)同源。
❶ 一种甜点,通常由面粉、糖、牛奶等原料制成,质地柔软或凝固,常见于欧美国家。
“She made a delicious chocolate pudding for dessert.”
(她做了一份美味的巧克力布丁作为甜点。)
“Would you like some rice pudding?”
(你想来点米布丁吗?)
❶ 在某些地区(如英国)也指一种香肠状的肉制品,如黑布丁(血肠)。
“Black pudding is a type of blood sausage popular in the UK.”
(黑布丁是英国流行的一种血肠。)
“They served Yorkshire pudding with roast beef.”
(他们用约克郡布丁搭配烤牛肉。)
the proof is in the pudding — 字面意思是'证据在布丁里',实际指真正的价值或真相需要通过实践或体验来验证。
“You won't know if the plan works until you try it - the proof is in the pudding.”
(只有尝试后才知道计划是否有效 - 实践才能出真知。)
more praise than pudding — 形容得到很多口头表扬但实际利益很少的情况。
“After all his hard work, he got more praise than pudding.”
(他辛苦工作后,得到的表扬多,实际回报少。)