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单词 curdle
释义 curdle
\ˈkərdəl, -ə̄d-, -əid-\ verb
(curdled ; curdled ; curdling \-d(ə)liŋ\ ; curdles)
Etymology: freq. of curd (II)
transitive verb
1. : to change (milk) into curds : cause curds to form in (milk)
 < the milk is curdled >
2. : to cause to coagulate : congeal, freeze
 < curdle the whites of eggs >
3. : spoil, addle, sour, embitter
 < disappointments curdling his previously gay disposition >
intransitive verb
1. : to form curds : change into curd : coagulate
 < the milk has curdled >
2. : to appear as though covered with curds : accumulate scurf
3. : congeal, freeze
 < the latex curdles in small lumps >
4. : to become bitter : go bad or wrong : spoil, sour
 < envy soon curdles into hate — J.A.Froude >
 < how ambition frustrated will curdle — Robert Hatch >

- curdle the blood
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