powder
n. 粉,粉末; 粉状物质
vt. 在…搽粉
vi. 涂粉,变成粉末
Powder consists of many tiny particles of a solid substance.
Put a small amount of the powder into a container and mix with water...
把少量粉末放入容器,加水混合。
The wood turns to powder in his fingers.
木头在他指间会变成粉末。
Powder is the same as face powder .
If a woman powders her face or some other part of her body, she puts face powder or talcum powder on it.
She powdered her face and applied her lipstick and rouge.
她往脸上搽了粉,抹了口红和胭脂。
...the old woman's powdered face.
老妇人那张搽了粉的脸
Powder is the same as gunpowder .
The smell of powder was in the air.
空气里有股火药味儿。
Powder is very fine snow.
...a day's powder skiing.
一天的滑雪时光
1. a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
2. a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
3. any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a powder
1. apply powder to;
2. make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust;
keep one's powder dry
保持警惕以应付可能的突发事件
powder one's nose
(婉)(女人)上卫生间
keep (one's) powder dry
准备万一:准备接受事先没有什么警告的挑战
take a powder
迅速离开;逃之夭夭
It doesn't sound like business for a long time. Still it won't do any harm to watch out and keep our powder dry.
好长时间看来不像那么一回事, 不过提高警惕以防万一总不会有什么坏处.
Mind you, don't kiss all my face powder off!
当心点, 别把我脸上的香粉都吻掉了.
There's a nasty mark on the tablecloth, and I don't think the usual washing powder will take it out.
桌布上有一块污迹, 我想用普通洗衣粉是洗不掉的.
He dusted a powder over his roses to kill all the insects.
他在玫瑰花上撒了药粉以杀死所有的害虫.
This machine is made to crush the rock into powder.
这台机器是用来把石头压成碎末的.