curd
n
1 (usu 通常作 curds [pl]) thick soft substance formed when milk turns sour, used to make cheese 凝乳(牛奶发酵而形成的稠而软的物质, 可制奶酪)
,curds and `whey 凝乳和乳清
[attrib 作定语]
curd `cheese 凝乳制的乾酪.
2 [U] (in compounds 用以构成复合词) substance made to look like curds 做成凝乳状的物质
,lemon-`curd, ie made from eggs, butter and sugar, flavoured with lemon, and used like jam * soya-`bean curd.
Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these 'monsters' which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish.