Kneading
“Kneading” 最常见指揉面团使其筋道、排气,如 kneading bread dough(揉面包面团);也可指按摩肌肉或揉捏黏土,如 kneading sore shoulders(揉酸痛的肩膀)。
- “She is kneading the dough until it feels smooth and elastic.” (她正在揉面,直到面团光滑有弹性。)
- “Kneading the clay helped the students shape their first pottery bowl.” (揉捏黏土帮学生们做出了第一个陶碗。)
- “The therapist spent twenty minutes kneading the tension out of his neck.” (理疗师花了二十分钟揉开他颈部的紧张。)
“Knead” 源自古英语 cnedan,与德语 kneten(揉)同源,属日耳曼语族固有词汇,与 “knot”(结)有远古联系——揉捏即把材料缠结在一起。
“-ing” 表示正在进行的揉捏动作;kneading 亦可作名词,如 bread kneading(揉面过程)。
在家烘焙与面点文化中,“kneading” 是核心步骤;猫踩奶(kneading with paws)也用同一词,因其动作与揉面相似。
- 固定搭配: “kneading dough” (揉面), “kneading massage” (揉捏按摩)
- 原形: knead
- 名词: kneading, kneader
“knead(揉)+ ing”:双手反复折叠按压——kneading 就是正在揉捏。
“While kneading pizza dough, he timed each fold so the crust would rise evenly in the oven.” (揉披萨面团时,他数着每次折叠,好让饼皮在烤箱里均匀发起来。)