yolk

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /jəʊk/    美 /joʊk/|/jɔlk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young. countable,uncountable
    — To make meringue, you have to separate the white from the yolk.
  2. The grease in a sheep's fleece; lanolin. countable,uncountable
    — Wool-growers appear to entertain different opinions in regard to the effect which yolk has on the value of the fleece. Some seem to suppose that the aggregate amount which they receive for their wool is increased from the greater weight which it possesses by being charged with this substance[…]
动词 v.
  1. To produce yolk.
    — This is surprising in that these females were yolking up their clutch of eggs

词形变化

yolks plural yelk alternative,obsolete yolks present,singular,third-person yolking participle,present yolked participle,past yolked past yelk alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
egg yolk yolkless yolklike yolk plug yolk sac

词源

词源 1
From Middle English yolke, yelke, ȝolke, ȝelke, from Old English ġeolca, ġeoloca, ġioleca (“the yellow part, yolk”), derived from Old English ġeolu (“yellow”) + -ca (diminutive suffix).
词源 2
From Middle English yolke, yelke, ȝolke, ȝelke, from Old English ġeolca, ġeoloca, ġioleca (“the yellow part, yolk”), derived from Old English ġeolu (“yellow”) + -ca (diminutive suffix).
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