/kɜ:d; kɝd/
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.

n[U]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: crud 'curd' (14-20 centuries), perhaps from a Celtic language]
alsocurds [plural]
the thick substance that forms in milk when it becomes sour
→whey
→bean curd