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词汇 curdle
释义 curdle
verb[ I or T ]
uk /ˈkɜː.dəl/ us /ˈkɝː.dəl/
If a liquid curdles, or you curdle it, it gets thicker and develops lumps.(使)凝固;(使)凝结
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Not pleasant to eat or drink
(as) tough as old bootsidiom
acrid
bitter
bitterness
bland
chewy
dishwater
insipidness
like dishwateridiom
mouldy
overripe
pappy
pungent
staleness
stick to someone's ribsidiom
stodginess
stodgy
swill
unripe
watery

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make someone's blood curdle
Examples from literature

Every drop of blood seemed to curdle in Henri's veins. 
Great care should be taken, especially in the beginning, as the eggs easily curdle when the oil is stirred in too fast. 
In doing as here directed there is no risk of the custard curdling, for directly the water ceases to boil it cannot curdle the custard, although it is hot enough to finish thickening it. 
Milk curdles in the pans when she is running through the forest... they say. 
When the tapioca is clear, remove the stock from the range and pour it very gradually onto the egg mixture, stirring briskly all the time, so that the egg will not curdle. 

curdle | American Dictionary


curdle
verb[ I ]
us/ˈkɜrd·əl/
to change into curd, or to become sour

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Over time, the milk thickens or curdles into a yogurt-like substance with a strong, sour flavor.
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The goal is to get the milk to the end before it curdles (5 min).
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The episode curdles a bit while looking for a sweet ending, but it is otherwise solid enough.
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The butter is brought to boiling point for about 15 minutes, then skimmed, strained into a ceramic jar called a "khabia", and salted before it curdles.
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In those councils, the threads of mistrust, rivalry and envy among councillors and officers alike frequently curdle into malice.
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The inhibition of not knowing the state of one's health and what is on one's medical records can curdle one's whole life.
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Terrible cases have been quoted in this debate, the sort of cases that makes one's blood curdle.
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He then sought to make our blood curdle with imaginations of the difficulties of administration and the army of snoopers who would be descending upon our homes.
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When it is dry, the rennet is ready to curdle the milk.
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Sauces which contain starch curdle with more difficulty.
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If cooked over excessive heat, the eggs will curdle, which is extremely undesirable.
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Raw warmed milk is mixed with rennet or with plant extracts and left to curdle.
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Let the drama department as a general rule keep crime and cabaret apart; the mixture is apt to curdle.
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Once mixed, it must be drunk quickly because it will curdle.
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Calf rennet is added, and the mixture is left to curdle for 1012 minutes.
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