oobleck

/ˈuː.blɛk/

Meanings

noun

玉米淀粉和水的混合物, 淀粉水。

A mixture of cornstarch and water with unusual physical properties.

Examples :

"The children were fascinated by the oobleck, which felt like a liquid when gently squeezed but solid when hit hard. "

孩子们对淀粉水着了迷，这种东西轻轻挤压时感觉像液体，但用力敲击时却像固体一样。

Related Words

properties noun

/ˈpɹɒpətiz/ /ˈpɹɑpɚtiz/

财产，资产。

"Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.)."

重要的财产类型包括不动产（土地），个人财产（其他实体物品）和知识产权（对艺术创作、发明等的权利）。

squeezed verb

/skwiːzd/ /skwiːzd̥/

挤压，压榨。

"I squeezed the ball between my hands."

我用双手挤压着那个球。

fascinated verb

/ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd/

着迷，入迷。

"The flickering TV fascinated the cat."

闪烁的电视让猫咪看得入了迷。

mixture noun

/ˈmɪkstʃə/ /ˈmɪkstʃɚ/

混合，搀和

"The mixture of flour and water was carefully stirred to make the dough. "

为了做面团，人们小心地搅拌面粉和水的混合过程。

cornstarch noun

/ˈkɔrnˌstɑrtʃ/ /ˈkɔrnˌstɑːtʃ/

生粉，粟粉

"My mom used cornstarch to thicken the sauce for the chicken dinner. "

我妈妈用玉米淀粉（粟粉）给鸡肉晚餐的酱汁勾芡。

liquid noun

/ˈlɪkwɪd/

液体，液态。

"A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas."

液体可以冻结成固体，也可以蒸发成气体。

gently adverb

/ˈdʒɛntli/

轻轻地，温柔地

"The mother spoke to her child gently, trying to calm him down. "

母亲温柔地对孩子说话，试图让他平静下来。

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

孩子，儿童，子女

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧：他不过是个孩子。

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

哪个，哪些

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

到现在，你肯定应该知道哪个是哪个了吧。

unusual noun

/ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/

不寻常的事物，异常现象。

"The student's sudden absence was an unusual for her. "

这名学生突然缺席，对她来说是个反常现象。

physical noun

/ˈfɪzɪkəl/

体检，身体检查。

"How long has it been since your last physical?"

你上次体检是什么时候？

water noun

/ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ [woːʔɐ] [ˈwaːʈər] /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/

水，水分，液体。

"By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."

通过电的作用，水被分解成了它的两个组成部分，氧气和氢气。