pudding

英 [ˈpʊdɪŋ]

美 [ˈpʊdɪŋ]

n. (餐末的)甜食，甜点; 热布丁糕(用面粉、油、蛋制作，加水果、果酱等); 热布丁饼(用面粉、油、蛋制作，通常用肉填充)

复数：puddings　

Collins.2 / BNC.5387 / COCA.8518

习惯用语

over-egg the pudding

做事过分；画蛇添足
used to say that you think sb has done more than is necessary, or has added unnecessary details to make sth seem better or worse than it really is
If you're telling lies, keep it simple─never over-egg the pudding.
如果撒谎，措辞要简短；千万别画蛇添足。

the proof of the pudding (is in the eating)

noun

（餐末的）甜食，甜点
a sweet dish eaten at the end of a meal
1. What's for pudding?
  有什么甜点？
2. I haven't made a pudding today.
  我今天没做甜点。
热布丁糕（用面粉、油、蛋制作，加水果、果酱等）
a hot sweet dish, often like a cake, made from flour, fat and eggs with fruit, jam, etc. in or on it
1. treacle pudding
  糖浆布丁
2. bread and butter pudding (= made with bread, butter and milk)
  面包黄油布丁
热布丁饼（用面粉、油、蛋制作，通常用肉填充）
a hot dish like a pie with soft pastry made from flour, fat and eggs and usually filled with meat
1. a steak and kidney pudding
  牛排腰子布丁
冷布丁（有水果、巧克力等口味）
a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) like cream flavoured with fruit, chocolate, etc.
1. chocolate pudding
  巧克力布丁

N-VAR 布丁
Apuddingis a cooked sweet food made with flour, fat, and eggs, and usually served hot.
1. ...a cherry sponge pudding with warm custard.
  涂着热蛋奶沙司的樱桃松糕布丁
N-VAR （一餐中的）甜点，甜食
Some people refer to the sweet course of a meal as thepudding.
1. ...a menu featuring canapes, a starter, a main course and a pudding...
  一份包含开胃面包、头道菜、主菜和甜点的菜单
2. I tend to stick to fresh fruit for pudding.
  我一直坚持用新鲜水果做甜点。
See also:Yorkshire pudding
布丁好坏，不尝不知；试过才知好坏
If you saythe proof of the puddingorthe proof of the pudding is in the eating, you mean that something new can only be judged to be good or bad after it has been tried or used.

noun

any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed
(British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally)
Synonym:pud
any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
1. corn pudding

I've made a steak and kidney pudding for dinner.
我为晚饭做了牛排腰子布丁。
Well, now, we've had the plum pudding and sung the carols.
好的，现在我们有了葡萄干可以唱圣歌了。
Serve the pudding, and pass around a bowl of yogurt to go with it
上布丁，把酸奶碗传一下，用酸奶拌着布丁吃。
We sat down to dinner, a very English noe& roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, and cabbage grown in their own garden.
我们坐下来吃饭，这是地道的英国饭菜，有烤牛肉、约克夏布丁、烤土豆和他们自己花园里种的卷心菜。
Roast beef is the classic Sunday lunch and must be served with Yorkshire pudding.
烤牛肉是传统的星期日午餐食品，必须和约克郡布丁一起进食。
We found the English treacle pudding too good to resist. Sure enough, it was delicious
我们觉得英国糖蜜布丁太好吃了，令人无法抗拒。的确非常美味。
Bread pudding is one of the most popular kinds of this cake pudding.
面包布丁就是这种蛋糕类布丁中最受欢迎的一种。
I'm sorry I can't finish my pudding; my eyes are bigger than my belly.
很抱歉，我不能吃完我的布丁了，我太嘴馋了。
She has made a large pudding and ordered a turkey for Christmas Day.
她做了个大布丁，又订了一个圣诞火鸡。
He had two helpings of pudding.
他吃了两客布丁。