"tallow" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 牛油 (动物脂肪)
• 羊油 (动物脂肪)

Definition

牛油或羊油是一种来自牛或羊的白色坚硬脂肪，常用于制作蜡烛、肥皂，也曾用于烹饪。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“tallow”多用于历史或专业领域，如“tallow candles”（牛羊脂蜡烛）。现代烹饪中已不常用。不要和猪油（lard）混淆。

Examples

They made soap from tallow.

他们用**牛油**做肥皂。

Old candles were made from tallow.

旧蜡烛是用**牛油**做的。

Tallow comes from animals like cows and sheep.

**牛油**来自牛和羊等动物。

The kitchen smelled strange after he tried frying potatoes in tallow.

他用**牛油**炸土豆后，厨房有点怪味。

People used to rely on tallow for lighting before electricity was common.

人们在电灯普及前常用**牛油**点灯。

If you read old recipes, you might see tallow as an ingredient.

如果你看老菜谱，可能会见到**牛油**作为配料。