🇬🇧🇨🇳 batter - 面糊 : English Lesson

Meaning of "batter" ("面糊"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Batter is a smooth, thick liquid you make by mixing things like flour, eggs, and milk. It’s not as solid as dough—it can be poured or scooped. People use batter to make yummy foods such as pancakes, waffles, and cakes. You can also dip foods like chicken or vegetables into batter before frying them, so they get a crunchy outside and a soft inside.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I was told not to lick the batter, so I just stared at it lovingly until someone gave me the bowl.

Mom said, “Whisk the batter gently,” but I attacked it so hard the kitchen looked like a flour snowstorm.

Grandpa said the batter should be smooth, but mine had more lumps than his old couch.

I accidentally used salt instead of sugar, and now our pancake batter tastes like ocean soup.

In some places, people even deep-fry ice cream by quickly covering it in batter—proof that if you can think of it, someone has tried to batter and fry it.

In the small kitchen, she whisked batter in a blue bowl. Batter clung to the spoon, then a child dipped apple slices into the thick batter and giggled. More batter splashed onto the counter; she wiped it, then poured batter onto a hot pan. Pancakes rose, the child cheered, sticky fingers and warm smiles.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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