boiled sweet
boiled sweet — phrase
1. a British term for a hard candy made by boiling sugar until it sets, often with
a British term for a hard candy made by boiling sugar until it sets, often with a fruit flavour
The corner shop sells boiled sweets in large glass jars.
boiled sweets in large glass jars
Grandpa kept boiled sweets in his coat pocket on winter walks.
Nila chose a lemon boiled sweet while waiting for the village bus.
The nurse gave Leo a boiled sweet after his cough medicine.
At the fair, children bought boiled sweets striped red and white.
- hard candy
is the more usual term in American English for the same kind of sweet
- sweet
is broader in British English and can refer to many kinds of candy, not only this hard type
文法句型
a boiled sweet
boiled sweets
bag of boiled sweets
suck a boiled sweet
用法筆記
Usually used in British English for this kind of sweet. In American English, hard candy is the more usual everyday term.