cookies

IPA/ˈkʊk.i/
KK[kˈʊkiz]IPA/ˈkʊk.i/

cookies — noun

  • cookiessingular
  • cookiesesplural

1. a small, flat, round, sweet food that is baked from a mixture of flour, sugar, b

1.名詞A1
釋義

a small, flat, round, sweet food that is baked from a mixture of flour, sugar, butter, and other ingredients such as chocolate pieces or dried fruit

例句

Stefan baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies for his sister's birthday party.

collocation: chocolate chip cookies / a batch of cookies

Tara grabbed a handful of oatmeal cookies from the jar on the kitchen counter.

collocation: oatmeal cookies / cookie jar

同義詞
  • biscuit

    the common British term for a small, dry, sweet baked item; in American English 'biscuit' is a soft, savoury bread roll

  • cracker

    a thin, crisp baked item that is usually savoury rather than sweet

文法句型

cookie/cookies + verb

adjective + cookie(s)

用法筆記

In British English, the equivalent word is 'biscuit', though 'cookie' is also used for American-style soft or chunky varieties.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a cookies for breakfast.
✅I ate a cookie for breakfast.
💡'cookie' is countable; use singular for one item.
❌She made cooky for the party.
✅She made cookies for the party.
💡the correct spelling is 'cookie' (plural 'cookies'), not 'cooky'.

2. a person of a particular kind, especially when describing their character or abi

2.名詞B2
釋義

a person of a particular kind, especially when describing their character or ability in a colourful way

例句

Everyone agrees Joshua is a smart cookie — the boy taught himself to play the piano in just three months.

pattern: smart + cookie for an intelligent person

After the accident the hospital director turned out to be a pretty tough cookie.

pattern: tough + cookie for a strong/determined person

同義詞
  • guy

    neutral, very common; less colourful than 'cookie'

  • character

    suggests an unusual or interesting person, similar register

  • sort

    used in 'a good sort' or 'a bad sort', similar back-reference pattern

文法句型

[adjective] + cookie

用法筆記

Nearly always appears with an adjective before it (smart, tough, clever, sharp). The adjective determines the meaning — the formula itself just means 'person'.

常見錯誤

❌She is a cookie.' (meaning she is clever)
✅She is a smart cookie.
💡the adjective is required; 'cookie' alone does not mean 'person'.
❌He is a cookies.
✅He is a cookie.
💡the singular form 'cookie' is used when referring to a person, even though the headword is the plural form.

3. a small piece of data that a website stores on a user's computer so that the web

3.名詞B1
釋義

a small piece of data that a website stores on a user's computer so that the website can remember information about the user, such as their login details or the items in their shopping cart

例句

Tuan cleared the cookies from the browser to stop the ads from following the search history.

collocation: clear cookies / delete cookies

The travel website saved a cookie on Otis's computer so Otis would not have to type the passport number again.

pattern: save/store a cookie on [computer]

同義詞
  • tracking file

    descriptive but less common; emphasises the monitoring function

  • cache data

    related but different — cache stores webpage files, while cookies store user-specific settings and identifiers

文法句型

cookie + verb (store/track/save)

accept/block + cookies

用法筆記

Frequently used in the plural ('cookies') even when referring to a single data file, and in compound terms such as 'cookie policy', 'cookie notice', and 'third-party cookies'.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a cookie from my browser.
✅I deleted a cookie from my browser.
💡the computing sense of 'cookie' is inedible data, not a food.
❌The website installed a cooky on my computer.
✅The website placed a cookie on my computer.
💡the spelling is 'cookie' for both the food and the computing sense.