currant
currant — noun
- currantsingular
- currantsplural
1. a tiny seedless dried grape, often baked into buns, scones, and fruit cakes.
a tiny seedless dried grape, often baked into buns, scones, and fruit cakes.
Hana folded currants into the cake batter before the oven was hot.
collocation: fold currants into batter
The baker mixed currants with cinnamon for this year's hot cross buns.
collocation: currants in hot cross buns
Roya found a few currants at the bottom of the trail mix bag.
Esteban soaked the currants in warm tea before adding them to the scones.
A spoonful of currants made the rice pudding sweeter and more chewy.
- raisin
the broad everyday word for a dried grape; raisins are usually larger than currants.
- sultana
a paler, sweeter type of dried grape, especially common in British English.
- dried fruit
a broad category that includes currants, raisins, dates, and similar foods.
文法句型
a currant
currants
用法筆記
Usually refers to the tiny dried fruit used in baking. Distinguish from sense 2, which names the fresh tart berry that grows on a bush.
常見錯誤
2. a small tart berry that hangs in clusters on a bush and can be eaten raw or cook
a small tart berry that hangs in clusters on a bush and can be eaten raw or cooked.
Meera picked red currants from the garden and cooked them into jam.
collocation: red currants
The market stall sold fresh currants beside peaches and summer cherries.
collocation: fresh currants
Ines sprinkled a few currants over the yogurt for a sharp taste.
A bowl of black currants sat on the table after lunch.
Quinn tasted a currant straight from the bush and made a sour face.
- berry
a much broader word; currants are one particular kind of small berry.
- gooseberry
a related bush fruit, but it is usually larger and not the same as a currant.
文法句型
a currant
currants
用法筆記
Often refers to red, black, or white currants as fruit used in jam, jelly, or desserts. Distinguish from sense 1, which is the dried baking fruit.