hard candy

IPA/ˌhɑːd ˈkændi/
IPA/ˌhɑːrd ˈkændi/

hard candy — noun

1. A type of sweet that is solid and firm, made by cooking sugar and flavourings at

1.名詞A2
釋義

A type of sweet that is solid and firm, made by cooking sugar and flavourings at a high temperature, and often sold in bright colours with different fruit tastes.

例句

Elena put a strawberry-flavoured hard candy in her mouth and let it dissolve slowly.

hard candy + fruit-flavoured; dissolve in mouth

The old woman kept wrapped hard candies in a bowl on her coffee table.

collocation: wrapped hard candies

同義詞
  • boiled sweet

    British English term for the same type of candy; more common in the UK

  • drop

    A specific shape or variety of hard candy, e.g. 'lemon drop' or 'fruit drop'

反義詞
  • chewy candy

    Soft, pliable sweets like caramel or taffy that require chewing

  • gummy candy

    Soft, gelatin-based sweets that are chewy rather than hard

  • chocolate

    A cocoa-based confection that melts at body temperature rather than dissolving slowly

用法筆記

Commonly used in American English; in British English the equivalent term is 'boiled sweet.' Typical verbs used with this noun include 'suck,' 'dissolve,' 'unwrap,' and 'pop (into one's mouth).'

常見錯誤

❌She ate a hard candy by biting it.
✅She sucked on a hard candy until it dissolved.
💡Hard candy is meant to be sucked, not chewed or bitten.
❌I bought some hard candies and chocolates as candy.
✅I bought some hard candies and chocolates as sweets.
💡In British English, 'sweets' is the general word; 'candy' is American.