almond

IPA/ˈɑːmənd/
KK[ˈɑmənd]IPA/ˈɑːmənd/

almond — 名詞

  • almondsingular
  • almondsplural

1. a flat, oval, pale-coloured nut with a thin brown skin and a slightly sweet tast

1.名詞A2
釋義

杏仁；杏樹

扁橢圓形的可食堅果，或結出此堅果的樹

a flat, oval, pale-coloured nut with a thin brown skin and a slightly sweet taste, eaten as a snack or added to cakes, biscuits, and milk drinks; also the small tree, related to the peach, on which this nut grows.

例句

Nadia sprinkled chopped almonds over the warm porridge.

Nadia 在溫熱的粥上撒了些切碎的杏仁。

countable plural: chopped almonds

The recipe calls for ground almonds, butter, sugar, and two eggs.

這道食譜需要用到杏仁粉、奶油、糖和兩顆蛋。

collocation: ground almonds in baking

常見搭配
  • roasted almonds
  • ground almonds
  • flaked almonds
  • almond blossom
  • almond tree
同義詞
  • nut

    general category word; 'almond' is one specific type of nut.

文法句型

almond + noun (e.g. almond milk, almond butter)

用法筆記

Frequently used as a modifier before another food noun: almond milk, almond butter, almond oil, almond flour. As a count noun, the plural 'almonds' refers to the nuts themselves; the singular often appears in baking phrases like 'a handful of almond' is incorrect — use 'almonds'.

常見錯誤

I added a almond flour to the cake.
I added some almond flour to the cake.
'almond flour' is uncountable; do not use 'a/an' before it.
She ate one almonds for a snack.
She ate some almonds for a snack.
use 'an almond' for one nut, or 'some almonds' for several.

同根字

  • almond-shaped
    形容詞B2
  • almondy
    形容詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • almond milk
  • almond butter
  • almond oil
  • almond flour
  • almond paste
  • almond tree
  • almond blossom

常用片語

  • a handful of almonds
  • a packet of almonds
  • covered in almonds

介系詞搭配

  • with almonds
  • of almonds