boiled sweet
boiled sweet — 片語
1. a British term for a hard candy made by boiling sugar until it sets, often with
硬糖
英式硬糖，常帶水果味
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.
那家街角小店把硬糖裝在大玻璃罐裡販售。
boiled sweets in large glass jars
Grandpa kept boiled sweets in his coat pocket on winter walks.
爺爺冬天散步時，會把硬糖放在外套口袋裡。
Nila chose a lemon boiled sweet while waiting for the village bus.
Nila 等村裡公車時，挑了一顆檸檬硬糖。
The nurse gave Leo a boiled sweet after his cough medicine.
護士在 Leo 喝完止咳藥後，給了他一顆硬糖。
At the fair, children bought boiled sweets striped red and white.
在園遊會上，孩子們買了紅白相間的硬糖。
- 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.