candied

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candied — 形容詞

  • candiedpositive
  • more candiedcomparative
  • most candiedsuperlative

1. Food, especially fruit or ginger, that has been cooked slowly in sugar syrup so

1.形容詞B2
釋義

糖漬的

用糖水煮過以保存的

Food, especially fruit or ginger, that has been cooked slowly in sugar syrup so the sugar soaks all the way through, making it sweet and often slightly shiny.

例句

Noor used candied ginger in her tea to add a sweet, spicy flavour.

Noor 在她的茶裡加了糖漬薑,增添甜辣風味。

attributive use: candied + ingredient name

At the market, Yumi found candied orange peel for her grandmother's fruitcake recipe.

在市場上,Yumi 找到了她祖母水果蛋糕食譜需要的糖漬橘皮。

collocation: candied + fruit peel or rind

同義詞
  • glacé

    More specific; refers to fruit (especially cherries) that is glossy with a sugar coating but stays soft inside

  • crystallized

    Describes a coating of visible sugar crystals, most common with ginger

  • preserved

    Broader term covering any method of keeping food (sweet or savoury) from spoiling

反義詞
  • fresh

    Raw, untreated fruit that has not been cooked in sugar

  • unsweetened

    Containing no added sugar at all

文法句型

candied + noun

be + candied

用法筆記

Most commonly describes fruit, fruit peel, or ginger that has been preserved through slow cooking in sugar syrup.

2. Covered with a hard or crisp layer of sugar on the outside, while the inside of

2.形容詞B2
釋義

裹糖的

外層裹上糖霜的

Covered with a hard or crisp layer of sugar on the outside, while the inside of the food remains unchanged.

例句

Lakan bought a bag of candied almonds from a street vendor at the night market.

Lakan 在夜市向攤販買了一袋糖衣杏仁。

collocation: candied + nuts

Devika wrapped candied popcorn in small paper bags for her son's school party.

Devika 把糖衣爆米花裝進小紙袋,準備給兒子的學校派對。

同義詞
  • sugar-coated

    More transparent in meaning; describes anything with a sugar layer on the outside

  • glazed

    Often used for nuts or doughnuts; suggests a shiny, smooth coating rather than a crunchy one

反義詞
  • plain

    Without any sugar or coating added

  • unsalted

    (for nuts) Having no coating at all, not even salt

文法句型

candied + noun

be + candied

用法筆記

Commonly describes nuts, popcorn, and apples that receive a crisp sugar shell through coating rather than absorption.

常見錯誤

These candied almonds are preserved in sugar.
These candied almonds are coated with sugar.
💡Candied nuts are sugar-coated on the outside, not boiled in sugar syrup all the way through.