gobstopper
gobstopper — 名詞
- gobstoppersingular
- gobstoppersplural
1. a round, multi-layered hard sweet that changes colour gradually as you suck it,
大硬糖
會隨融化變色的大顆硬糖
a round, multi-layered hard sweet that changes colour gradually as you suck it, with each outer layer dissolving to reveal a new colour underneath
The schoolgirl handed over her pocket money for a green gobstopper at the corner shop.
那名女學生用零用錢在巷口商店買了一顆綠色的巨無霸硬糖。
typical purchase context for a gobstopper
The old man sat on the bench, slowly turning a gobstopper in his mouth.
老先生坐在長椅上，嘴裡慢慢轉動著一顆大硬糖。
Each layer of a gobstopper reveals a new colour as it dissolves on your tongue.
大硬糖的每一層都會隨著在舌頭上融化而顯現出新的顏色。
The children dared each other to keep a gobstopper in their mouth the longest.
孩子們彼此挑戰，看誰能將一顆大硬糖含在嘴裡最久。
- jawbreaker
American English term for the same sweet
- hard candy
generic category; gobstopper is one specific type
- boiled sweet
broader category of hard fruit-flavoured sweets
文法句型
plural gobstoppers
用法筆記
This is a specifically British term; the equivalent sweet in American English is called a 'jawbreaker'. Common in children's and nostalgic contexts.