hundreds and thousands

IPA/ˌhʌndrədz ən ˈθaʊzndz/
IPA/ˌhʌndrədz ən ˈθaʊzndz/

hundreds and thousands — 名詞

1. Very small colourful pieces of sugar, usually round or slightly oval, that peopl

1.名詞B1
釋義

彩色糖粒

裝飾蛋糕、甜點的小粒彩色糖

Very small colourful pieces of sugar, usually round or slightly oval, that people sprinkle onto the top of cakes, biscuits, doughnuts, and other sweet foods to make them look more attractive.

例句

Beatriz covered the cake with pink icing and sprinkled hundreds and thousands on top.

Beatriz 在蛋糕上抹了粉紅色糖霜，然後撒上彩色糖粒。

collocation: sprinkle [hundreds and thousands] on [food]

The children loved adding hundreds and thousands to their homemade cupcakes at the party.

孩子們很喜歡在派對上自製的杯子蛋糕上加入彩色糖粒。

collocation: add [hundreds and thousands] to [food]

同義詞
  • sprinkles

    The standard American English term; can also refer to longer, stick-shaped decorations, whereas 'hundreds and thousands' usually describes tiny round beads.

  • nonpareils

    A formal or traditional American term specifically for the tiny round sugar beads used on baked goods.

  • vermicelli

    A British term for longer, thin strand-like sprinkles, not the same shape as hundreds and thousands.

用法筆記

This phrase always takes a plural verb form (e.g. 'Hundreds and thousands are sold in small tubes or jars'). In American English, the same product is usually called 'sprinkles' or 'nonpareils'.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a hundreds and thousands.
✅I bought some hundreds and thousands.
💡The phrase is uncountable and does not take 'a' or 'an'.
❌Hundreds and thousand is very colourful.
✅Hundreds and thousands are very colourful.
💡The phrase takes a plural verb.