ice cream
ice cream — 名詞
1. a soft, sweet, very cold food that you eat for fun or after a meal, made by free
冰淇淋
用牛奶或鮮奶油加糖冷凍而成的甜點
a soft, sweet, very cold food that you eat for fun or after a meal, made by freezing milk or cream with sugar and a taste such as chocolate or strawberry
Caleb bought two scoops of chocolate ice cream at the beach.
Caleb 在海邊買了兩球巧克力冰淇淋。
countable: scoops of ice cream
On hot summer days, the children always ask for ice cream.
天氣熱的時候，孩子們總是吵著要吃冰淇淋。
uncountable: ask for ice cream
Naoko keeps a tub of vanilla ice cream in the freezer.
Naoko 在冷凍庫裡放了一桶香草冰淇淋。
collocation: a tub of ice cream
The ice cream melted before Sahil could finish it.
Sahil 還沒吃完，冰淇淋就融化了。
We had cake and ice cream at the birthday party.
我們在生日派對上吃了蛋糕和冰淇淋。
common pairing: cake and ice cream
- a scoop of ice cream
- a tub of ice cream
- vanilla ice cream
- ice cream cone
- gelato
Italian-style ice cream, usually softer and with less air
- frozen yogurt
similar treat made from yogurt, often sold as a lighter option
用法筆記
Often uncountable (ask for ice cream), but countable for single servings (two ice creams, an ice cream). Common units: a scoop, a tub, a cone of ice cream.