lozenges
lozenges — 名詞
- lozengessingular
- lozengesesplural
1. a flat, four-sided shape with sides of equal length, where two opposite corners
菱形
四邊相等的菱形幾何圖形
a flat, four-sided shape with sides of equal length, where two opposite corners are narrower than the other two, like a stretched diamond
The ancient Roman mosaic floor was decorated with small white and black lozenges.
這幅古羅馬馬賽克地板上裝飾著黑白相間的小菱形圖案。
A diamond-shaped lozenge appears at the centre of the family's coat of arms.
家族徽章的正中央有一個鑽石形狀的菱形圖案。
collocation: lozenge shape / diamond-shaped lozenge
The wallpaper in the hotel hallway showed a repeating pattern of gold lozenges.
飯店走廊的壁紙上有金色菱形圖案重複排列。
The stained-glass artist carefully cut each blue lozenge from a sheet of coloured glass.
彩繪玻璃師傅小心地從彩色玻璃片上切下每一片藍色菱形。
文法句型
lozenge + noun (modifier: lozenge shape / lozenge pattern)
用法筆記
When referring to a single instance of this shape, the singular form 'lozenge' is slightly more common than 'lozenges'. The word is frequently used in descriptions of patterns, tiles, heraldic designs, and stained glass.
2. a small sweet or candy that contains medicine and is sucked slowly to soothe a d
潤喉糖
含藥、舒緩喉嚨的硬糖
a small sweet or candy that contains medicine and is sucked slowly to soothe a dry cough, sore throat, or other minor throat discomfort
Grandma keeps a packet of honey-lemon lozenges in her handbag for her dry cough.
奶奶總是在手提包裡放一包蜂蜜檸檬潤喉糖，以備乾咳時使用。
collocation: honey-lemon lozenges / packet of lozenges
Dr. Chen recommended menthol lozenges to soothe Mert's scratchy throat after a long flight.
陳醫師建議Mert含薄荷潤喉糖，以舒緩長途飛行後的喉嚨乾癢。
The pharmacist told Eitan that cherry-flavoured lozenges work well for a sore throat.
藥劑師告訴Eitan，櫻桃口味的潤喉糖對喉嚨痛很有效。
After the concert, Niran bought herbal lozenges from a shop near the theatre.
音樂會結束後，Niran在劇院附近的商店買了一包草藥潤喉糖。
- cough drop
more informal and widely used in American English; often interchangeable with 'lozenge'
- pastille
a slightly more formal or technical term; less common in everyday speech
- throat drop
used occasionally in British English; less common than 'lozenge' or 'cough drop'
文法句型
often modified by a flavour or ingredient: honey-lemon lozenges / menthol lozenges
often modified by a purpose: cough lozenges / throat lozenges
用法筆記
This sense is almost always used in the plural when talking about the product generally ('I need to buy some lozenges'). The singular 'lozenge' is used for one piece ('She took a lozenge out of the packet'). Common flavours include menthol, honey-lemon, and cherry.