macaroon
macaroon — 名詞
- macaroonsingular
- macaroonsplural
1. a small, sweet baked treat with a chewy bite, made by stirring shredded coconut
椰子餅
用蛋白、糖加椰絲或杏仁烤的耐嚼小點
a small, sweet baked treat with a chewy bite, made by stirring shredded coconut or ground almonds into whisked egg white and sugar.
Jabari dipped each coconut macaroon in dark chocolate before the school bake sale.
Jabari 在學校義賣前，把每塊椰子餅都沾上黑巧克力。
collocation: coconut macaroon dipped in chocolate
Grandma baked a tray of golden macaroons for the Passover dinner.
外婆為逾越節晚餐烤了一盤金黃色的椰子餅。
At the corner bakery, Folake sells warm chewy macaroons rolled in shredded coconut.
在街角的烘焙坊，Folake 賣著裹滿椰絲、溫熱又耐嚼的椰子餅。
Dewi packed two sweet coconut macaroons as a treat for the long train ride.
Dewi 帶了兩塊香甜的椰子餅，當作這趟長途火車的小點心。
The sweet macaroons stuck to the baking paper as Leo lifted the tray.
Leo 端起烤盤時，那些香甜的椰子餅黏在了烘焙紙上。
- amaretti
small Italian almond biscuits; usually crisper than a chewy coconut macaroon
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: this older macaroon is a single rough, chewy mound of coconut or almond, not two smooth shells with a filling between them.
常見錯誤
2. a small, smooth French sweet built from two round shells of almond and sugar pre
馬卡龍
兩片杏仁蛋白殼夾奶油餡的法式小點
a small, smooth French sweet built from two round shells of almond and sugar pressed around a soft, flavoured filling, often sold in bright colours.
Élise arranged pink and green macaroons in a neat row at the bakery window.
Élise 在烘焙坊的櫥窗裡，把粉紅色和綠色的馬卡龍排成整齊的一排。
collocation: pink/green macaroons on display
Yael showed me a macaroon with a smooth shell and a thin raspberry cream centre.
Yael 給我看了一顆馬卡龍，外殼光滑，裡面夾著薄薄一層覆盆子奶油。
describes structure: smooth shell plus creamy filling
Minho gave his teacher a box of colourful macaroons, each filled with smooth chocolate cream.
Minho 送給老師一盒色彩繽紛的馬卡龍，每顆裡面都夾著滑順的巧克力奶油。
The pastry chef piped buttercream between two almond macaroon shells.
糕點師傅在兩片杏仁馬卡龍外殼之間擠上奶油霜。
Saira bit into a lemon macaroon and loved its crisp, light texture.
Saira 咬了一口檸檬馬卡龍，很喜歡它酥脆又輕盈的口感。
- macaron
the usual modern spelling for this two-shell French version
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this is the smooth two-shell French sweet, frequently spelled 'macaron' to keep it apart from the chewy coconut macaroon.