muffin

/ˈmʌfɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmʌfɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmə-fən/ (ame, mw)

muffin — 名詞

  • muffinsingular
  • muffinsplural

1. a small soft cake baked on its own in a paper case or tray hole, often with frui

1.名詞B1
釋義

瑪芬

杯模烤成的小甜蛋糕

a small soft cake baked on its own in a paper case or tray hole, often with fruit, nuts, or chocolate pieces mixed into it.

例句

Christopher pulled warm blueberry muffins from the oven before breakfast.

Christopher 在早餐前把熱熱的藍莓瑪芬從烤箱裡拿了出來。

common collocation: blueberry muffin

Nellie packed a banana muffin in her bag for the train ride.

Nellie 把一個香蕉瑪芬放進包包裡，準備在火車上吃。

同義詞
  • cupcake

    usually sweeter and commonly topped with icing, unlike an everyday muffin

  • scone

    typically drier and less cake-like than a muffin

  • bun

    broader and less exact; can mean many different small breads

用法筆記

Often appears with flavor words such as blueberry, banana, or chocolate chip. Distinguish from sense 2, which is the flat breakfast bread that people usually split and toast.

2. a round, fairly flat bread that people usually cut open, toast, and eat warm, of

2.名詞B1
釋義

英式鬆餅

對切烘熱後吃的圓扁麵包

a round, fairly flat bread that people usually cut open, toast, and eat warm, often with butter or as part of a breakfast sandwich.

例句

Eri split the hot muffin and spread butter on both halves.

Eri 把熱熱的英式鬆餅對切開，在兩半上都抹了奶油。

split a muffin; eat with butter

Hoa ordered an egg sandwich on a toasted muffin before work.

Hoa 上班前點了一個夾蛋的烤英式鬆餅三明治。

common breakfast use: sandwich on a muffin

同義詞
  • breakfast roll

    looser everyday phrase for a bread item eaten in the morning, not a fixed dictionary term

  • crumpet

    similar breakfast bread, but a crumpet is softer, wetter, and full of holes on top

  • bagel

    denser, ring-shaped bread with a chewier texture than a muffin

用法筆記

Usually written as 'English muffin' when a speaker wants to avoid confusion with sense 1. Common with verbs like 'split', 'toast', and 'butter'.