pasty
pasty — 名詞
- pastysingular
- pastiesplural
1. a baked pastry case folded over a savoury filling of chopped meat, cheese, and v
餡餅
以酥皮包裹肉類或蔬菜餡料的烤餅
a baked pastry case folded over a savoury filling of chopped meat, cheese, and vegetables, eaten as a snack or light meal
Jin bought a hot steak pasty from the little bakery by the station.
Jin 在車站旁的小烘焙坊買了一個熱騰騰的牛肉餡餅。
The traditional Cornish pasty has a thick crimped edge along the side.
傳統的康瓦爾餡餅邊緣有一道厚厚的捲邊。
collocation: Cornish pasty
Iris bit into the pasty and the warm cheese filling spilled down her chin.
Iris 咬了一口餡餅，溫熱的起司餡料順著她的下巴流了下來。
The bakery staff handed out free pasties at the farmers' market on Saturday morning.
麵包店員工在週六早上的農夫市集免費發送餡餅。
Elena wrapped each pasty in a cloth napkin to keep it warm for lunch.
Elena 用布餐巾把每個餡餅包起來，留著午餐時保溫。
- turnover
a broader term for any filled pastry folded over; pasty is the specific British-Cornish variety
- pie
a baked dish with pastry on top and bottom; a pasty is a handheld, self-contained pastry with no dish
- empanada
the Spanish and Latin American equivalent, typically smaller and fried or baked with different spice profiles
用法筆記
Traditionally associated with Cornwall in southwest England, where the Cornish pasty has a distinctive D-shape and crimped edge. Sweet pasties exist but are far less common and usually named by their filling (e.g. 'apple pasty').
常見錯誤
pasty — 形容詞
- pastypositive
- pastiercomparative
- pastiestsuperlative
1. looking pale in a way that suggests illness, fear, or extreme tiredness
蒼白
臉色因病或驚嚇而蒼白無血色
looking pale in a way that suggests illness, fear, or extreme tiredness
William's face went pasty the moment he heard the terrible news.
William 聽到噩耗時，臉色瞬間變得蒼白。
pattern: face goes pasty — sudden loss of colour
After four days of a high fever, Anjali looked pasty and could hardly walk.
高燒四天後，Anjali 看起來蒼白無力，幾乎走不動。
The boy's skin was pasty and damp, a sure sign he needed a doctor.
男孩的皮膚蒼白濕冷，很明顯需要看醫生。
Piotr noticed his colleague looking pasty and brought her a glass of water.
Piotr 注意到同事臉色蒼白，便遞了一杯水給她。
Chidi turned pasty under the harsh lights of the emergency waiting room.
Chidi 在急診候診室刺眼的燈光下顯得蒼白。
- pale
the general term for light colour; does not always imply illness the way pasty does
- pallid
more formal and literary; suggests a lasting lack of healthy colour rather than a sudden change
- wan
suggests weakness and exhaustion, often after a long illness or sleeplessness
- ashen
stronger than pasty; describes a grey, bloodless face typically from shock or terror
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively of a person's face, complexion, or skin. Unlike 'pale', pasty always carries a negative or unhealthy implication — it is never a neutral description of fair skin.
常見錯誤
2. having a thick, sticky texture like glue or paste
糊狀
質地濃稠黏膩如漿糊般
having a thick, sticky texture like glue or paste
The rice had been boiled too long and turned into a pasty lump.
米飯煮得太久，變成了一團糊狀的結塊。
Mayumi stirred the flour and water together until it became a pasty dough.
Mayumi 將麵粉和水攪拌在一起，直到變成糊狀的麵團。
The old glue had a pasty feel that made it hard to spread evenly.
舊膠水質地糊狀，很難均勻塗抹。
Mira scraped the pasty gunk from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
Mira 用木勺把鍋底糊狀的殘渣刮了下來。
A pasty white adhesive held the broken pieces of the old cup together.
一種糊狀的白色黏著劑把破杯子的碎片黏在一起。
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (UNHEALTHY PALE): this sense describes physical texture and consistency — how something feels to the touch — not the appearance of a person's skin.