teacake

IPA/ˈtiːkeɪk/
IPA/ˈtiːkeɪk/

teacake — 名詞

  • teacakesingular
  • teacakesplural

1. a small, round bread roll made with dried fruit such as currants or sultanas, ty

1.名詞
釋義

茶點甜麵包

含果乾的小圓甜麵包，烤後塗奶油吃

a small, round bread roll made with dried fruit such as currants or sultanas, typically split in half, toasted, and eaten warm with butter

例句

Sofia split her teacake in half and spread thick butter on each warm side.

Sofia 把茶點甜麵包切成兩半，在溫熱的兩面都塗上厚厚的奶油。

split a teacake + spread butter

Kwame toasted the teacake until the dried fruit inside began to bubble and darken.

Kwame 烤著茶點甜麵包，直到裡面的果乾開始冒泡變深色。

toast a teacake

同義詞
  • fruit bun

    similar but less specific — a fruit bun is not necessarily toasted or buttered

  • hot cross bun

    a spiced fruit bun marked with a cross, eaten at Easter; a teacake is a year-round food

用法筆記

Common in British English. In the United States, the word 'teacake' usually means a flat cookie or small cake, not a toasted bun.

2. a small, flat, sweet cake or cookie, often made with raisins and served with tea

2.名詞
釋義

茶點餅乾

美式說法，指配茶的甜餅乾或小蛋糕

a small, flat, sweet cake or cookie, often made with raisins and served with tea or as a light snack

例句

Diego's grandmother always kept a tin of homemade teacakes on the kitchen counter.

Diego 的奶奶總是在廚房檯面上放著一罐自製的茶點餅乾。

tin of teacakes

Mei baked a batch of lemon teacakes for the school fundraiser on Saturday.

Mei 烤了一批檸檬口味的茶點餅乾，為了週六的學校募款活動。

lemon teacakes

同義詞
  • cookie

    a broader term — a teacake is a specific type of cookie, traditionally served with tea

  • biscuit

    the British English equivalent of 'cookie'; a teacake in American usage is similar to what Britons call a biscuit

用法筆記

Common in American English. In Britain, a teacake is a toasted sweet bun with dried fruit — not a cookie.