wafer
/ˈweɪfə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈefɚ] /ˈweɪfər/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈefɚ] /ˈwā-fər How to pronounce wafer (audio)/ (ame, mw)
wafer — 名詞
- wafersingular
- wafersplural
1. a crisp, very light biscuit made in a thin flat sheet, often eaten as a sweet sn
威化餅
很薄很脆的甜餅乾
a crisp, very light biscuit made in a thin flat sheet, often eaten as a sweet snack or served with ice cream
Asher snapped the chocolate wafer in half and shared it with Iris.
Asher 把那塊巧克力威化餅掰成兩半，分給 Iris。
collocation: chocolate wafer
The cafe served vanilla ice cream with a rolled wafer on top.
那家咖啡館在香草冰淇淋上放了一根捲狀威化餅。
Salma packed strawberry wafers in her bag for the train ride.
Salma 把草莓威化餅放進包包，準備在火車上吃。
A broken wafer left sweet crumbs all over the picnic blanket.
碎掉的威化餅讓野餐毯上滿是甜甜的餅屑。
用法筆記
Often appears in product names such as chocolate wafer, wafer roll, or vanilla wafer.
2. a small round piece of plain bread given to worshippers during the Christian ser
聖體餅
領聖餐時分發的薄餅
a small round piece of plain bread given to worshippers during the Christian service of Holy Communion
The priest placed a wafer in each person's hand at Mass.
神父在彌撒中把一片聖體餅放到每個人的手上。
religious use: given during Mass
Jenna waited quietly before receiving the wafer at the front.
Jenna 安靜地等待，準備到前面領聖體餅。
A silver tray held the wafers for the Sunday service.
銀盤上放著主日禮拜要用的聖體餅。
The child asked why the wafer was round and so light.
那個孩子問，為什麼聖體餅是圓的而且那麼輕。
用法筆記
Used mainly in church contexts, especially when people are receiving Communion during a service.
3. a very thin crisp snack made from potato or another vegetable and usually sold w
蔬菜脆片
油炸後調味的薄片零食
a very thin crisp snack made from potato or another vegetable and usually sold with seasoning
Linh opened a bag of barbecue wafers during the movie.
Linh 看電影時打開了一包烤肉口味的蔬菜脆片。
snack use: flavoured vegetable chips
The shop sells beetroot wafers beside the potato chips.
那家店把甜菜根脆片放在洋芋片旁邊販售。
Femi sprinkled sea salt over the hot wafers from the fryer.
Femi 在剛起鍋的蔬菜脆片上撒了海鹽。
We shared carrot wafers with sandwiches at the picnic.
野餐時，我們把紅蘿蔔脆片和三明治一起分著吃。
用法筆記
This use is chiefly British and refers to very thin snack slices rather than the sweeter biscuit sense.
4. a little dried circle of paste that was stuck onto a letter to keep it closed
封口片
貼在信封上封口的小圓片
a little dried circle of paste that was stuck onto a letter to keep it closed
Rohan pressed a red wafer onto the flap of the envelope.
Rohan 把一片紅色封口片壓在信封封口處。
old-style letter seal
The lawyer broke the wafer before reading the folded note.
那位律師先拆開封口片，才讀那張摺好的便條。
A dried wafer still held the invitation closed after years.
多年後，那片乾掉的封口片仍把請帖牢牢封住。
Grandma kept spare wafers in a tin beside her writing desk.
奶奶把備用封口片放在書桌旁邊的小鐵盒裡。
用法筆記
An old-fashioned postal item; modern speakers usually say seal or sticker instead.