toffee

英 [ˈtɒfi]

美 [ˈtɑːfi]

n. 太妃糖; 乳脂糖

复数：toffees　

TEM8

BNC.15958 / COCA.26525

习惯用语

can't do sth for toffee

做某事很糟糕；不能胜任某事
if sb can't do sth for toffee , they are very bad at doing it
He can't dance for toffee!
他根本不会跳舞！

牛津词典

noun

太妃糖；乳脂糖
a hard sticky sweet/candy made by heating sugar, butter and water together and allowing it to cool

柯林斯词典

太妃糖；奶糖
Toffeeis a sticky sweet that you chew. It is made by boiling sugar and butter together with water.

in AM, use 美国英语用 taffy

(一颗)太妃糖；(一块)奶糖
Atoffeeis an individual piece of toffee.

英英释义

noun

caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
Synonym:brittletoffy

双语例句

She poked a toffee into my mouth.
她把一块太妃糖塞进我的口中。
He made a delicious toffee pudding for his dinner party.
他晚饭请客做了一道鲜美的奶油太妃布丁。
This is best served with whipped cream and/ or toffee sauce.
配合鲜奶油和/或太妃酱一起食用的话，味道最佳。
He chewed the toffee, his cheeks bulging.
他鼓着脸颊嚼太妃糖。
It is recommended to apply with rose essence oil facial cream to get best effect. This is best served with whipped cream and/ or toffee sauce.
为达到最佳效果，建议配合使用玫瑰精油面霜。配合鲜奶油和/或太妃酱一起食用的话，味道最佳。
One reason is that the price of toffee apples may fluctuate wildly, which means that although I could in principle write a contract denominated in toffee apples, it would be hard to have much confidence in what that contract really meant.
原因之一是，苹果棒糖的价格可能会有很大的浮动，这意味着，尽管我可以签署一份以苹果棒糖为计价单位的合同，但很难确信这份合同真正意味着什么。
The nose is intense with rich apricot, toffee and butterscotch characters which are the hallmark of wines from a vintage with high botrytis influence.
浓郁的杏子、太妃糖、奶油糖果芳香体现了葡萄孢菌素含量较高的年份酒的特质。
True, the first bite was delicious, but once the toffee was gone one was left with nothing, neither toffee nor lust.
不言而喻，它乍咬一下可口无比，但一旦吃完便一无所有，欲望亦随太妃糖化为乌有。
Despite a heavy accent and a nervously flapping arm, at times the president appeared to be chewing a toffee as he explained that Russia had a long history of taking part in the fair but had never hosted it.
除了厚重口音和紧张得来回摆动的双臂，在阐释俄罗斯参与世博会的历史久远却从未有机会举办时，总统有时的表情就像是在嚼了一块太妃糖。
Also, remember that too much wasabi will mask the delicate flavors of the fish. This is best served with whipped cream and/ or toffee sauce.
还要记住，沾太多的芥末酱会把鱼肉的鲜味盖掉。配合鲜奶油和/或太妃酱一起食用的话，味道最佳。