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confectionery

/kuhn-fek-shuh-ner-ee/US // kənˈfɛk ʃəˌnɛr i //UK // (kənˈfɛkʃənərɪ) //

糖果,糖果业,糖果店,糖果类

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural con·fec·tion·er·ies.

    • : candy or other confections collectively.
    • : the work or business of a confectioner, who makes or sells confections.
    • : a place where confections are sold; a confectioner's shop.

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Examples

  • This was not, he had decided, an occasion for verbal confectionery.

  • It is not, however, altogether harmless, and should not be used in confectionery or the like.

  • In Manila,1 in a confectionery near the University much frequented by the students, the arrests were thus commented upon.

  • Aniseed is principally used to flavour liqueurs, sweetmeats, and confectionery.

  • Used to colour and flavour liqueurs and confectionery; and formerly, as a substitute for coffee.

  • She was generous enough to share her confectionery with me, and her forethought in bringing it was amply justified.