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
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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.
Synonyms & Antonyms
nouncandy store
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.
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