caramel

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n. 焦糖, 卡拉梅尔糖 [化] 焦糖; (俗称)酱色; (俗称)糖色

发音

AU /ˈkæ.ɹəˌmɛl/
NZ /ˈkæ.ɹəˌmɛl/
UK /ˈkæ.ɹəˌmɛl/
AU /ˈkæ.ɹə.məl/
NZ /ˈkæ.ɹə.məl/
UK /ˈkæ.ɹə.məl/
US /ˈkæɹ.ə.mɛl/
US /ˈkæɹ.ə.məl/
US /ˈkɛɹ.ə.mɛl/
US /ˈkɛɹ.ə.məl/
US /ˈkɑɹ.məl/
/ˈkʲa.ɾə.mɛl/
/ˈkʲæ.ɾə.mɛl/
/ˈkʲa.ɹə.mɛl/
/ˈkʲæ.ɹə.mɛl/

词形变化

caramels 复数 caramels carameled carameling caramelled caramelling caramels 三单 carameling 现在分词 caramelling 现在分词 carameled 过去式 carameled 过去分词 caramelled 过去式 caramelled 过去分词

别名

carmel caromel

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky.

    不可数 可数
  2. 2.

    A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A yellow-brown color, like that of caramel.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To caramelize.

    过时 及物 烹饪
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of a yellow-brown color.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

buff raw sienna

上位词 6

brown sugar candy brownness confect refined sugar
形容词

近义相关 1

chromatic

相关短语

caramel apple 焦糖苹果 caramel apples caramel fuel caramel fuels caramel chicken caustic sulphite caramel ammonia caramel sulphite ammonia caramel crème caramel creme caramel 焦糖蛋奶（冷食）

词源

Borrowed from French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese caramelo, dissimilated from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of calamus (“reed”) (and a doublet of chalumeau and shawm). Alternatively from Medieval Latin cannamellis, which is a compound of canna + mellis.

来源：wiktionary