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wafers

UK //ˈweɪfəz//US //ˈweɪfərz//

词源

源自中古英语 'wafre',与古高地德语 'waba'(蜂蜜巢)相关,指其多孔薄片结构。

noun

❶ 薄脆饼干或薄片状食品,通常由面粉、糖和其他配料制成,口感轻盈酥脆。

“She served vanilla ice cream with chocolate wafers.”

(她端上了香草冰淇淋配巧克力薄脆饼干。)

“The communion wafers are made from unleavened bread.”

(圣餐薄饼是用无酵面制成的。)

同义词:biscuit, cracker, thin cake, wafer cookie

常见短语

wafer-thin — 形容某物极其薄,像威化饼一样薄,常用于强调厚度极小。

“She cut the cucumber into wafer-thin slices.”

(她把黄瓜切成极薄的片。)