marshmallow

英 [ˌmɑːʃˈmæləʊ]

美 [ˈmɑːrʃmeloʊ]

n.  棉花软糖

复数：marshmallows　第三人称单数：marshmallows　

BNC.37381 / COCA.15150

牛津词典

noun

• 棉花软糖
  a pink or white sweet/candy that feels soft and elastic when you chew it

柯林斯词典

• 蜀葵糖浆;糖稀
  Marshmallowis a soft, sweet food that is used in some cakes, puddings, and sweets.
• N-COUNT 棉花软糖
  Marshmallowsare sweets made from marshmallow.
  1. ...a snack of marshmallows and chocolate.
     用棉花软糖和巧克力做的小吃

英英释义

noun

• spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar

双语例句

• Back then, Egyptian doctors were convinced that marshmallow was an effective way of curing a sore throat in children, which sounds like a medication a child would never reject.
  当时，埃及的医生相信，沼泽中的锦葵可以有效地治疗儿童咽喉疼痛，孩子似乎不会拒绝这种药。
• It's like shopping in a marshmallow.
  好像在一团棉花糖里买东西一样。
• Kids on average wait for five or six minutes before eating the marshmallow.
  平均每个孩子等五六分钟就忍不住吃起来。
• I love these little marshmallow things.
  我喜欢这些小棉花糖。
• As for the marshmallow as we know of it today, the root goes back to 1800s France, where it was pushed as a treat for kids and adults alike.
  至于今天我们所知道的棉花糖，要追溯到19世纪的法国，它很受孩子和成年人的喜爱。
• Half the subjects saw jellybean names that were common descriptives: blueberry blue, cherry red, chocolate brown, marshmallow white, tangerine orange and watermelon green.
  半数的研究对象选择了普通描述型名称的软糖：蓝莓蓝，樱桃红，巧克力褐，葵花白，橘子橙和西瓜绿等。
• About half the children gobbled up the treat right away; the other half managed to hold out for a second marshmallow.
  约半数的孩子立马就狼吞虎咽地吃掉了棉花糖；另有半数的孩子成功地坚持等来了另一块棉花糖。
• Frank was like a marshmallow, today.
  法兰克今天就像是棉花糖一样。
• Carefully tip the marshmallow out on to the prepared board and cut into squares, using a sharp knife.
  小心地倒出棉花糖，放在准备好的台面上，用刀切成块状。
• Rich in the living energy of biodynamic and organic Chamomile, Calendula, Marshmallow and Rose, this oil soothes and balances skin.
  富含充满能量的活机和有机的洋甘菊、金盏花、药蜀葵和玫瑰，可舒缓及平衡肌肤。