Word · Frequency #23502
caramel
卡拉梅尔糖；焦糖糖果
firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar, butter, and milk
- 1.
A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky.
将糖和其他配料加热至糖聚合变粘制成的一种光滑、耐嚼、粘稠的糖果。
- 2.
firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk
由焦糖、黄油和牛奶制成的耐嚼硬糖
- 3.
A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.
一块这种糖果,有时已变硬。
- 4.
burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food
焦糖；用于给食物着色和调味
- 5.
A yellow-brown color, like that of caramel.
焦糖般的黄棕色。
- 6.
a medium to dark tan color
一种中深褐色
将糖和其他配料加热至糖聚合变粘制成的一种光滑、耐嚼、粘稠的糖果。；由焦糖、黄油和牛奶制成的耐嚼硬糖；一块这种糖果,有时已变硬。；焦糖；用于给食物着色和调味；焦糖般的黄棕色。
In use
I bought a box of soft caramels for my grandmother's birthday.
She gave me a caramel after dinner, and it was sweet and chewy.
These caramels are made with butter, sugar, and a little salt.
a caramel
caramel 指一颗颗焦糖糖果时是可数名词，单数用 a caramel。
Would you like a caramel?
你想要一颗焦糖糖吗？
a piece of caramel
caramel 指焦糖酱或焦糖块这类物质时通常不可数，表示“一块”用 a piece of。
She put a piece of caramel on the cake.
她在蛋糕上放了一块焦糖。
caramels
复数形式 caramels 表示多颗焦糖糖果，作主语时动词用复数。
These caramels are soft and chewy.
Connections
Collocations
- salted caramel
- 海盐焦糖
- These salted caramels are my favorite.这些海盐焦糖糖是我的最爱。
- caramel sauce
- 焦糖酱
- Pour the caramel sauce over the ice cream.把焦糖酱浇在冰淇淋上。
- caramel candy
- 焦糖糖果
- She bought some caramel candy at the store.她在商店买了一些焦糖糖果。
- caramel apple
- 焦糖苹果
- We made caramel apples at the fall fair.我们在秋季节庆上做了焦糖苹果。
- chewy caramel
- 耐嚼的焦糖糖
- The box was full of chewy caramels.盒子里全是耐嚼的焦糖糖。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 caramel 读成“咔啦梅尔”，想象梅子糖在锅里咔啦作响，慢慢熬成棕色焦糖。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：candy shop、dessert menu、casual conversation about sweets 作为糖果义项时，caramel 是日常中性词，通常用于甜品店、菜单或闲聊中；食谱和商品描述里也比较常见。
Grammar Note
表示焦糖这种物质时不可数；表示一颗颗的卡拉梅尔糖时可数，复数形式为 caramels。
Pronunciation & Spelling
There are no genuine rhymes for caramel /ˈkɛrəməl/. Camel is a useful spelling lookalike: both end in -amel, but camel is pronounced /ˈkæməl/ with a different vowel and no /r/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.