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have/eat a donut
常用搭配，表示吃甜甜圈。
I had a donut with my coffee this morning.
今天早上我喝咖啡时吃了一个甜甜圈。
甜甜圈
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甜甜圈
donut
I had a donut with my coffee this morning.
今天早上我喝咖啡时吃了一个甜甜圈。
甜甜圈,环形油炸小点心
a small ring-shaped friedcake
I bought a chocolate donut at the new bakery this morning.
我今天早上在新面包店买了一个巧克力甜甜圈。
The kids each chose a donut with sprinkles after lunch.
孩子们午饭后每人选了一个带糖霜碎屑的甜甜圈。
She cut the donut in half and shared it with her friend.
她把甜甜圈切成两半，和朋友分着吃了。
常用搭配，表示吃甜甜圈。
I had a donut with my coffee this morning.
今天早上我喝咖啡时吃了一个甜甜圈。
可数名词，常用数量词修饰。
She bought a dozen donuts for the party.
她为派对买了一打甜甜圈。
常被形容词修饰，如口味或外观。
The glazed donut was my favorite.
那个糖霜甜甜圈是我的最爱。
Not this
I ate donut for breakfast.
Use this
I ate a donut for breakfast.
甜甜圈是可数名词单数，前面需要加冠词 a 表示一个。
Not this
I like donut very much.
Use this
I like donuts very much.
表达一般喜好时，可数名词应用复数形式 donuts 表示类别。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
糖霜甜甜圈
She bought a glazed donut from the shop.
她从店里买了一个糖霜甜甜圈。
甜甜圈小圆球
The kids each got a box of donut holes.
孩子们每人得到一盒甜甜圈小圆球。
甜甜圈店
There is a donut shop next to the station.
车站旁边有一家甜甜圈店。
甜甜圈面糊
Mix the donut batter until smooth.
把甜甜圈面糊搅拌至顺滑。
巧克力甜甜圈
He picked a chocolate donut for breakfast.
他选了一个巧克力甜甜圈当早餐。
（保险等）承保缺口
Medicare's donut hole can leave retirees paying more for prescriptions.
医疗保险的承保缺口会让退休人员在处方药上花费更多。
（汽车）绕圈漂移
He did donuts in the snowy parking lot.
他在积雪的停车场里开车绕圈。
《辛普森一家》中霍默的名言：唔……甜甜圈。
When Homer Simpson sees a box of donuts, he happily says, "Mmm... donuts."
当霍默·辛普森看到一盒甜甜圈时，他会开心地说：“唔……甜甜圈。”
Use donut naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：donut = dough(面团) + nut(螺母)，圈形像螺母，面团炸成甜甜圈；拼写比doughnut少了gh。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常聊天、面包店/咖啡店菜单、食品与饮食类文章 donut 是中性常用词，在口语、菜单和一般书面表达中都比较常见，正式场合使用也自然。
常指环形炸面圈
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