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a/an + pretzel
pretzel 是可数名词，指单数时要用 a/an。
She ate a pretzel at the baseball game.
她在棒球比赛时吃了一个椒盐卷饼。
椒盐卷饼；椒盐脆饼
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
椒盐卷饼；椒盐脆饼
a glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot
She ate a pretzel at the baseball game.
她在棒球比赛时吃了一个椒盐卷饼。
A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot.
通常呈松散结状的、上光加盐的饼干
glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot
Anything that is knotted, twisted, or tangled.
I bought a soft pretzel from the street vendor on my way home.
我在回家路上从小贩那里买了一个软椒盐卷饼。
She dipped her pretzel into the cheese sauce at the party.
她在聚会上把椒盐卷饼蘸了芝士酱。
These salted pretzels are perfect with a cold drink.
这些咸椒盐卷饼配冷饮很合适。
pretzel 是可数名词，指单数时要用 a/an。
She ate a pretzel at the baseball game.
她在棒球比赛时吃了一个椒盐卷饼。
pretzel 的复数是 pretzels；用 some 表示不确定的数量。
I bought some pretzels for the trip.
我买了一些椒盐卷饼路上吃。
pretzel 可直接作定语修饰名词，如 pretzel stand（椒盐卷饼摊）、pretzel dough（椒盐卷饼面团）。
There is a pretzel stand outside the station.
车站外有一个椒盐卷饼摊。
Not this
She bought pretzel at the fair.
Use this
She bought a pretzel at the fair.
pretzel 是可数名词，单数形式前需要冠词 a/an 或其他限定词，不能直接裸用。
Not this
Pretzel is my favorite snack.
Use this
Pretzels are my favorite snack.
表示一类事物时，可数名词通常用复数形式（或 the + 单数），不能用不带限定词的单数形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
软椒盐卷饼
I bought a soft pretzel at the stadium.
我在体育场买了一个软椒盐卷饼。
硬椒盐卷饼
Hard pretzels are a popular snack at parties.
硬椒盐卷饼是聚会上的热门小吃。
撒盐椒盐卷饼
She prefers salted pretzels to sweet snacks.
比起甜食，她更喜欢撒盐椒盐卷饼。
椒盐卷饼棒
He dipped a pretzel stick into the cheese sauce.
他把一根椒盐卷饼棒蘸进奶酪酱里。
椒盐卷饼面包
The burger came with a pretzel bun.
这个汉堡配的是椒盐卷饼面包。
扭结形椒盐卷饼
A classic twisted pretzel is fun for kids to eat.
经典扭结形椒盐卷饼孩子们吃起来很有趣。
绕来绕去的逻辑；歪理
His excuse for being late was pure pretzel logic, and nobody bought it.
他迟到的借口纯粹是绕来绕去的歪理，没人相信。
把……拧成麻花；曲解
He twisted my words into a pretzel to make me look guilty.
他把我的话曲解成麻花，好让我显得有罪。
像椒盐卷饼一样折起来；蜷缩
She folded like a pretzel to fit into the tiny storage box.
她像椒盐卷饼一样蜷起来，才塞进那个小储物箱。
美国情景喜剧《宋飞正传》中克莱默的经典台词：“这些椒盐卷饼让我口渴了！”
The salty pretzel left me so thirsty that I drank a whole bottle of water.
那个咸椒盐卷饼让我渴得喝了一整瓶水。
Use pretzel naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 pretzel 想成一个人双臂交叉抱胸（结状），撒着盐粒的脆饼干，就是椒盐卷饼。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常饮食对话、餐厅菜单、零食包装 pretzel 作“椒盐卷饼”讲时属中性常用词，多用于日常饮食、餐厅菜单、食谱或零食包装等场景；正式学术文体中较少出现，但不算俚语。
没有完全同韵的词。最接近的是 vessel 和 wrestle（/ˈvɛsəl/、/ˈrɛsəl/），都以 /səl/ 结尾，但 pretzel 的 /tzəl/（或 /tsəl/）多一个 /t/；settle 和 kettle 以 /ˈɛtəl/ 结尾，少了 /s/；hazel 和 chisel 拼写相似，但实际发 /ˈheɪzəl/、/ˈtʃɪzəl/，元音和 /z/ 都不同，注意不要按拼写类推。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.