almond

almond — noun

1. a flat, oval, pale-coloured nut with a thin brown skin and a slightly sweet tast

1.名詞A2
釋義

a flat, oval, pale-coloured nut with a thin brown skin and a slightly sweet taste, eaten as a snack or added to cakes, biscuits, and milk drinks; also the small tree, related to the peach, on which this nut grows.

例句

Nadia sprinkled chopped almonds over the warm porridge.

countable plural: chopped almonds

The recipe calls for ground almonds, butter, sugar, and two eggs.

collocation: ground almonds in baking

同義詞
  • nut

    general category word; 'almond' is one specific type of nut.

文法句型

almond + noun (e.g. almond milk, almond butter)

用法筆記

Frequently used as a modifier before another food noun: almond milk, almond butter, almond oil, almond flour. As a count noun, the plural 'almonds' refers to the nuts themselves; the singular often appears in baking phrases like 'a handful of almond' is incorrect — use 'almonds'.

常見錯誤

❌I added a almond flour to the cake.
✅I added some almond flour to the cake.
💡'almond flour' is uncountable; do not use 'a/an' before it.
❌She ate one almonds for a snack.
✅She ate some almonds for a snack.
💡use 'an almond' for one nut, or 'some almonds' for several.