pastry

pastry — noun

1. a rich dough that is baked as a thin shell or cover around food, especially in p

1.名詞C1
釋義

a rich dough that is baked as a thin shell or cover around food, especially in pies and similar dishes

例句

Lena rolled the pastry thin before adding the apple filling.

roll out pastry before filling

The cook brushed milk over the pastry to help it brown.

brush pastry before baking

同義詞
  • dough

    a broader word for many flour mixtures; pastry is richer and used for baked shells or covers

  • crust

    usually means the baked outside part, not the raw mixture before cooking

  • pie crust

    a more specific term for pastry used in pies

文法句型

roll out pastry

brush the pastry with milk

cover something with pastry

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when you mean the dough material itself. Common verbs are roll out, brush, fill, and cover, and the noun often appears with pie, tart, shell, or lid.

常見錯誤

❌I made a pastry for the pie.
✅I made pastry for the pie.
💡Use the uncountable form when you mean the dough, not one baked item.

2. a small sweet food baked from pastry, often with fruit, cream, or nuts inside or

2.名詞C1
釋義

a small sweet food baked from pastry, often with fruit, cream, or nuts inside or on top

例句

I bought a cherry pastry and coffee before the train left.

buy a pastry

On Sundays, Emma fills each pastry with cream and berries.

fill a pastry with cream

同義詞
  • danish

    a specific kind of sweet pastry, not the general word for all items of this type

  • tart

    usually has an open top and is only one subtype of pastry

  • turnover

    is folded over a filling, so it names a particular shape

文法句型

buy a pastry

eat a pastry

fill a pastry with cream

用法筆記

Countable in this sense because it names one individual thing you can buy or eat. Distinguish from noun/1, which is the dough, and from noun/3, which refers to these foods as a general category.

常見錯誤

❌I ate pastry with my tea.
✅I ate a pastry with my tea.
💡Use a or the when you mean one item.
❌The shop sells many pastry.
✅The shop sells many pastries.
💡The plural form is pastries for more than one item.

3. sweet baked foods of this kind considered together, such as tarts, buns, and sim

3.名詞
釋義

sweet baked foods of this kind considered together, such as tarts, buns, and similar treats

例句

The hotel served pastry with tea after guests checked in.

serve pastry with tea

Owen avoids rich pastry before work because it feels too heavy.

rich pastry as a food group

同義詞
  • baked goods

    a broader term that also includes bread and non-sweet items

  • sweets

    broader and less specific; it can include candy as well as baked desserts

  • desserts

    focuses on sweet foods eaten after a meal, not only baked ones

文法句型

serve pastry with coffee

a tray of pastry

rich pastry

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when talking about this kind of sweet food in general or about the selection on offer. Distinguish from noun/2, which points to one single item.

常見錯誤

❌The cafe offers many pastry with lunch.
✅The cafe offers a lot of pastry with lunch.' / 'The cafe offers many pastries with lunch.
💡Use the mass form for the category, or the plural countable form for separate items.