scone
scone — noun
1. a small round bread-like cake with a hint of sweetness, prepared from flour, but
a small round bread-like cake with a hint of sweetness, prepared from flour, butter or cream, and milk, then split in half and topped with butter, jam, or clotted cream — a classic feature of British afternoon tea.
Felix ordered tea and a warm scone with strawberry jam and clotted cream.
collocation: scone with jam and cream
The bakery on Mill Road sells the best cheese scones in Cambridge.
collocation: cheese scone (savoury)
Lauren's grandmother taught her to make scones from scratch every Sunday afternoon.
Mira cut the warm scone in half and spread butter on each side.
For the village fair, Jin baked three trays of fruit scones dusted with sugar.
- biscuit (US)
a soft, flaky, savoury American bread roll that is similar in shape but made without sugar and usually eaten with gravy or butter, not jam and cream
文法句型
countable noun
用法筆記
Pronunciation of this sense varies: in most of the UK, scone rhymes with 'on' (/skɒn/), while in parts of northern England and Scotland it may rhyme with 'own' (/skəʊn/). In the US, this sense is uncommon — American speakers typically use 'biscuit' for a similar savoury baked item.
2. a sweet, triangular-shaped cake made with flour, butter, sugar, and often fruit,
a sweet, triangular-shaped cake made with flour, butter, sugar, and often fruit, chocolate, nuts, or pumpkin, baked until golden and typically denser and sweeter than a British scone, commonly sold in coffee shops and bakeries across the United States.
Devika bought a blueberry scone and coffee from the cafe on her way to work.
collocation: blueberry scone
The bakery's pumpkin scone with cinnamon glaze sells out before noon every Saturday.
collocation: pumpkin scone with glaze
Gabriel prefers his scone warmed up with butter, even though the cafe serves them cold.
Reema ordered a chocolate-chip scone and asked the barista to heat it for thirty seconds.
Esteban tried the cranberry-orange scone and called it his best meal all week.
文法句型
countable noun
用法筆記
In American English, scone always rhymes with 'own' (/skoʊn/). American scones are typically larger, sweeter, and denser than British scones. They are not usually split and filled with jam and cream; instead, they are eaten as a standalone pastry, sometimes with a drizzle of icing or glaze.