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单词 pastille
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Definition of pastille in English:

pastille

noun ˈpast(ə)lˈpastɪlpæˈstil
  • 1British A small sweet or lozenge.

    锭剂;糖锭

    fruit pastilles
    a packet of throat pastilles
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Nearly eight years after Victory in Europe, the limit on jelly babies, pastilles, liquorice, barley sugar sticks, lemonade powder and chocolate bars was finally lifted - and a nation of schoolchildren cheered.
    • When all of the above has been mixed together thoroughly, fashion it into little flat pastilles, as you would pills and let them dry in the shade.
    • For this reason, sucking any pastille, lozenge or boiled sweet can help to relieve a sore throat.
    • She is, instantly, on the stairs, a packet of fruit pastilles in her hand, while lifting an orange one to her mouth, a pillar of certainty.
    • Remember Pez, those pink pastilles that taste like raspberry-flavoured chalk and are dispensed straight from your favourite cartoon hero, Donald Duck's beak or Popeye's larynx?
    • It was wonderful returning home that evening to find a packet of fruit pastilles waiting for me after I had eaten my dinner.
    • The product is used as a flavouring in cookery and also for tisanes and in confectionery such as the famous pastilles à la menthe, as well as in various sweet or alcoholic beverages.
    • VocalZone, a pastille created to soothe vocal chords and relieve irritations, is available for singers, speakers, smokers and sufferers of the common cold.
    • She received many floral tributes plus a more unusual gift - a tube of pastilles from a five-year-old York schoolboy.
    • Sucking of lozenges and pastilles produces saliva which lubricates and soothes inflamed tissues and washes infecting organisms off them.
    • The fruit pastilles and the shortbread biscuits were eaten in Studio B12.
    • The firm began manufacturing fruit pastilles, and they were sold loose and unadvertised in 4lb wooden boxes for a penny an ounce.
    • Hard on their heels come the Spanish with Jelly Flops, a toxic fruit pastille variant, reminiscent of the Irish Sea.
    • More prosaically, he was perhaps the first advertiser to use a pretty girl to advertise a whole range of products, from soap to throat pastilles.
    • Following recent takeovers, it has now extended its range to include wine gums, fruit pastilles, jelly beans and traditional boiled sweets, toffees and fudge.
    • Is there a black market in blackcurrant pastilles?
    • The burner can no longer perform its original task, but it is believed that charcoal would have been placed in the bottom of the burner, with the flavoured pastilles in a tray above.
    • Can you believe… these ants had been there eating a single orange fruit pastille for two weeks and more, been packed with my clothing; dangled on the chair and never moved until that Sunday?
    • It'll be some days before I'm without a good supply of germicidal wet-wipes and extra-strong eucalyptus pastilles.
    • You have but to clear your throat and the next day you'll be inundated with linctuses, pastilles, pills and potions…
    Synonyms
    lozenge, sweet, gumdrop, drop, gum
    tablet, pill
    rare dragée, jujube, troche
  • 2A small pellet of aromatic paste burnt as a perfume or deodorizer.

    芳香熏剂

    a perforated bowl used for burning sweet-smelling pastilles
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You select a container (ceramic, glass, vases, and cookie cutters, whatever), then add wax pastilles (the rice-looking things), wicks, scent Bingo!
    • In the central area, themed for Lâncome brand, staff and customers float on glass flooring, raised above real water flowing across a mosaic of glass pastilles.
    Synonyms
    pill, capsule, lozenge, caplet, pellet, drop, ball

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French, from Latin pastillus 'little loaf, lozenge', from panis 'loaf'.

  • companion from Middle English:

    A companion is literally ‘a person who you eat bread with’. The word comes from Old French compaignon, from Latin com- ‘together with’ and panis ‘bread’. Other English words that derive from panis include pannier (Middle English), pastille (mid 17th century) a ‘little loaf’ of something, and pantry (Middle English). Company (Middle English) and accompany (Late Middle English) come from the same root.

Definition of pastille in US English:

pastille

nounpaˈstēlpæˈstil
  • 1A small candy or lozenge.

    锭剂;糖锭

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Remember Pez, those pink pastilles that taste like raspberry-flavoured chalk and are dispensed straight from your favourite cartoon hero, Donald Duck's beak or Popeye's larynx?
    • Nearly eight years after Victory in Europe, the limit on jelly babies, pastilles, liquorice, barley sugar sticks, lemonade powder and chocolate bars was finally lifted - and a nation of schoolchildren cheered.
    • You have but to clear your throat and the next day you'll be inundated with linctuses, pastilles, pills and potions…
    • More prosaically, he was perhaps the first advertiser to use a pretty girl to advertise a whole range of products, from soap to throat pastilles.
    • Is there a black market in blackcurrant pastilles?
    • She received many floral tributes plus a more unusual gift - a tube of pastilles from a five-year-old York schoolboy.
    • The product is used as a flavouring in cookery and also for tisanes and in confectionery such as the famous pastilles à la menthe, as well as in various sweet or alcoholic beverages.
    • She is, instantly, on the stairs, a packet of fruit pastilles in her hand, while lifting an orange one to her mouth, a pillar of certainty.
    • Hard on their heels come the Spanish with Jelly Flops, a toxic fruit pastille variant, reminiscent of the Irish Sea.
    • It was wonderful returning home that evening to find a packet of fruit pastilles waiting for me after I had eaten my dinner.
    • Sucking of lozenges and pastilles produces saliva which lubricates and soothes inflamed tissues and washes infecting organisms off them.
    • The firm began manufacturing fruit pastilles, and they were sold loose and unadvertised in 4lb wooden boxes for a penny an ounce.
    • The fruit pastilles and the shortbread biscuits were eaten in Studio B12.
    • Can you believe… these ants had been there eating a single orange fruit pastille for two weeks and more, been packed with my clothing; dangled on the chair and never moved until that Sunday?
    • When all of the above has been mixed together thoroughly, fashion it into little flat pastilles, as you would pills and let them dry in the shade.
    • For this reason, sucking any pastille, lozenge or boiled sweet can help to relieve a sore throat.
    • Following recent takeovers, it has now extended its range to include wine gums, fruit pastilles, jelly beans and traditional boiled sweets, toffees and fudge.
    • It'll be some days before I'm without a good supply of germicidal wet-wipes and extra-strong eucalyptus pastilles.
    • The burner can no longer perform its original task, but it is believed that charcoal would have been placed in the bottom of the burner, with the flavoured pastilles in a tray above.
    • VocalZone, a pastille created to soothe vocal chords and relieve irritations, is available for singers, speakers, smokers and sufferers of the common cold.
    Synonyms
    lozenge, sweet, gumdrop, drop, gum
    1. 1.1 A small pellet of aromatic paste burned as a perfume or deodorizer.
      芳香熏剂
      Example sentencesExamples
      • You select a container (ceramic, glass, vases, and cookie cutters, whatever), then add wax pastilles (the rice-looking things), wicks, scent Bingo!
      • In the central area, themed for Lâncome brand, staff and customers float on glass flooring, raised above real water flowing across a mosaic of glass pastilles.
      Synonyms
      pill, capsule, lozenge, caplet, pellet, drop, ball

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French, from Latin pastillus ‘little loaf, lozenge’, from panis ‘loaf’.

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