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单词 glacé
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Definition of glacé in English:

glacé

adjective ˈɡlaseɪɡlæˈseɪ
  • 1(of fruit) preserved in sugar.

    a glacé cherry

    糖渍樱桃。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She left out the glacé cherries because she couldn't abide the sticky things, substituting dates, which she loved.
    • In some fancy versions, these are omitted from the bottom, which is covered with a decorative arrangement of glacé fruit with a layer of jelly cementing it into a mosaic.
    • To finish, we had almond-and-hazelnut biscuit glacé with fig sauce, the tartness of the thick fig sauce creating a foil for the sweet ice-cream.
    • Sprinkle half the chocolate chips and the marron glacés bits.
    • When I was a kid there would always be a box of glacé fruit at Christmas which largely remained uneaten and which I would not have touched in a million years.
    • Place the glacé and dried fruits in a bowl and cover with the Cointreau.
    Synonyms
    sugary, sweetened, saccharine
  • 2(of cloth or leather) smooth and highly polished.

    (布料,皮革)光滑的,光亮的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I bought them instantly, in slightly more practical black, plus another style in red glacé leather.

Origin

Mid 19th century: French, literally 'iced', past participle of glacer, from glace 'ice'.

Rhymes

déclassé, laissez-passer

Definition of glacé in US English:

glacé

adjectiveɡlæˈseɪɡlaˈsā
  • 1(of fruit) having a glossy surface due to preservation in sugar.

    (水果糖渍后)光亮的

    a glacé cherry

    糖渍樱桃。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To finish, we had almond-and-hazelnut biscuit glacé with fig sauce, the tartness of the thick fig sauce creating a foil for the sweet ice-cream.
    • In some fancy versions, these are omitted from the bottom, which is covered with a decorative arrangement of glacé fruit with a layer of jelly cementing it into a mosaic.
    • Sprinkle half the chocolate chips and the marron glacés bits.
    • Place the glacé and dried fruits in a bowl and cover with the Cointreau.
    • She left out the glacé cherries because she couldn't abide the sticky things, substituting dates, which she loved.
    • When I was a kid there would always be a box of glacé fruit at Christmas which largely remained uneaten and which I would not have touched in a million years.
    Synonyms
    sugary, sweetened, saccharine
  • 2(of cloth or leather) smooth and highly polished.

    (布料,皮革)光滑的,光亮的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I bought them instantly, in slightly more practical black, plus another style in red glacé leather.
verbɡlæˈseɪɡlaˈsā
[with object]
  • Glaze with a thin sugar-based coating.

    as adjective glacéed cape gooseberries
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Cheesecake topped with a Glace of Caramelized Golden Pineapple.

Origin

Mid 19th century: French, literally ‘iced’, past participle of glacer, from glace ‘ice’.

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