toffee
/ˈtɒfɪ/noun
(pl. toffees) ［mass noun］
1
- a kind of firm or hard sweet which softens when sucked or chewed, made by boiling together sugar and butter, often with other ingredients or flavourings added乳脂糖, 太妃糖。
1.1
- count noun a small shaped piece of such a sweet乳脂糖果, 太妃糖果。
2
- Brit. informal, dated nonsense; rubbish〈英, 非正式, 旧〉胡说, 废话：
his wife swallowed this load of old toffee.
他妻子忍受着这一大堆老套的混账话。
短语
not be able to do something for toffee
- Brit. informal be totally incompetent at doing something〈英, 非正式〉完全不能胜任某事, 干不来某事：
Jill said I couldn't sing for toffee.
吉尔说我一点都不会唱歌。
词源
early 19th cent.: alteration of TAFFY.