Frosting
“Frosting” 在天气语境指表面结霜或霜冻来临,如 frosting over overnight(一夜结霜)。在烘焙语境为不可数名词用法延伸,指蛋糕顶部的糖霜或裱花,如 frosting a cake(给蛋糕抹糖霜)。需据上下文区分自然现象与甜点装饰。
- “The windows were frosting up as the temperature dropped below zero.” (气温降到零度以下,窗户开始结霜。)
- “She spent Sunday afternoon frosting cupcakes for the bake sale.” (她周日下午给纸杯蛋糕裱糖霜,准备义卖。)
- “A light frosting on the fields warned farmers that winter was near.” (田野上薄薄一层霜提醒农人冬天近了。)
“Frost” 源自古英语 frost,与 freeze 同族,指低温下水汽凝成冰晶;烘焙义由白色糖霜形似霜而得名。
“-ing” 表示正在结霜或正在抹糖霜;词干 “frost” 兼名词与动词。
美式英语中 cake frosting 很常见;英式更常说 icing。天气报道里 frost / frosting 关联寒潮与农作物防护。
- 固定搭配: “frosting a cake” (给蛋糕裱霜), “frosting over” (结满霜), “buttercream frosting” (黄油奶油糖霜)
- 原形: frost
- 名词: frost, frosting(糖霜)
frost(霜)+ -ing:要么是正在结霜,要么是在蛋糕上涂一层“霜状”糖衣。
“While the hills were frosting under a clear sky, she was frosting a chocolate cake in a warm kitchen.” (晴空下山坡结霜的同时,她在温暖厨房里给巧克力蛋糕抹糖霜。)