dessert
(also sweet) n
(a) [C] any sweet dish, (eg pie, tart, ice-cream) eaten at the end of a meal (饭後的)甜食(如馅饼、 果馅饼、 冰激凌)
a pineapple dessert 菠萝甜食. Cf 参看 afters, pudding 1.
(b) [U] course in which this dish is served (用作最後一道菜的)甜食
Shall we move on to dessert? 咱们上甜食好吗?
[attrib 作定语]
a dessert apple, wine, etc, ie served with or for dessert 作为甜食的苹果、 餐末甜酒.
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