confectionery

• 名词，指糖果、甜点等甜食的总称，也指制作或售卖这些甜食的店铺，或制作甜食的技艺。

A noun referring to sweets and candies collectively, a shop that sells them, or the craft of making them.

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1. Sweets and CandiesB1formal

   A collective term for candy, chocolate, and other sweet treats.

   糖果糕点

   • The store sells a wide variety of confectionery, from chocolates to gummy bears.
   • She has a weakness for confectionery and always buys something sweet.
   • The confectionery display was beautifully arranged for the holiday season.

2. Confectioner's ShopB1formalbritish

   A shop or store that sells sweets, candies, and pastries.

   糕点店

   • We stopped at a small confectionery to buy some chocolate bars.
   • The old confectionery on the corner has been there for decades.
   • He works part-time at a local confectionery.

   同义词candy storetuck shop

3. Confectioner's CraftB2formal

   The art, skill, or business of making sweets and pastries.

   糕点制作工艺

   • She studied confectionery in Paris and became a master pastry chef.
   • Confectionery requires precision and creativity.
   • The school offers a course in advanced confectionery.

   同义词confectionary