candy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++can·dy /ˈkændi/ ●●● S3 noun (plural candies) [countable, uncountable] 1 
DF American English a sweet food made from sugar or chocolate 糖果，巧克力糖果 a box of candies 一盒糖果 a candy bar 巧克力条 Do you want a piece of candy? 你要吃颗糖吗？2 mind/brain candy informal something that is entertaining or pleasant to look at, but which you do not approve of because you think it is not serious 中看不中用的东西，好玩但无关紧要的事物 Most video games are just brain candy. 大多数电子游戏都只是无聊的玩意。
DF American English a sweet food made from sugar or chocolate 糖果，巧克力糖果 a box of candies 一盒糖果 a candy bar 巧克力条 Do you want a piece of candy? 你要吃颗糖吗？2 mind/brain candy informal something that is entertaining or pleasant to look at, but which you do not approve of because you think it is not serious 中看不中用的东西，好玩但无关紧要的事物 Most video games are just brain candy. 大多数电子游戏都只是无聊的玩意。Examples from the Corpus
candy• Thrown away like a candy wrapper, thrown away like trash.• His knapsack and sketch pad and sleeping bag lay on the floor, candy wrappers scattered around them.• He looked too old to be coming around for candy.• Give out a lot of free candy and everybody is happy for a while.• They stare back defiantly at the crowds, menacingly baring their teeth, and grabbing candy trays with nimble speed.• If red candies have a reinforcing flavor and green candies do not, the child takes and eats red candies.• A quick cane easing the candy over the railing.• Unwholesome pink and yellow candies were sold from trays.Origin candy (1200-1300) Old French candi, from Arabic qandi “covered with sugar”, from qand “sugar”can·dy nounChineseSyllable
sugar Corpus made chocolate food from a or sweet
candy
can‧dy S3 /ˈkændi/
noun (plural candies) [uncountable and countable]
1. American English a sweet food made from sugar or chocolate:
a box of candies
a candy bar
Do you want a piece of candy?
2. mind/brain candy informal something that is entertaining or pleasant to look at, but which you do not approve of because you think it is not serious:
Most video games are just brain candy.
can‧dy S3 /ˈkændi/
noun (plural candies) [uncountable and countable] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: candi, from Arabic qandi 'covered with sugar', from qand 'sugar'
Language: Old French
Origin: candi, from Arabic qandi 'covered with sugar', from qand 'sugar'
1. American English a sweet food made from sugar or chocolate:
2. mind/brain candy informal something that is entertaining or pleasant to look at, but which you do not approve of because you think it is not serious:
