chocolate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++choco·late /ˈtʃɒklət $ ˈtʃɑːkələt, ˈtʃɒːk-/ ●●● S2 noun 1 
[uncountable]DF a sweet brown food that you can eat as a sweet or use in cooking to give foods such as cakes a special sweet taste 巧克力，朱古力 a chocolate bar 巧克力条 a chocolate cake 巧克力蛋糕 a packet of chocolate biscuits 一包巧克力饼干 I prefer milk chocolate to dark chocolate. 和黑巧克力比起来，我更喜欢牛奶巧克力。 →5 see picture at 见图 bar12 [countable]DFF a small sweet that is covered with chocolate 巧克力糖，朱古力糖 Would you like a chocolate? 你想来块巧克力糖吗？ a box of chocolates 一盒巧克力糖3 [countable, uncountable]DFD a hot sweet drink made with milk and chocolate, or a cup of this drink 巧克力饮料；一杯巧克力饮料 a mug of hot chocolate 一大杯热巧克力 Two coffees and one chocolate, please. 请来两杯咖啡、一杯巧克力饮料。4. [uncountable] a dark brown colour 深褐色，巧克力色n COLLOCATIONStypes of chocolatemilk chocolate (=chocolate with milk added to it)ice-cream inside a milk chocolate coatingdark chocolate (also plain chocolate British English) (=without milk and with very little sugar)strawberries dipped in dark chocolatewhite chocolate (=white in colour, with a sweet milky taste)Serve the cake with a white chocolate sauce.bitter chocolate (=dark chocolate with a strong sharp taste)Bitter chocolate may be added to meat sauces for extra flavour.cooking chocolate (=chocolate to use in cooking)Melt the cooking chocolate and spread it over the tray.melted chocolateStir in the eggs and the melted chocolate.phrasesa bar of chocolate (=a long block of chocolate)He bought a Coke and a bar of chocolate.a piece/bit of chocolateWould you like a piece of chocolate?a box of chocolates (=a box of small sweets covered with chocolate)I gave Mum a box of chocolates for her birthday.a slab of chocolate (=a large flat piece)They shared a large slab of chocolate.a square of chocolate (=a small square piece)I only ate one small square of chocolate.chocolate + NOUNa chocolate cake/biscuit/pudding etcFor her birthday he made a chocolate cake.chocolate chips (=very small pieces of chocolate)vanilla ice cream with chocolate chipsa chocolate factoryMy dream job would be working in a chocolate factory.
[uncountable]DF a sweet brown food that you can eat as a sweet or use in cooking to give foods such as cakes a special sweet taste 巧克力，朱古力 a chocolate bar 巧克力条 a chocolate cake 巧克力蛋糕 a packet of chocolate biscuits 一包巧克力饼干 I prefer milk chocolate to dark chocolate. 和黑巧克力比起来，我更喜欢牛奶巧克力。 →5 see picture at 见图 bar12 [countable]DFF a small sweet that is covered with chocolate 巧克力糖，朱古力糖 Would you like a chocolate? 你想来块巧克力糖吗？ a box of chocolates 一盒巧克力糖3 [countable, uncountable]DFD a hot sweet drink made with milk and chocolate, or a cup of this drink 巧克力饮料；一杯巧克力饮料 a mug of hot chocolate 一大杯热巧克力 Two coffees and one chocolate, please. 请来两杯咖啡、一杯巧克力饮料。4. [uncountable] a dark brown colour 深褐色，巧克力色n COLLOCATIONStypes of chocolatemilk chocolate (=chocolate with milk added to it)ice-cream inside a milk chocolate coatingdark chocolate (also plain chocolate British English) (=without milk and with very little sugar)strawberries dipped in dark chocolatewhite chocolate (=white in colour, with a sweet milky taste)Serve the cake with a white chocolate sauce.bitter chocolate (=dark chocolate with a strong sharp taste)Bitter chocolate may be added to meat sauces for extra flavour.cooking chocolate (=chocolate to use in cooking)Melt the cooking chocolate and spread it over the tray.melted chocolateStir in the eggs and the melted chocolate.phrasesa bar of chocolate (=a long block of chocolate)He bought a Coke and a bar of chocolate.a piece/bit of chocolateWould you like a piece of chocolate?a box of chocolates (=a box of small sweets covered with chocolate)I gave Mum a box of chocolates for her birthday.a slab of chocolate (=a large flat piece)They shared a large slab of chocolate.a square of chocolate (=a small square piece)I only ate one small square of chocolate.chocolate + NOUNa chocolate cake/biscuit/pudding etcFor her birthday he made a chocolate cake.chocolate chips (=very small pieces of chocolate)vanilla ice cream with chocolate chipsa chocolate factoryMy dream job would be working in a chocolate factory.Examples from the Corpus
chocolate• chocolate ice cream• Who needs more pasta when you can have chocolate and spun sugar?• Britain has the highest chocolate consumption in the world, far more than any other country.• Or buying boxes of chocolates that taste like cream-filled cardboard.• She simply looks satisfied, as if she had just bitten into the most delicious slab of chocolate she ever tasted.• With chocolates and cigarettes and food and flowers.hot chocolate• The church-run concession was open, selling coffee and hot chocolate.• He always drank tea in the morning, and she, suffering from an ulcer, always drank hot chocolate.• We rode into the Place St Michel and sat in a café drinking hot chocolate.• If only I hadn't had that last cup of hot chocolate.• In the evening, the Lanes offer warm conversation along with cool drinks, coffee, tea or hot chocolate.• Books serves coffee and the tastiest hot chocolate in town.• Phoebe made all three of them hot chocolate.• Mostly it was hot chocolate she made, warming the milk in a saucepan on the stove before mixing it.Origin chocolate (1600-1700) Spanish Nahuatl xocoatlchoco·late noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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chocolate
choco‧late S2 /ˈtʃɒklət, ˈtʃɒklɪt $ ˈtʃɑːkələt, ˈtʃɒːk-/
noun
1. [uncountable] a sweet brown food that you can eat as a sweet or use in cooking to give foods such as cakes a special sweet taste:
a chocolate bar
a chocolate cake
a packet of chocolate biscuits
I prefer milk chocolate to dark chocolate.
2. [countable] a small sweet that is covered with chocolate:
Would you like a chocolate?
a box of chocolates
3. [uncountable and countable] a hot sweet drink made with milk and chocolate, or a cup of this drink:
a mug of hot chocolate
Two coffees and one chocolate, please.
4. [uncountable] a dark brown colour
■ types of chocolate
▪milk chocolate (=chocolate with milk added to it) ice-cream inside a milk chocolate coating
▪dark chocolate (also plain chocolate British English) (=without milk and with very little sugar) strawberries dipped in dark chocolate
▪white chocolate (=white in colour, with a sweet milky taste) Serve the cake with a white chocolate sauce.
▪bitter chocolate (=dark chocolate with a strong sharp taste) Bitter chocolate may be added to meat sauces for extra flavour.
▪cooking chocolate (=chocolate to use in cooking) Melt the cooking chocolate and spread it over the tray.
▪melted chocolate Stir in the eggs and the melted chocolate.
■ phrases
▪a bar of chocolate (=a long block of chocolate) He bought a Coke and a bar of chocolate.
▪a piece/bit of chocolate Would you like a piece of chocolate?
▪a box of chocolates (=a box of small sweets covered with chocolate) I gave Mum a box of chocolates for her birthday.
▪a slab of chocolate (=a large flat piece) They shared a large slab of chocolate.
▪a square of chocolate (=a small square piece) I only ate one small square of chocolate.
■ chocolate + NOUN
▪a chocolate cake/biscuit/pudding etc For her birthday he made a chocolate cake.
▪chocolate chips (=very small pieces of chocolate) vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips
▪a chocolate factory My dream job would be working in a chocolate factory.
choco‧late S2 /ˈtʃɒklət, ˈtʃɒklɪt $ ˈtʃɑːkələt, ˈtʃɒːk-/
noun Date: 1600-1700
Language: Spanish
Origin: Nahuatl xocoatl
Language: Spanish
Origin: Nahuatl xocoatl
1. [uncountable] a sweet brown food that you can eat as a sweet or use in cooking to give foods such as cakes a special sweet taste:
2. [countable] a small sweet that is covered with chocolate:
3. [uncountable and countable] a hot sweet drink made with milk and chocolate, or a cup of this drink:
4. [uncountable] a dark brown colour
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