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Picture a pale, soft sheet of dough on a floured table — flour and butter worked together with a little liquid, rolled flat, ready to be laid over a pie or folded into layers. That dough is the word. And because the dough is what makes the thing on the bakery shelf, English also lets pastry stand for the small sweet item itself.
可以想成：撒了麵粉的桌上攤著一片淡黃色的軟麵皮——麵粉和奶油揉在一起，加一點水或牛奶，擀平之後可以蓋在派上，也可以摺…更多收起
可以想成：撒了麵粉的桌上攤著一片淡黃色的軟麵皮——麵粉和奶油揉在一起，加一點水或牛奶，擀平之後可以蓋在派上，也可以摺成一層一層。pastry 指的就是那片麵皮。而因為麵包店櫥窗裡那些點心正是用它做出來的，這個字也順著拿來指成品本身。原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
pastrynoun/ˈpeɪstɹi/
- 1
A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.
- That pastry shop sells not just pastries, but all kinds of baked goods.
- 2
The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.
- That pastry shop sells not just pastry, but all kinds of baked goods.
- 3
The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.
- 4
obsoleteA place where pastry is made.
- They call for dates and quinces in the pastry.
- 5
The act or art of making pastry.
- He learned pastry from the great Gaston Lenôtre.
- 6
Desserts of all kinds, whether or not these incorporate the baked item made from flour and fat, or that section of a kitchen that prepares these.
- I used to work in the fish section, but now I've been moved to pastry.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。