nonpareil
adjective literary uk/ˌnɒn.pəˈreɪl/ us/ˌnɑːn.pəˈrel/
无比的,无双的
better than any other
her nonpareil beauty 她无与伦比的的美丽
[ after noun ] He was the teacher nonpareil. 作为老师,他无人能及。
nonpareil
noun uk/ˌnɒn.pəˈreɪl/ us/ˌnɑːn.pəˈrel/
(PERSON/THING)
[ S ] literary无可匹敌的人
a person or thing that is better than any other
She was, he was convinced, the nonpareil among women. 他深信,在女人中没有人可以跟她比肩。
(CHOCOLATE)
[ C ] US沾糖扁圆巧克力
a piece of chocolate covered in sprinkles (= very small pieces of coloured sugar )
(COLOURED SUGAR)
nonpareils [ plural ] US (UK hundreds and thousands)(装饰糕点用的)彩色糖球
small hard pieces of coloured sugar used to decorate cakes, biscuits, sweets, etc.
Garnish the cupcakes with pink and purple nonpareils.
I had some nonpareils left over from a birthday cake I'd baked for my son, so I sprinkled those over.
Finish with whipped cream and, if you happen to have any, a sprinkling of nonpareils.
Mom, do we have any orange nonpareils?
Sprinkle the frosting with nonpareils.
Synonyms: jimmiessprinkles