好词典
fry
UK /fraɪ/US /fraɪ/
词源
源自古法语 'frire'，意为“煎炸”，最终来自拉丁语 'frigere'，意为“烤”或“煎”。
verb
❶ 用油煎或炸食物，通常指在平底锅或深油锅中加热食物至熟透或金黄酥脆。
“She likes to fry eggs for breakfast.”
（她喜欢早餐煎鸡蛋。）
“He fried the fish until it was crispy.”
（他把鱼炸到酥脆为止。）
❶ 因高温或阳光暴晒而感到极度炎热或不适，常用于口语表达。
“We were frying in the sun at the beach.”
（我们在海滩上被太阳晒得发烫。）
“The car was so hot inside, I felt like I was frying.”
（车里太热了，我感觉自己快被烤熟了。）
同义词:cook, sauté, deep-fry, roast, grill
noun
❶ 油炸食品，尤指炸鱼或其他小份油炸食物。
“We ordered a plate of fries with our burgers.”
（我们点了一盘薯条配汉堡。）
“Fish and chips is a popular fry dish in the UK.”
（炸鱼薯条是英国很受欢迎的油炸食品。）
❶ 幼鱼或小动物，特指刚孵化的小鱼群。
“The river is full of salmon fry in the spring.”
（春天河里满是鲑鱼苗。）
“They released thousands of trout fry into the lake.”
（他们向湖里放养了数千条鳟鱼苗。）
同义词:young fish, fingerlings, small fry, minnows
常见短语
small fry — 指不重要的人或事物，常用于口语中表示微不足道或无关紧要。
“Don't worry about those small fry; focus on the big issues.”
（别担心那些小问题，专注于重要的事情。）
out of the frying pan into the fire — 比喻从一个糟糕的处境跳入另一个更糟的处境，类似中文的“刚出狼窝又入虎穴”。
“Quitting his job without a plan was like jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.”
（他没有计划就辞职，简直是刚出狼窝又入虎穴。）