
sandwich
词源
源自18世纪英国第四代Sandwich伯爵John Montagu,据说他为了不离开赌桌而发明了这种便携食物。
noun
❶ 一种常见的食物,通常由两片面包夹着馅料制成,如肉、奶酪、蔬菜等,方便携带和食用。
“I had a ham sandwich for lunch.”
(我午餐吃了一个火腿三明治。)
“She made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for her son.”
(她给儿子做了一个花生酱果酱三明治。)
❶ 类似三明治结构的物品或事物,指两层材料之间夹着另一层材料的构造。
“The ice cream sandwich has cookies on the outside.”
(冰淇淋三明治的外层是饼干。)
“A sandwich panel is used in construction.”
(夹层板用于建筑中。)
verb
❶ 将某物夹在中间,或挤入狭窄的空间,类似于制作三明治的方式。
“She sandwiched the note between two books.”
(她把纸条夹在两本书之间。)
“The car was sandwiched between two trucks.”
(那辆轿车被夹在两辆卡车中间。)
常见短语
sandwich board — 一种可挂在身前身后的广告牌,通常由两块板组成,中间用绳子连接,像三明治一样夹着人。
“The man walked around with a sandwich board advertising the sale.”
(那个人挂着广告牌四处走动,宣传促销活动。)
sandwich course — 一种教育课程安排,指在学习期间穿插工作实习,像三明治一样将实践夹在理论学习中。
“She chose a sandwich course that includes a year in industry.”
(她选择了包含一年企业实习的三明治课程。)