
spoon
词源
源自古英语 'spōn',意为'木片'或'木屑',后来演变为指代餐具。与古诺尔斯语 'spánn' 和德语 'Span' 同源,最初可能指用木头制成的简单餐具。
noun
❶ 勺子,一种用于舀取或搅拌食物的餐具,通常由金属、塑料或木材制成,一端为凹形碗状,另一端为手柄。
“She stirred her coffee with a small silver spoon.”
(她用一把小银勺搅拌咖啡。)
“The baby was learning to eat with a plastic spoon.”
(宝宝正在学习用塑料勺子吃饭。)
❶ 勺状物,指形状或功能类似于勺子的物体,如体育比赛中的奖杯或某些工具。
“The team proudly lifted the championship spoon.”
(队伍自豪地举起了冠军奖杯。)
“The gardener used a spoon-shaped tool to plant the seedlings.”
(园丁用一把勺状工具种植幼苗。)
verb
❶ 用勺子舀取或搅拌,通常指将食物或液体从一个容器转移到另一个容器。
“She spooned the sauce over the pasta.”
(她用勺子将酱汁舀在意大利面上。)
“He carefully spooned the soup into bowls.”
(他小心地将汤舀入碗中。)
❶ 亲密地依偎,指两个人像勺子一样贴合在一起,通常用于形容情侣或亲密关系的姿势。
“The couple spooned on the couch while watching TV.”
(这对情侣依偎在沙发上看电视。)
“They fell asleep spooning under the blanket.”
(他们依偎在毯子下睡着了。)
常见短语
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth — 形容一个人出生在富裕家庭,从小就享有特权和生活优势。
“He never had to work hard because he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.”
(他从来不需要努力工作,因为他出生在富贵之家。)
spoon-feed — 过度帮助或指导,像喂婴儿一样提供过于详细的帮助,有时带有贬义,指不给人独立思考的机会。
“The teacher refused to spoon-feed the answers to the students.”
(老师拒绝把答案直接告诉学生。)