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spoon

UK //spuːn//US //spuːn//

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。)

同义词:scoop, ladle, dipper

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。)

同义词:cuddle, nestle, snuggle

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。)