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broiler

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Agriculture, Food
broil·er /ˈbrɔɪlə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1. American EnglishDFC a special area of a stove, used for cooking food under direct heat 烤架,烘烤炉 SYN British English grill2. TADFa broiler chicken 〔适于烧烤的〕嫩鸡
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broilerThe Fibropower plant produces about 14 megawatts by burning the discarded litter from broiler chicken farms all over East Anglia.Place meat in broiler pan and spoon some marinade over it.Eighty per cent of broiler chickens now suffer leg deformities.Another reason is the restaurant's hi-tech broiler that reaches a scorching 900 degrees.Salmonella is endemic in chickens and their eggs because the broiler system delivers cheaper poultry products.Infectious anaemia in salmon is caused by the broiler system being applied to fish.This will take 10 to 15 minutes in the broiler.Place a cube of Gorgonzola atop each serving of polenta and mushrooms and warm under broiler.
broil·er nounChineseSyllable
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broiler
broiler /ˈbrɔɪlə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
1. American English a special area of a stove, used for cooking food under direct heat
   SYN  grill British English
2. a broiler chicken


broil·erBrE /ˈbrɔɪlə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbrɔɪlər/ 🔊 noun (also ˈbroiler chicken) (especially NAmE) a young chicken suitable for broiling or roasting (适于烤焙的)嫩鸡(NAmE) the part inside the oven of a cooker/stove that directs heat downwards to cook food that is placed underneath it (烤炉内的)烘烤器   compare grill noun (1)