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dessertspoon

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Utensils, Cooking
des·sert·spoon /dɪˈzɜːtspuːn $ -ˈzɜːrt-/ noun [countable] British English  1. DFUa spoon that is larger than a teaspoon but smaller than a tablespoon 点心匙,中型匙2 (also dessertspoonful /-fʊl/)DFC the amount that a dessertspoon can hold, used as a unit for measuring food or liquid in cooking 一中匙的量dessertspoon of Add a dessertspoonful of dry mustard. 加一中匙的干芥末。
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dessertspoonWith only 29 calories a dessertspoon for mayonnaise and a mere 15 calories for salad dressing they're well worth dipping into.Ironbridge fork, £4, and dessertspoon, £3.50; both from Habitat.
des·sert·spoon nounChineseSyllable
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dessertspoon
dessertspoon /dɪˈzɜːtspuːn $ -ˈzɜːrt-/ noun [countable] British English
1. a spoon that is larger than a teaspoon but smaller than a tablespoon
2. (also dessertspoonful /-fʊl/) the amount that a dessertspoon can hold, used as a unit for measuring food or liquid in cooking
    dessertspoon of
    Add a dessertspoonful of dry mustard.


des·sert·spoonBrE /ˈzɜːtspuːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈzɜːrtspuːn/ 🔊 noun
a spoon of medium size 中型匙;点心匙
(also des·sert·spoon·ful BrE /dɪˈzɜːtspuːnfʊl/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈzɜːrtspuːnfʊl/ 🔊) the amount a dessertspoon can hold 一点心匙(的量)