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greasy spoon

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌgreasy ˈspoon noun [countable]  DFTBBSHOP/STOREa small cheap restaurant that mainly serves fried food 〔主要供应油炸食品的〕廉价小餐馆
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greasy spoonWhen Buck and Ratso go to another greasy spoon, a crazy is ranting in the background.
ˌgreasy ˈspoon nounChineseSyllable
mainly restaurant small that cheap Corpus a serves


greasy spoon
ˌgreasy ˈspoon noun [countable]
a small cheap restaurant that mainly serves fried food


greasy spoonBrE /ˌɡriːsi ˈspuːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɡriːsi ˈspuːn/ 🔊BrE /ˌɡriːzi ˈspuːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɡriːzi ˈspuːn/ 🔊 noun (informal, often disapproving) a small cheap restaurant, usually one that is not very clean or attractive 低档小饭馆(通常不太卫生,装潢简陋,价格低廉)