hamburger

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ham·burg·er /ˈhæmbɜːɡə $ -bɜːrɡər/ ●●● S3 noun  1. [countable]DFF a flat round piece of finely cut beef (=meat from a cow) which is cooked and eaten in a bread bun 汉堡包；汉堡牛肉饼 →4  See picture of 见图 FAST FOOD2. [uncountable] American EnglishDF beef that has been cut into very small pieces 碎牛肉 SYN British English mince

Examples from the Corpus

hamburger• Perhaps you can also sling a hamburger, skimming it like a Frisbee from pan to plate.• You could eat all the free hamburgers you wanted, but they all were Jack in the Box hamburgers.• Peter may be forced to settle for a lifetime of french fries, hamburgers, and humiliation.• The Romans had hamburgers, you know.• The popular image is that they are mostly teen-agers in relatively high-income families working in hamburger joints for joy money.• Could you pick up a pound of hamburger on your way home?• In addition to this the shift from Wimpy to Burger King has altered the technology used in production of the hamburgers.• Of course, these hamburgers will be sold alongside Happy Meals in restaurants that include indoor kiddie playgrounds.Origin hamburger (1800-1900) German “of Hamburg, city in Germany”

ham·burg·er nounChineseSyllable  

a Corpus finely flat round of piece

hamburger
ham‧burg‧er /ˈhæmbɜːɡə $ -bɜːrɡər/ noun1. [countable] a flat round piece of finely cut beef (=meat from a cow) which is cooked and eaten in a bread bun
2. [uncountable] American English beef that has been cut into very small pieces
   SYN  mince British English

ham·burg·erBrE /ˈhæmbɜːɡə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhæmbɜːrɡər/ 🔊 (also burg·er) noun (BrE also beef·burg·er) [countable] finely chopped beef made into a flat round shape that is then fried, often served in a bread roll 汉堡包；汉堡牛肉饼 (also ˈhamburger meat) (both US) (NAmE also ˌground ˈbeef) (BrE mince) [uncountable] beef that has been finely chopped in a special machine 绞碎的牛肉；牛肉末