hob
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hob /hɒb $ hɑːb/ noun [countable] British English DFCthe flat top of a cooker 〔炉具上的〕炉盘
Examples from the Corpus
hob• Its easy-to-clean hob fits flush with your work surface and incorporates four evenly rated burners sealed into two deep spillage wells.• With a gas hob, it's all possible with the touch of a fingertip.• Black pots stood steaming on a pair of hobs.• There was a copper kettle boiling on one hob and a china teapot on the other and the stove shone clean.• There is a four-plate hob and a hood which removes cooking smells.• On top of the hob, the winter greens bubbled deliciously.• Jean-Claude half filled a pitcher with pump-water and added hot water from the huge kettle on the hob.• In the kitchen the meat sizzled in the oven and a big pan of potatoes stood on the hob.Origin hob (1600-1700) Origin unknown. hob nounChinese
top a the flat Corpus cooker of
hob
hob /hɒb $ hɑːb/
noun [countable] British English
hob /hɒb $ hɑːb/
noun [countable] British English Date: 1600-1700
Origin: Origin unknown.
the flat top of a cooker
Origin: Origin unknown.
