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    hotchpotch

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hotch·potch /ˈhɒtʃpɒtʃ $ ˈhɑːtʃpɑːtʃ/ British English, hodgepodge American English noun [singular] informal  CARELESSDISORGANIZEDa number of things mixed up without sensible order or arrangement 杂乱的一大堆东西，大杂烩
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    hotchpotch• It is very much of a hotchpotch.• Ape's final 115 votes are a not particularly appetizing hotchpotch.• In particular Donal Lunny's assured production allows for moments of rain-washed clarity in what could've been a groggy hotchpotch.• What an ill-organized, hotchpotch, casually assembled, patchwork life.
    hotch·potch nounChineseSyllable
    a number up mixed things Corpus of without


    hotchpotch
    hotch‧potch /ˈhɒtʃpɒtʃ $ ˈhɑːtʃpɑːtʃ/ British English, hodgepodge American English noun [singular] informal
     Date: 1300-1400
     Origin: hotchpotch 'mixture' (14-21 centuries), from Old French hochepot, from hochier 'to shake' + pot 'pot'
    a number of things mixed up without sensible order or arrangement


    hotch·potchBrE /ˈhɒtʃpɒtʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɑːtʃpɑːtʃ/ 🔊 (especially BrE) (NAmE usually hodge·podge) noun [singular] (informal) a number of things mixed together without any particular order or reason 杂乱无章的一堆东西；大杂烩<titled tranID="26" status="2">Restaurants<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>餐馆</chn></titled>

    Eating out 去餐馆吃饭

    • eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant 在一家餐馆吃（午／晚）饭／进餐／碰面
    • go (out)/take sb (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal 去／带某人去（外面）吃午饭／吃晚饭／用餐
    • have a meal with sb 与某人一起吃饭
    • make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada) （以山田的名字）预订座位
    • reserve/ (especially BrE) book a table for six 预订一张坐六人的桌子
    • ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window 要一张两人桌／靠窗的桌子

    In the restaurant 在餐馆

    • wait to be seated 等待就座
    • show sb to their table 把某人引到桌旁
    • sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter 坐在角落／窗边／吧台边／柜台边
    • hand sb/give sb the menu/wine list 把菜单／酒水单递给某人
    • open/read/study/peruse the menu 打开／看／仔细看菜单
    • the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children's menu/an extensive wine list 这餐馆有一个三道菜的套餐／儿童菜单／丰富的酒水单
    • taste/sample/try the wine 品尝葡萄酒
    • the waiter takes your order 服务生帮你点餐
    • order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (BrE) speciality/(especially NAmE) specialty 点当日例汤／一道特色菜／餐馆特色菜
    • serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee 端上／吃完第一道菜／开胃菜／主菜／甜点；端上／喝完咖啡
    • complain about the food/the service/your meal 抱怨食物／服务／饭菜不好
    • enjoy your meal 享用饭菜

    Paying 结账

    • pay/ask for (especially BrE) the bill/(NAmE) the check 付账；要求结账
    • pay for/treat sb to dinner/lunch/the meal 付晚饭／午饭／饭钱；请某人吃晚饭／午饭／饭
    • service is (not) included 不含服务费
    • give sb/leave (sb) a tip 给某人小费