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spoon

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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spoon1 /spuːn/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]  1. cutlery.jpg DFUan object that you use for eating, cooking, or serving food. It has a small bowl-shaped part and a long handle 匙;调羹;勺2 DFCAMOUNTa spoonful 一匙之量,一满匙spoon of two spoons of sugar 两匙糖 be born with a silver spoon in your mouth at born1(8), → dessertspoon, greasy spoon, soup spoon, wooden spoon
Examples from the Corpus
spoonMum's cakes always sank, and Dad liked eating the sticky part in the middle with a spoon.Fold in the remaining cream with a large metal spoon. 3 Lightly whisk the egg white; fold into chocolate mixture.With a small spoon, scrape out the seeds and any membranes.Give a different student the saucepan and the spoon and ask her to stand close to the bowl without touching it.Makes about 24 1 Beat butter and sugar with a wooden spoon in a mixing bowl until light and creamy.
Related topics: Food
spoon2 verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition]  DFto move food with a spoon 用匙舀spoon something into/over/onto something Spoon the mixture carefully into the bowls. 用匙小心地把混合料舀进碗里。
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Examples from the Corpus
spoonJuliet tensed as she spooned drinking chocolate into two mugs.She spooned extra sugar into her mug.With a piece of fresh bread in his other hand, Jack spooned it all down hungrily.You had it all, boys, the big silver spoon most people can only dream about.Cook chicken for about 15-20 mins each side, spooning over remaining marinade until golden brown.Place meat in broiler pan and spoon some marinade over it.They did not spoon, though Bessie strategically led her husband away so the two could be alone.To serve, spoon yellow pepper puree on the plates and top with the red peppers.
Origin spoon1 Old English spon piece of wood split off
cooking, object Corpus you that for serving eating, use an or


spoon
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spoon1 S3 /spuːn/ noun [countable]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: spon 'piece of wood split off'

1. an object that you use for eating, cooking, or serving food. It has a small bowl-shaped part and a long handle
2. a spoonful
    spoon of
    two spoons of sugar
be born with a silver spoon in your mouth at born2(8), ⇨ dessertspoon, greasy spoon, soup spoon, wooden spoon

II
spoon2 verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition]
to move food with a spoon
    spoon something into/over/onto something
    Spoon the mixture carefully into the bowls.


🔑 spoonBrE /spuːn/ 🔊NAmE /spuːn/ 🔊 noun🔑
a tool that has a handle with a shallow bowl at the end, used for stirring, serving and eating food 勺;匙;调羹a soup spoon汤匙a wooden spoon木勺   see also dessertspoon, greasy spoon, tablespoon, teaspoon
= spoonful born with a silver ˈspoon in your mouth(saying) having rich parents 生于富裕之家;出身富裕
🔑 spoonBrE /spuːn/ 🔊NAmE /spuːn/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they spoon BrE /spuːn/ 🔊 NAmE /spuːn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it spoons BrE /spuːnz/ 🔊 NAmE /spuːnz/ 🔊past simple spooned BrE /spuːnd/ 🔊 NAmE /spuːnd/ 🔊past participle spooned BrE /spuːnd/ 🔊 NAmE /spuːnd/ 🔊 -ing form spooning BrE /ˈspuːnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈspuːnɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth + adv./prep. to lift and move food with a spoon 用勺舀She spooned the sauce over the chicken pieces. 她用勺把沙司浇到鸡块上。🔊🔊