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tureen

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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tu·reen /tjʊˈriːn $ təˈriːn/ noun [countable]  DFUa large dish with a lid, used for serving soup or vegetables 〔盛汤或蔬菜用的〕有盖盘
Examples from the Corpus
tureenPour mussels into a tureen or large bowl.A tureen of Technicolor sprouts looked at her smugly.When ready to serve, reheat the soup to boiling point and pour into a heated tureen.And on the dining-room table were silver goblets, and a big silver tureen in which reflections lay like brilliant postage stamps.Drain well in a colander and divide them among individual bowls or put them in a large soup tureen.The finest piece in this sale is a magnificent silver soup tureen by Paul de Lamerie.The lid lifted off the tureen.As with tureens, these had neither a pouring lip nor spout.
Origin tureen (1700-1800) French terrine; → TERRINE
tu·reen nounChineseSyllable
large lid, dish a a used soup with serving Corpus for


tureen
tureen /tjʊˈriːn $ təˈriːn/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: French
 Origin: terrine; terrine
a large dish with a lid, used for serving soup or vegetables


tur·eenBrE /tjuˈriːn/ 🔊NAmE /tjuˈriːn/ 🔊BrE /təˈriːn/ 🔊NAmE /təˈriːn/ 🔊 nouna large deep dish with a lid, used for serving vegetables or soup (盛菜或汤的)有盖海碗;汤碗