tablespoon

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈteɪbəlˌspuːn/|[-bɫ̩-]    美 /ˈteɪbəlˌspun/|[-bɫ̩-]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl. Canada,US
    — Their eggs were deposited on a few bits of straw, and great caution was necessary in attempting to procure them, as the slightest touch crumbled their frail tenement into dust. By means of a tablespoon, I was enabled to procure many of them.
  2. A spoon too large for eating, usually used for cooking or serving. Australia,New-Zealand,Northern-UK
  3. A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or one half fluid ounce or roughly 15 ml; in Britain and Canada: exactly 15 ml; in Russia 18 ml; in Australia: four teaspoons or 20 ml.
    — 1995 May 22, Salad Recipes, New York, page 51, Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a nonstick skillet until hot and quickly saute the goat-cheese buttons on both sides until brown.

词形变化

tablespoons plural table spoon alternative table-spoon alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
tablespoonful
相关词
cutlery dessertspoon dessert spoon silverware soupspoon soup spoon teaspoon tea spoon

词源

Etymology tree
English table
English spoon
English tablespoon
From table + spoon.
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