n.匙;调羹;匙状物
vt.以匙舀起
vi.调情
The spoon has been rusty from disuse. 汤匙因弃置不用而生锈了。
His soup spoon dropped onto the ground. 他的汤勺掉到了地上。
You need a spoon to beat the mixture smooth. 你需要用一把调羹来搅均混合液。
用作及物动词 (vt.)He spooned up several cakes of cube sugar and stuffed them into his mouth. 他舀起了几块方糖,然后把它们全都塞进了嘴里。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)The young couple spoon all the time. 一对年轻人,常在调情求爱。
spoon的基本意思是“匙,调羹”,是可数名词。引申可指“一匙之量”。
spoon of后多接不可数名词,表示复数意义时用spoons of。
spoon用于比喻还可指“餐厅”等。
spoon偶尔可用作动词,意思是“用勺盛出”“用勺送”,用于比喻还可指“谈情说爱”,是及物动词。例如:He spooned the eggs onto the plate.他将鸡蛋舀入盘中。She spooned food into the baby's mouth.她用调羹把食物喂到婴儿嘴里。There were several couples spooning at the riverside.河边有好几对男女在谈情说爱。