| 释义 |
dish /dɪʃ/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 碟，盘
a deep vegetable dish 一只盛蔬菜用的深盘
2. [dishes] (就餐时用过的)所有餐具(包括盘、碟、碗、杯、刀、叉等)
dirty dishes 脏的餐具
Can I wash (或 do) the dishes? 我来做餐后洗刷好吗?
3. 一盘菜；菜肴；食品
a cold dish 冷盘
a sweet dish 一盘甜食
a dainty dish 佳肴
Sliced peaches and cream is my favourite dish. 奶油桃片是我最爱吃的食品。
There are eggs in this dish. 这盘菜里有蛋。
There are only two meat dishes on the menu. 菜单上只有两种肉类菜。
Rice is an inexpensive dish. 米饭是便宜的食品。
4. 一盘的量
Would you like a dish of peaches? 你来一客桃子好吗?
I ate two dishes of ice cream. 我吃了两客冰淇淋。
5. 盘状物
6. 凹形；凹面
The front wheel may be found without dish. 前轮可能没有凹面。
7. 凹陷；凹度
The dish is considerable, amounting to 2 inches in the 5-foot wheel. 凹度很大，在5英尺轮子中深达2英寸。
8. 〈口〉抛物面天线；抛物面反射器
A radar dish picks up the radio signals and feeds them to a computer. 雷达(抛物面)天线接收无线电讯号并把讯号输入计算机。
9. 〈口〉〈旧〉配胃口的东西(或人)；擅长的事
A young man with a brilliant future ahead of him — just your dish in fact. 一个有光明前途的小伙子——事实上正是你所喜爱的人。
To predict the future is not my dish. 我不擅长预测未来。
10. 〈口〉性感的人(尤指女性)
11. [the dish] 〈口〉不为众人所知的信息
12. 〈英古〉杯
II ❶ vt.
1. 把(食物)装盘
Dish the fish, and garnish it with cucumber slices. 把鱼装盘，再配上黄瓜片。
Dish the berries into the bowl. 把浆果盛入碗中。
2. 使成碟状，使成凹形；挖空
The pie crust needs to be dished in a little more. 馅饼皮要再烘凹一点儿。
dish a gutter 挖沟
3. 〈主英口〉挫败；智胜；使(希望等)破灭
He has dished his opponents. 他智胜了对手们。
He dished his chances of getting the job. 他毁了获得这个工作的机会。
4. 【篮】传(球)给队员(off)
❷ vi.
1. 成凹形，凹陷
2. 〈美口〉闲谈，瞎聊
[< OE disc < L discus quoit; 见 DISCUS] phr. a dish of gossip (一次)闲谈 a dish of tea 1. 〈口〉配胃口的事，偏爱物 Retirement isn't everybody's dish of tea. 退休并非配所有人的胃口。 2. 〈英古〉一杯茶；喝茶 dish it out 〈口〉1. 辱骂；惩罚；折磨 He likes to dish it out in the newspapers. 他爱在报纸上骂人。Our airmen had been dishing it out to the Germans. 我们的飞行员一直在严惩德军。 2. 称赞，赞扬 dish out 1. 端上 (菜)；把 (食物)装盘上菜；从大盘里分 (菜)The cook dished out the meat. 厨师端上肉。Ann's mother asked her to dish out the beans. 安的母亲叫她把豆子从大盘里舀给各人。 2. 〈美〉使成凹形 This small desert animal dishes out a shelter for itself in the sand. 这种沙漠小动物会在沙中挖个凹洞藏身。 3. 〈口〉分发； (尤指过分地)大量给 They are dishing out the tickets. 他们正在分发票子。The teacher dished out so much homework that her pupils complained to their parents. 那个教师布置大量家庭作业，弄得学生都向家长诉苦。He likes dishing out good advice. 他总爱没完没了向别人提忠告。He started off dishing out some nice flatteries. 他一开始就说了些动听的恭维话。 4. 〈口〉给予 dish out a series of blows 给予连续的打击They dished him out five years. 他们判了他5年徒刑。dish the dirt 见 dirt
dish up 1. 把(食物)装盘上菜；端上(饭菜等)；上菜
Help me dish up the vegetables. 帮我把蔬菜盛盘。
She dished up a plate. 她端上一盘菜。
I shall be ready to dish up in a few minutes. 几分钟后我将准备上菜。
2. 〈口〉提出(事实、论点等)；把…说得娓娓动听
Our history teacher has been dishing up the same old lessons for twenty years. 我们的历史老师一直教这些旧课，至今已有20年了。
He dished up the anti-pollution business to divert the attention of the public. 他把防止污染的事说得十分重要，以便转移公众的注意。 |