Definition of spatchcock in English:

spatchcock

nounˈspatʃkɒkˈspætʃˌkɑk

A chicken or game bird split open and grilled.
剖开并炙烤了的鸡（或野禽）
Example sentencesExamples
- If a recipe calls for spatchcocks, you can use Cornish game hens
- He treats the proper cooking of a spatchcock as a matter of import on which worlds will begin and end.

verb ˈspatʃkɒkˈspætʃˌkɑk

[with object]

1Split open (a poultry or game bird) ready for grilling.
剖开（家禽，野禽）准备炙烤
these small spring chickens can be bought already spatchcocked
1. 1.1British informal Add (a phrase, sentence, clause, etc.) in a context where it is inappropriate.
  〈非正式，主英〉（不适当的）插入（短语，句子，从句等）
  a new clause has been spatchcocked into the Bill
  议案里添加了一条不太恰当的新条款。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I hated letting down the BarbarbarbarbarBinger (for the party twas her very own) but it was right and proper that I stayed spatchcocked at home.
  A shopping bag that had had flour and two types of sugar in it was spatchcocked on the kitchen floor.
  She is used to six hours of gymnastics somehow spatchcocked on to a normal school day.

Origin

Late 18th century (originally an Irish usage): perhaps related to the noun dispatch + cock¹, but compare with spitchcock.

Definition of spatchcock in US English:

spatchcock

nounˈspaCHˌkäkˈspætʃˌkɑk

A chicken or game bird split open and grilled.
剖开并炙烤了的鸡（或野禽）
Example sentencesExamples
- If a recipe calls for spatchcocks, you can use Cornish game hens
- He treats the proper cooking of a spatchcock as a matter of import on which worlds will begin and end.

verbˈspaCHˌkäkˈspætʃˌkɑk

[with object]

1Split open (a poultry or game bird) to prepare it for grilling.
剖开（家禽，野禽）准备炙烤
1. 1.1British informal Add (a phrase, sentence, clause, etc.) in a context where it is inappropriate.
  〈非正式，主英〉（不适当的）插入（短语，句子，从句等）
  a new clause has been spatchcocked into the Bill
  议案里添加了一条不太恰当的新条款。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She is used to six hours of gymnastics somehow spatchcocked on to a normal school day.
  A shopping bag that had had flour and two types of sugar in it was spatchcocked on the kitchen floor.
  I hated letting down the BarbarbarbarbarBinger (for the party twas her very own) but it was right and proper that I stayed spatchcocked at home.

Origin

Late 18th century (originally an Irish usage): perhaps related to the noun dispatch + cock, but compare with spitchcock.

单词	spatchcock
释义	Definition of spatchcock in English: spatchcock nounˈspatʃkɒkˈspætʃˌkɑk A chicken or game bird split open and grilled. 剖开并炙烤了的鸡（或野禽） Example sentencesExamples If a recipe calls for spatchcocks, you can use Cornish game hens He treats the proper cooking of a spatchcock as a matter of import on which worlds will begin and end. verb ˈspatʃkɒkˈspætʃˌkɑk [with object] 1Split open (a poultry or game bird) ready for grilling. 剖开（家禽，野禽）准备炙烤 these small spring chickens can be bought already spatchcocked 1.1British informal Add (a phrase, sentence, clause, etc.) in a context where it is inappropriate. 〈非正式，主英〉（不适当的）插入（短语，句子，从句等） a new clause has been spatchcocked into the Bill 议案里添加了一条不太恰当的新条款。 Example sentencesExamples I hated letting down the BarbarbarbarbarBinger (for the party twas her very own) but it was right and proper that I stayed spatchcocked at home. A shopping bag that had had flour and two types of sugar in it was spatchcocked on the kitchen floor. She is used to six hours of gymnastics somehow spatchcocked on to a normal school day. Origin Late 18th century (originally an Irish usage): perhaps related to the noun dispatch + cock¹, but compare with spitchcock. Definition of spatchcock in US English: spatchcock nounˈspaCHˌkäkˈspætʃˌkɑk A chicken or game bird split open and grilled. 剖开并炙烤了的鸡（或野禽） Example sentencesExamples If a recipe calls for spatchcocks, you can use Cornish game hens He treats the proper cooking of a spatchcock as a matter of import on which worlds will begin and end. verbˈspaCHˌkäkˈspætʃˌkɑk [with object] 1Split open (a poultry or game bird) to prepare it for grilling. 剖开（家禽，野禽）准备炙烤 1.1British informal Add (a phrase, sentence, clause, etc.) in a context where it is inappropriate. 〈非正式，主英〉（不适当的）插入（短语，句子，从句等） a new clause has been spatchcocked into the Bill 议案里添加了一条不太恰当的新条款。 Example sentencesExamples She is used to six hours of gymnastics somehow spatchcocked on to a normal school day. A shopping bag that had had flour and two types of sugar in it was spatchcocked on the kitchen floor. I hated letting down the BarbarbarbarbarBinger (for the party twas her very own) but it was right and proper that I stayed spatchcocked at home. Origin Late 18th century (originally an Irish usage): perhaps related to the noun dispatch + cock, but compare with spitchcock.
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