spoon

noun

/spuːn/

Idioms

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a tool that has a handle with a shallow bowl at the end, used for mixing, serving and eating food勺；匙；调羹
- a plastic/metal spoon塑料勺；金属勺
- a soup spoon汤匙
- Wait until the chocolate melts completely, stirring with a spoon.等到巧克力完全融化，用勺子搅拌。
- Press the top down gently with the back of a spoon.用勺子背面轻轻按下顶部。
- Thai food is eaten with a spoon. 泰国菜是用勺子吃的。
see also dessertspoon, egg-and-spoon race, greasy spoon, measuring spoon, slotted spoon, tablespoon, teaspoon, wooden spoon
Extra Examples
- I stirred my coffee with the sugar spoon.我用糖勺搅了搅咖啡。
- The children argued over who should lick the spoon.究竟谁该舔那把勺子，孩子们争吵不休。
- a 5 ml measuring spoon5 毫升的量勺
Topics Cooking and eatinga2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- slotted
- serving
- soup
- …
verb + spoon
- pick up
- put down
- hold
- …
preposition
- spoon of
(also spoonful)
the amount that a spoon can hold一勺（的量）
- two spoons of sugar两勺糖
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- slotted
- serving
- soup
- …
verb + spoon
- pick up
- put down
- hold
- …
preposition
- spoon of

Word OriginOld English spōn ‘chip of wood’, of Germanic origin; related to German Span ‘shaving’. The current noun sense is of Scandinavian origin. The verb dates from the early 18th cent.

Idioms

born with a silver spoon in your mouth

(saying) having rich parents生于富裕之家；出身富裕

spoon

verb

/spuːn/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they spoon	/spuːn/ /spuːn/
he / she / it spoons	/spuːnz/ /spuːnz/
past simple spooned	/spuːnd/ /spuːnd/
past participle spooned	/spuːnd/ /spuːnd/
-ing form spooning	/ˈspuːnɪŋ/ /ˈspuːnɪŋ/

spoon something + adv./prep. to lift and move food with a spoon用勺舀
- She spooned the sauce over the chicken pieces.她用勺把沙司浇到鸡块上。
Word OriginOld English spōn ‘chip of wood’, of Germanic origin; related to German Span ‘shaving’. The current noun sense is of Scandinavian origin. The verb dates from the early 18th cent.