1
- an implement consisting of a small, shallow oval or round bowl on a long handle, used for eating, stirring, and serving food匙, 调羹, 勺子。
1.1
- the contents of such an implement一调羹的东西：
three spoons of sugar.
三勺糖。
1.2
spoons
a pair of spoons held in the hand and beaten together rhythmically as a percussion instrument（作打击乐器用的）调羹对。
2
- a thing resembling a spoon in shape, in particular调羹状物品, 尤指：
2.1
- （亦作spoon bait）a fishing lure designed to wobble when pulled through the water匙形拟饵。
2.2
- an oar with a broad curved blade匙形桨叶。
2.3
- Golf, dated a club with a slightly concave wooden head【高尔夫】〈旧〉木质头三号球棒。
1
- with obj. and adverbial of direction convey (food) somewhere by using a spoon用调羹送（食物）：
Rosie spooned sugar into her mug.
罗茜用调羹往自己的杯子里加了些糖。
1.1
- hit (a ball) up into the air with a soft or weak stroke高挑球：
he spooned his shot high over the bar.
他把球挑过横杆。
2
- no obj. informal, dated (of two people) behave in an amorous way; kiss and cuddle〈非正式, 旧〉（两个人）举止亲密; 亲吻拥抱：
I saw them spooning on the beach.
我看到他们在海滩上亲吻拥抱。
2.1
- (of two people) lie close together sideways and front to back, so as to fit together like spoons汤匙式躺卧（两人同向贴紧侧卧）。
派生词
spooner
nounspoonful
noun （pl. -fuls）词源
Old English spōn 'chip of wood', of Germanic origin; related to German Span 'shaving'. Sense 1 is of Scandinavian origin. The verb dates from the early 18th cent.