anaheim

anaheim — noun

1. a green chili pepper with a long narrow shape and mild heat, often roasted, stuf

1.名詞
釋義

a green chili pepper with a long narrow shape and mild heat, often roasted, stuffed, or sliced for cooking.

例句

Sofia roasted two Anaheim peppers for the fish tacos.

collocation: roast Anaheim peppers

The cook filled each Anaheim pepper with cheese and rice.

pattern: fill [pepper] with [food]

同義詞

用法筆記

Usually appears as "Anaheim pepper" or "Anaheim chile" in recipes and shopping lists. Distinguish from sense 2: the food sense is commonly used with cooking verbs such as roast, fill, slice, and dry.

常見錯誤

❌I bought three Anaheims for the soup.
✅I bought three Anaheim peppers for the soup.
💡this food name is usually followed by 'pepper' or 'peppers'.
❌This Anaheim is very hot like a habanero.
✅This Anaheim pepper is fairly mild.
💡this variety is known for gentle heat, not extreme heat.

2. a city in southern California, east of Los Angeles, known to many people as the

2.名詞
釋義

a city in southern California, east of Los Angeles, known to many people as the home of Disneyland.

例句

Our family drove from San Diego to Anaheim for the baseball game.

destination: to Anaheim

Nina booked a hotel in Anaheim before visiting Disneyland.

preposition: in Anaheim

同義詞

用法筆記

Used as a proper noun and always capitalised. Unlike sense 1, this sense stands alone without 'pepper' and is most often used after prepositions such as in, to, from, and near.

常見錯誤

❌We stayed in the Anaheim for three nights.
✅We stayed in Anaheim for three nights.
💡city names normally do not take 'the'.
❌anaheim is busy during the summer.
✅Anaheim is busy during the summer.
💡city names must begin with a capital letter.