bacon

bacon — noun

1. pig meat that has been preserved with salt or smoke, taken either from along the

1.名詞B1
釋義

pig meat that has been preserved with salt or smoke, taken either from along the animal's spine or its belly, and typically sliced into thin strips for frying.

例句

Grandma fried two slices of bacon and an egg for my breakfast.

uncountable: 'two slices of bacon'

The smell of crispy bacon drifted up from Mr. Patel's kitchen on Sunday morning.

collocation: crispy bacon

同義詞
  • rasher

    British term for a single slice of bacon, not the meat itself

  • pancetta

    Italian cured pork belly; usually unsmoked and used in cooking rather than served as strips

  • gammon

    British term for cured pork from the leg, often served as a thick steak rather than thin slices

文法句型

uncountable: a slice of bacon

a rasher of bacon (British)

用法筆記

Uncountable in normal use; quantify with 'a slice / strip / piece of bacon' (American) or 'a rasher of bacon' (British). The plural 'bacons' refers to different types or cuts, not individual pieces.

常見錯誤

❌I ate three bacons for breakfast.
✅I ate three slices of bacon for breakfast.
💡bacon is uncountable; count it with slice / strip / rasher.
❌Can I have a bacon sandwich with much bacons?
✅Can I have a bacon sandwich with lots of bacon?
💡use 'lots of / a lot of' with the uncountable noun.