barbeque
barbeque — noun
1. a metal frame or brick structure used for cooking food over an open fire, usuall
a metal frame or brick structure used for cooking food over an open fire, usually outside
Yan cleaned the barbeque grates with a wire brush before lighting the charcoal.
collocation: barbeque grates
The old barbeque in the backyard needed a new cover after the winter rain.
Ziad bought a small portable barbeque for his camping trips in the mountains.
Élise covered the barbeque with a waterproof sheet to protect it from rust.
- grill
often used interchangeably in US English, though a grill may be simpler (no lid)
- barbecue pit
a larger, usually brick or stone structure, common in the southern US and Latin America
文法句型
barbeque + noun (modifier: barbeque grates / barbeque grill)
用法筆記
Barbeque is a common alternate spelling of barbecue. The cooking apparatus is always used outdoors — never indoors where smoke and fire would be dangerous.
常見錯誤
2. a social event where food is cooked and eaten outdoors on a grill or open fire;
a social event where food is cooked and eaten outdoors on a grill or open fire; also the meat or food cooked in this way
The whole neighbourhood was invited to their annual summer barbeque.
collocation: annual barbeque
We had a barbeque on the beach to celebrate Tuan's birthday last Saturday.
Gabriela served the barbeque with coleslaw and fresh bread rolls.
The chicken barbeque was so tender that it fell off the bone.
文法句型
have a barbeque
go to a barbeque
用法筆記
When uncountable, barbeque refers to the cooked meat itself ("We had barbeque for dinner"). When countable, it usually refers to the social event ("We went to a barbeque").
常見錯誤
barbeque — verb
1. to cook food on a metal frame or grill over an open fire or hot coals, usually o
to cook food on a metal frame or grill over an open fire or hot coals, usually outside
Yael barbequed some fish and vegetables for dinner on the patio.
transitive: barbeque + fish/vegetables
The steaks were barbequed until they were perfectly brown on the outside.
passive: be barbequed
Joshua learned to barbeque from his grandmother when he was eight years old.
It started raining just as Valentina began to barbeque the chicken wings.
文法句型
barbeque + noun (food)
barbeque (no object)
用法筆記
Commonly used with no direct object when the activity itself is the focus ("We spent the afternoon barbequing"). The past form can be barbequed or barbequed — both are accepted.