ketchup

ketchup — noun

1. a smooth, thick, dark red sauce prepared from tomatoes together with vinegar and

1.名詞A2
釋義

a smooth, thick, dark red sauce prepared from tomatoes together with vinegar and spices, often poured over foods such as hamburgers and hot dogs to give a sweet and sour taste

例句

Liam poured some ketchup onto his plate beside the golden fries.

collocation: pour ketchup onto [food]

Rosa asked her brother to pass the ketchup for her hamburger.

collocation: pass the ketchup

同義詞
  • tomato sauce

    tomato sauce can refer to cooked tomato mixtures used in pasta dishes, while ketchup is specifically a cold condiment for foods like burgers and fries

  • catsup

    an older, less common spelling of ketchup, still used on some American product labels

用法筆記

Ketchup is an uncountable noun, so it does not have a plural form. Use 'some ketchup' or 'a bottle / a squeeze of ketchup' rather than 'a ketchup'.

常見錯誤

❌Please give me a ketchup.
✅Please give me some ketchup.
💡ketchup is uncountable and cannot be used with 'a' alone.
❌I eat ketchup with my fries.
✅I put ketchup on my fries.
💡ketchup is a condiment that you add to food, not a dish you eat on its own.