lobster

lobster — noun

1. A large edible shellfish that lives on the ocean floor, with a dark coloured out

1.名詞B1
釋義

A large edible shellfish that lives on the ocean floor, with a dark coloured outer casing that turns bright red after cooking, two big front pincers, and ten limbs. The name also refers to its meat when served as a meal.

例句

In Maine, lobsters are caught in traps and sold to seafood restaurants.

passive: are caught, for food industry context

Ayesha celebrated her promotion by ordering grilled lobster at a French restaurant.

uncountable: lobster as meat/food

同義詞
  • crayfish

    a smaller freshwater relative; sometimes called 'lobster' in informal British English but not the same animal

  • langoustine

    a smaller, slender clawed crustacean (Nephrops norvegicus), considered more delicate; less common in everyday speech

文法句型

countable when referring to the animal

uncountable when referring to the meat

用法筆記

Lobster is countable when referring to the live animal ('caught three lobsters') and uncountable when referring to the meat eaten as food ('a plate of lobster'). The plural form 'lobsters' refers to multiple animals, not multiple servings of meat.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a lobster for dinner' (when you mean the meat, not the whole animal).
✅I ate lobster for dinner' or 'I ate a whole lobster for dinner.
💡'a lobster' refers to the entire animal; use the uncountable form for the food ingredient.
❌The lobsters at that restaurant is excellent.
✅The lobster at that restaurant is excellent.
💡when talking about the dish/flavour, treat it as uncountable and use a singular verb.