tablespoon
tablespoon — noun
1. a spoon that is bigger than a regular eating spoon, used for lifting food from a
a spoon that is bigger than a regular eating spoon, used for lifting food from a shared dish and putting it onto individual plates or bowls.
Beatriz used a large tablespoon to serve the creamy potato soup.
collocation: large tablespoon / serving tablespoon
The silver tablespoon on the dining table has a beautiful flower pattern on its handle.
descriptive: noun phrase with size + material + location
Ari grabbed a clean tablespoon from the drawer and placed it beside the salad bowl.
Hamza watched his grandmother dip a tablespoon into the large pot of hot stew.
- serving spoon
any large spoon used for serving, not necessarily a standardised size
- soup ladle
a deep, bowl-shaped spoon for liquids, much larger than a tablespoon
- teaspoon
a much smaller spoon, about one-third the size of a tablespoon
文法句型
a [number] tablespoon of [food]
用法筆記
In a standard set of cutlery, a tablespoon is larger than a dessert spoon and much larger than a teaspoon. It is normally placed next to serving dishes rather than at each person's seat.
2. a standard unit of volume used in cooking, equal to 15 millilitres (about half a
a standard unit of volume used in cooking, equal to 15 millilitres (about half a fluid ounce), or the amount of food that fits into a tablespoon when filled to the top.
Add one tablespoon of lemon juice and stir the mixture for thirty seconds.
[number] tablespoon of [ingredient] for instructions
Hannah measured two level tablespoons of butter for the cookie recipe.
collocation: level tablespoon / heaped tablespoon
The cough syrup bottle says adults should take one tablespoon every six hours.
Ayana added two tablespoons of olive oil to the pan before frying the fish.
- tablespoonful
less common in everyday speech; means the same as tablespoon
- 15 ml measure
descriptive rather than a true synonym; used when precision is needed
- teaspoon
a smaller cooking measure equal to 5 ml (one-third of a tablespoon)
文法句型
[number] tablespoon(s) of [ingredient]
用法筆記
In written recipes, tablespoon is often shortened to tbsp or T. A level tablespoon is the standard measure; a heaped (or rounded) tablespoon contains roughly one and a half times as much.