barbeque

barbeque — 名詞

1. a metal frame or brick structure used for cooking food over an open fire, usuall

1.名詞A2
釋義

烤肉架

戶外烤肉用的金屬架子或烤爐

a metal frame or brick structure used for cooking food over an open fire, usually outside

例句

Yan cleaned the barbeque grates with a wire brush before lighting the charcoal.

Yan 在點燃木炭前,用鐵刷把烤肉架刷乾淨。

collocation: barbeque grates

The old barbeque in the backyard needed a new cover after the winter rain.

後院那座舊烤肉架經過冬天的雨水後,需要一個新罩子。

同義詞
  • 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

We lit the barbeque in the kitchen.
We lit the barbeque in the backyard.
💡barbeques are designed for outdoor use only.

2. a social event where food is cooked and eaten outdoors on a grill or open fire;

2.名詞A2
釋義

烤肉;聚餐

戶外烤肉聚餐活動或烤好的肉類食物

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

例句

The whole neighbourhood was invited to their annual summer barbeque.

整個社區都被邀請參加他們的年度夏日烤肉聚餐。

collocation: annual barbeque

We had a barbeque on the beach to celebrate Tuan's birthday last Saturday.

上星期六我們在海灘上辦烤肉聚餐,慶祝 Tuan 的生日。

同義詞
  • cookout

    more common in US English; can mean any outdoor meal, not necessarily grilled meat

  • grill

    used as a noun for the meal in British English ("a summer grill")

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

I bought a barbeque at the supermarket' (meaning the meal).
I bought barbeque at the supermarket.
💡use the uncountable form when referring to the food.

barbeque — 動詞