barbie
barbie — 名詞
1. an outdoor cooker with metal bars, used to grill food over strong heat or flames
烤肉架
戶外燒烤用的金屬爐架
an outdoor cooker with metal bars, used to grill food over strong heat or flames
Dad cleaned the barbie before the neighbors came for dinner.
鄰居來吃晚餐前，爸爸先把烤肉架清乾淨。
clean the barbie
Two fish were already cooking on the barbie by the pool.
泳池邊的烤肉架上，已經有兩條魚在烤了。
cook on the barbie
Rain soaked the barbie, so Mia covered it with a sheet.
雨把烤肉架淋濕了，所以 Mia 用布把它蓋起來。
At the beach house, Uncle Ray built a brick barbie.
在海邊小屋，Uncle Ray 砌了一座磚造烤肉架。
The sausages burned because the barbie was far too hot.
香腸烤焦了，因為那個烤肉架實在太熱。
- barbecue
the full form and the standard word in wider English
- grill
a broader word that can also refer to indoor cooking equipment
- barbecue grill
more explicit when you need to stress the piece of equipment
文法句型
cook on the barbie
light the barbie
clean the barbie
用法筆記
Often used after on when talking about food being cooked. Distinguish it from noun/2, which names the social event rather than the equipment.
常見錯誤
2. a casual gathering outside where people grill food and eat together
烤肉會
大家在戶外烤肉聚餐的活動
a casual gathering outside where people grill food and eat together
We're having a barbie in the park after the soccer game.
足球賽後，我們要在公園辦一場烤肉會。
have a barbie
Nina brought salad and bread to Tom's weekend barbie.
Nina 帶了沙拉和麵包去 Tom 週末的烤肉會。
weekend barbie
Half the street came to the barbie on Saturday night.
星期六晚上，半條街的人都來參加那場烤肉會。
The office barbie moved indoors when dark clouds appeared.
烏雲出現後，公司烤肉會就移到室內了。
After the school play, parents stayed for a barbie outside.
學校話劇結束後，家長們留在外面參加烤肉會。
文法句型
have a barbie
go to a barbie
weekend barbie
用法筆記
Often follows have, hold, go to, or invite somebody to. Distinguish it from noun/1, which refers to the grill itself.