chilli
chilli — 名詞
1. a small, narrow vegetable with a hot, strong taste that grows on a pepper bush a
辣椒
用來增加辣味的辣椒果實
a small, narrow vegetable with a hot, strong taste that grows on a pepper bush and is used fresh or dried to add heat to food
Hoa chopped three fresh chillies and added them to the stir-fry.
Hoa 切了三個新鮮辣椒，放進炒菜裡。
countable noun: three fresh chillies
The recipe says to remove the seeds from the chilli before cooking.
食譜上說，烹煮之前要先去掉辣椒的籽。
Yael bought a bag of dried red chillies at the Asian market.
Yael 在亞洲超市買了一袋乾紅辣椒。
Ramón bit into a green chilli and his face turned red from the heat.
Ramón 咬了一口青辣椒，辣得整張臉都紅了。
Madison grows her own chillies in a small pot on the balcony.
Madison 在陽台的小花盆裡自己種辣椒。
- hot pepper
broader term that can include any spicy pepper variety
- jalapeño
a specific type of chilli with medium heat
- bird's eye chilli
a small, very hot variety
文法句型
a chilli
two chillies
用法筆記
British English spells the plural as 'chillies'. The plant itself is called a chilli plant. Do not confuse the spelling with 'chilly', which means cold.
常見錯誤
2. a hot, spicy dish made from cooked meat, beans, tomatoes, and chilli powder, ori
辣肉醬
以肉、豆、辣椒做成的辣味菜餚
a hot, spicy dish made from cooked meat, beans, tomatoes, and chilli powder, originally from northern Mexico, often served with rice or tortilla chips
Diya made a large pot of chilli for the party on Saturday.
Diya 為週六的派對煮了一大鍋辣肉醬。
collocation: a pot of chilli
My grandmother's chilli recipe has been in the family for fifty years.
我祖母的辣肉醬食譜在家族裡已經傳了五十年。
Walid ordered a bowl of chilli with rice and tortilla chips.
Walid 點了一碗辣肉醬，搭配米飯和玉米片。
The café near the station serves a vegetarian chilli made with black beans.
火車站附近那家咖啡廳供應以黑豆做的素食辣肉醬。
Christopher won the office chilli competition three years in a row.
Christopher 連續三年在公司辣肉醬比賽中獲勝。
- chilli con carne
the full formal name, less common in everyday speech
- spicy bean stew
broader term that may or may not contain meat
文法句型
bowl of chilli
make chilli
chilli with [ingredient]
用法筆記
The full name is 'chilli con carne', but most speakers shorten it to 'chilli'. The dish is typically uncountable ('some chilli'), though 'a chilli' can refer to one serving or a particular variety.
常見錯誤
3. a deep-red spice obtained by crushing dried chillies into fine grains, used to m
辣椒粉
乾辣椒磨成的深紅色粉末香料
a deep-red spice obtained by crushing dried chillies into fine grains, used to make food taste hot in dishes such as curries, stews, and sauces
Élise sprinkled a teaspoon of chilli powder into the sauce.
Élise 在醬汁裡撒了一茶匙的辣椒粉。
compound noun: chilli powder
Hiro keeps his chilli powder in a sealed glass jar away from sunlight.
Hiro 把辣椒粉放在密封的玻璃罐裡，避免陽光照射。
The curry gets its deep colour and heat from the chilli powder.
這道咖哩的深色和辣味都來自辣椒粉。
Quinn added too much chilli powder and the soup was almost too hot to eat.
Quinn 加了太多辣椒粉，湯辣得幾乎沒辦法吃。
Rachid bought a small tin of smoked chilli powder from the spice shop.
Rachid 在香料店買了一小罐煙燻辣椒粉。
- cayenne pepper
a very hot type of chilli powder, usually finer and hotter
- red pepper powder
broader term that can include milder varieties
文法句型
[quantity] of chilli powder
add chilli powder
用法筆記
In recipes the spice is often simply called 'chilli'. Do not confuse with paprika, which is made from milder peppers. Different types of dried chillies produce powders with very different levels of heat.