tablespoon
tablespoon — 名詞
1. a spoon that is bigger than a regular eating spoon, used for lifting food from a
大湯匙
用來舀菜或分菜的大匙
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.
Beatriz 用一支大湯匙來盛奶油馬鈴薯濃湯。
collocation: large tablespoon / serving tablespoon
The silver tablespoon on the dining table has a beautiful flower pattern on its handle.
餐桌上的那把銀製大湯匙，握柄上有美麗的花紋圖案。
descriptive: noun phrase with size + material + location
Ari grabbed a clean tablespoon from the drawer and placed it beside the salad bowl.
Ari 從抽屜拿出一支乾淨的大湯匙，放在沙拉碗旁邊。
Hamza watched his grandmother dip a tablespoon into the large pot of hot stew.
Hamza 看著祖母把一支大湯匙伸進那鍋熱騰騰的燉菜裡。
- 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
大匙
烹飪容量單位，約１５毫升
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.
加入一大匙檸檬汁，然後輕輕攪拌三十秒。
[number] tablespoon of [ingredient] for instructions
Hannah measured two level tablespoons of butter for the cookie recipe.
Hannah 量了兩平匙的奶油，準備做餅乾。
collocation: level tablespoon / heaped tablespoon
The cough syrup bottle says adults should take one tablespoon every six hours.
咳嗽糖漿瓶上標示成人每六小時服用一大匙。
Ayana added two tablespoons of olive oil to the pan before frying the fish.
Ayana 在煎魚之前在鍋裡加了兩大匙橄欖油。
- 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.