spoon 的音标为英 /spuːn/、美 /spuːn/,核心含义是“匙、勺子”,可作名词和动词使用,在口语中还延伸出“亲密依偎”等非正式用法。
餐具:指用于进食、搅拌或舀取食物的工具,一端为浅碗状,带长柄。例如:
He stirred his coffee with a spoon.(他用勺子搅拌咖啡)
计量单位:表示“一匙的量”,通常搭配介词 of。例如:
Add two spoons of sugar to the tea.(往茶里加两勺糖)
特殊含义:还可指“匙状物品”(如高尔夫球杆、挖土机铲斗)或“三号木高尔夫球杆”。
及物动词(vt.):
表示“用匙舀取”,常与 out/up 连用。例如:
She spooned milk into the baby's mouth.(她用勺子把牛奶喂进婴儿嘴里)
口语中可指“(男子)向…求爱”或“对…动手动脚”。
不及物动词(vi.):
表示“用匙形假饵钓鱼”或“轻轻向上击球”;
口语中可指“亲密依偎”,如 spoon together(相拥而卧)。
| 短语 | 含义 | 示例 |
|---|---|---|
| silver spoon | 银匙;出身富贵 | She was born with a silver spoon.(她出身豪门) |
| greasy spoon | 廉价小饭馆 | We had lunch at a greasy spoon.(我们在一家廉价小馆吃了午饭) |
| soup spoon | 汤匙 | Use a soup spoon for the broth.(用汤匙舀汤) |
| spoon-feeding | 填鸭式教育(比喻义) | The teacher avoided spoon-feeding students.(老师避免对学生填鸭式教学) |
| spoon out | 用匙舀出 | Spoon out the jam into a jar.(把果酱舀进罐子里) |
He dropped the spoon and it clattered on the floor.(他把勺子掉在地上,发出哐当声)
Could you pass me a spoon? I need to stir the sauce.(能递给我一把勺子吗?我要搅拌酱汁)
The recipe calls for three spoons of flour.(食谱需要三勺面粉)
She spooned the ice cream into a bowl.(她把冰淇淋舀进碗里)
The young couple spooned on the couch while watching TV.(小情侣看电视时依偎在沙发上)
This greasy spoon serves the best fries in town.(这家廉价小馆的薯条是全城最好吃的)
He was born with a silver spoon and never worked a day.(他生来富贵,从未工作过一天)
The nurse spoon-fed medicine to the elderly patient.(护士用勺子给老人喂药)
Add a spoon of honey to sweeten the yogurt.(加一勺蜂蜜让酸奶变甜)
They were spooning quietly in the back seat of the car.(他们在汽车后座悄悄相拥)
发音浊化:虽然音标标注为 /spuːn/,但实际发音中,/p/ 受 /s/ 影响可能浊化为 /b/,接近 /sbuːn/。
口语引申义:在非正式语境中,spoon