1. 調羹;匙;小勺子 A spoon is an object used for eating, stirring, and serving food. One end of it is shaped like a shallow bowl and it has a long handle.
e.g. He stirred his coffee with a spoon. 他用一把小勺攪著自己的咖啡。
2. 一匙之量 You can refer to an amount of food resting on a spoon as a spoon of food.
spoon
e.g. ...tea with two spoons of sugar. 放了兩匙糖的茶
3. 用匙舀取 If you spoon food into something, you put it there with a spoon.
e.g. He spooned instant coffee into two of the mugs... 他舀了幾勺速溶咖啡放進兩個杯子中。 e.g. Spoon the sauce over the meat. 用調羹將調味汁澆在肉上。
4. see also: greasy spoon;slotted spoon;soup spoon;wooden spoon
5. 出生于富貴人家 If you think that someone has a lot of advantages because they have a rich or influential family, you can say that they have been born with a silver spoon in their mouth .
e.g. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and everything has been done for her. 她出生于富貴人家,什么事都已為她安排得好好的。
spoon英英釋義
noun
1. a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle used to stir or serve or take up food
2. formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face
3. as much as a spoon will hold
e.g. he added two spoons of sugar
Synonym: spoonful
verb
1. snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others