barbecue
/ˈbɑːbɪkjuː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɑːrbɪkjuː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbär-bi-ˌkyü/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbɑː.bɪ.kjuː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɑːr.bə.kjuː/ (ame, ipa)
barbecue — noun
1. a metal cooker used outside to cook food over flames or hot coals
a metal cooker used outside to cook food over flames or hot coals
Dad cleaned the barbecue before putting corn and chicken on it.
put food on the barbecue
Smoke rose from the barbecue beside the picnic table.
At sunset, Lena wheeled the barbecue onto the back patio.
The old barbecue rusted behind the shed all winter.
Our new barbecue runs on gas, not charcoal.
文法句型
cook on the barbecue
clean the barbecue
gas barbecue
用法筆記
Usually countable. Common with verbs like light, clean, move, and use, and with type words such as gas or charcoal.
常見錯誤
2. a casual meal of food cooked outside on a barbecue
a casual meal of food cooked outside on a barbecue
We had a barbecue on the beach after the school race.
have a barbecue
Grandma served cold tea with the barbecue in the garden.
After the hike, the warm barbecue tasted better than sandwiches.
The hotel offered a seafood barbecue by the pool at noon.
After the tennis match, we had a barbecue for lunch by the lake.
文法句型
have a barbecue
a family barbecue
a seafood barbecue
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 3: this sense names the food or meal itself, not the social event around it.
常見錯誤
3. an outdoor gathering where people spend time together and share food from the gr
an outdoor gathering where people spend time together and share food from the grill
The neighbors invited us to a barbecue on Saturday afternoon.
go to a barbecue
Children ran across the yard while the barbecue was starting.
After the game, the team held a barbecue at Coach Kim's house.
Rain ended the company barbecue before dessert came out.
Her birthday barbecue lasted until the garden lights went off.
文法句型
go to a barbecue
hold a barbecue
birthday barbecue
用法筆記
Usually used with verbs like have, hold, throw, or go to. Distinguish from sense 2: here the focus is the event and the people there, not only the food.
常見錯誤
4. meat cooked slowly with smoke and low heat, often with a rich sauce
meat cooked slowly with smoke and low heat, often with a rich sauce
Texas barbecue dripped with dark sauce and fell apart easily.
collocation: Texas barbecue
We ordered barbecue and beans from the truck near the stadium.
On Sundays, the shop sells pork barbecue by the kilo.
The smell of fresh barbecue reached us from two streets away.
His uncle taught him to slice barbecue with a long knife.
- smoked meat
describes the cooking method but is more general
- grilled meat
broader and does not always suggest slow cooking with smoke
- pulled pork
a much narrower kind of barbecue meat
文法句型
eat barbecue
pork barbecue
Texas barbecue
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when it means the food itself. Common with words naming meat or style, such as pork barbecue or Texas barbecue.
常見錯誤
barbecue — verb
1. to cook food outside on a barbecue, usually over hot coals, gas, or wood
to cook food outside on a barbecue, usually over hot coals, gas, or wood
We barbecued fish beside the river after the market closed.
barbecue + food object
On warm nights, my parents barbecue in the yard.
intransitive: barbecue in the yard
Jacob barbecued the burgers while Nina set the plates.
By six o'clock, smoke was rising as neighbors barbecued on their balconies.
Uncle Ray barbecued ribs for six hours over apple wood.
文法句型
barbecue the chicken
barbecue outside
barbecue over charcoal
用法筆記
Can be transitive or intransitive. When an object is named, it is the food being cooked; without an object, the word means doing this style of cooking as an activity.