chive
chive — adjective
- chivepositive
- chivercomparative
- chivestsuperlative
1. having chives in it, or using chives as one of the ingredients
having chives in it, or using chives as one of the ingredients
Putri spread chive cream cheese on warm bread before school.
before noun: chive cream cheese
On the side table sat a bowl of chive dip for guests.
food label before noun
The cafe served chive butter with the basket of hot rolls.
Yael ordered the chive sauce for her baked potato.
- herbed
broader; it can describe food with many kinds of herbs, not specifically chives
- onion-flavored
describes the taste only and does not tell you that chives are the ingredient
文法句型
chive cream cheese
chive butter
chive dip
用法筆記
Usually comes before a food noun to show that chives are one ingredient, as in chive dip or chive butter.
常見錯誤
chive — noun
1. a small plant from the onion family, with long hollow leaves that people cut up
a small plant from the onion family, with long hollow leaves that people cut up to give food a mild onion taste
Tanvi snipped fresh chives over the potato soup at lunch.
collocation: snip chives over soup
Christopher grows chives in a pot beside the kitchen window.
grow chives
The cook mixed chopped chives into the eggs before breakfast.
A few chives gave the soft cheese a mild onion taste.
- herb
a much broader word; chive is one specific herb
- scallion
similar in flavor, but thicker and usually eaten in larger pieces
- green onion
common everyday name for a related plant, not the same thin herb
文法句型
grow chives
snip chives over soup
mix chives into eggs
用法筆記
Often plural when talking about the cut leaves used in cooking. Singular is more common for one plant or one leaf.