coated
coated — adjective
- coatedpositive
- more coatedcomparative
- most coatedsuperlative
1. having a noticeable layer of something solid, sticky, or powdery on the outside
having a noticeable layer of something solid, sticky, or powdery on the outside surface, usually applied or stuck on rather than mixed in.
Ada's hiking boots were coated in thick orange mud from the riverbank trail.
pattern: coated in [substance]
The bakery sells almonds coated with dark chocolate and a thin layer of sea salt.
pattern: coated with [substance]
After the storm, every car in the street was coated in fine yellow dust.
Rafael handed me a steel pan coated with a non-stick surface for frying eggs.
文法句型
coated in / with [substance]
[adverb] coated
用法筆記
Frequently appears after a linking verb ('be / look / become') and is followed by 'in' or 'with' naming the substance. The substance is normally a thin or even external layer, not something blended into the object.
常見錯誤
2. (of someone's tongue) showing a pale, greyish-white film on its surface, often a
(of someone's tongue) showing a pale, greyish-white film on its surface, often a visible sign that the person is unwell or has a stomach problem.
The doctor checked Mayumi's pulse and noticed that her tongue was coated and pale.
medical examination context
Eitan complained of fever and stomach pain, and his tongue looked heavily coated.
collocation: heavily coated tongue
A coated tongue can be one early sign that the body is fighting an infection.
Lotte's mother said her tongue was coated because she had not eaten properly for two days.
- furred
British medical term for the same tongue appearance
- white-coated
more descriptive; specifies the colour of the film
- clean
the healthy pink colour expected of a normal tongue
文法句型
a coated tongue
[someone's] tongue is coated
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense applies only to the tongue and is read as a symptom, not a description of how an object was prepared. Sense 1 is everyday vocabulary; sense 2 is mostly heard from doctors, nurses, or in health writing.
常見錯誤
coated — verb
- coatedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- coateds3rd person singular
- coateding-ing form
- coatededpast simple
1. to put a layer of something — paint, oil, sugar, sauce, or similar — over the ou
to put a layer of something — paint, oil, sugar, sauce, or similar — over the outside of an object so that the surface is fully covered.
Christopher coated each chicken piece in seasoned flour before frying it in hot oil.
pattern: coat [food] in [dry ingredient]
Workers carefully coated the iron railings with two layers of weather-resistant paint.
pattern: coat [object] with [paint / finish]
Nia coated the strawberries in melted dark chocolate and placed them on baking paper to cool.
The bridge's steel beams are coated every five years to stop them from rusting.
Before baking, Abigail lightly coated the tray with butter so the bread would not stick.
文法句型
coat [object] in / with [substance]
be coated in / with [substance]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or a process; the object is the thing being covered, and 'in' or 'with' introduces the covering material. Often appears in passive form when describing manufactured or maintained surfaces (railings, pipes, lenses).