coffeemaker
coffeemaker — noun
1. a small kitchen machine that heats water and pushes it through ground coffee to
a small kitchen machine that heats water and pushes it through ground coffee to prepare a drink.
Ziad set the coffeemaker on the counter and added two scoops of fresh grounds.
collocation: set/put + the coffeemaker on
Every morning, Élise filled the coffeemaker with cold water and pressed the green button.
pattern: fill + the coffeemaker + with water
The office coffeemaker broke last week, so the whole team has been drinking instant coffee.
Putri unplugged the coffeemaker before cleaning the glass pot under the tap.
A good coffeemaker should brew a full pot in under five minutes.
- coffee machine
more common in British English; covers both drip machines and espresso machines.
- coffee maker
same word written as two words; both spellings are accepted.
- percolator
an older type of coffeemaker that boils water up through the grounds repeatedly.
- drip coffee maker
the most common household type, where hot water drips through a paper filter.
文法句型
a/the coffeemaker
coffeemaker + makes/brews + N
用法筆記
Mainly American English; British speakers more often say 'coffee machine' or 'coffee maker' (two words). Subject is usually a person preparing coffee, or the machine itself doing the brewing.