dill

IPA/dɪl/
KK[dˈɪl]IPA/dɪl/

dill — noun

1. a fragrant plant with feathery green leaves and small yellow flowers, grown for

1.名詞B2
釋義

a fragrant plant with feathery green leaves and small yellow flowers, grown for its leaves and seeds, which give a fresh, sharp taste to food — used especially with fish, potatoes, and pickled vegetables

例句

Adina chopped fresh dill and stirred it into the yoghurt sauce.

chopped + dill: preparing the herb for cooking

Jisoo sprinkled dill over the grilled salmon just before serving.

sprinkled dill over [food]: finishing a dish with the herb

同義詞
  • fennel

    a similar-looking herb with a distinct aniseed flavour; often used in Mediterranean cooking rather than the Nordic and Eastern European dishes that favour dill

  • tarragon

    another feathery-leaved culinary herb, but with a stronger, slightly bittersweet flavour; common in French cuisine

用法筆記

Uncountable when referring to the herb as a cooking ingredient (some fresh dill); countable when naming the plant itself (a dill in the garden).

常見錯誤

❌I garnished the soup with fennel fronds.' (when you mean dill)
✅I garnished the soup with dill fronds.
💡fennel has thicker stalks and a liquorice-like taste; dill has finer, feathery leaves and a fresher, grassier flavour.