filleted
/ˈfɪl.ɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [fˈɪlətɪd] /ˈfɪl.ɪt/ (ame, ipa) · [fˈɪlətɪd] /ˈfi-lət in sense 2b also fi-ˈlā ˈfi-(ˌ)lā/ (ame, mw)
filleted — verb
- filletedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- filleteds3rd person singular
- filleteding-ing form
- filletededpast simple
1. to take the bones out of a fish or piece of meat so that only the flesh remains,
to take the bones out of a fish or piece of meat so that only the flesh remains, ready to be cooked
Bilal filleted the salmon in under two minutes with a sharp knife.
filleted + fish name as direct object
The fishmonger filleted six sea bass for the wedding banquet.
Maeve had never filleted a whole trout before her cooking class.
The woman at the fish counter offered to fillet the mackerel, her knife gliding smoothly along the spine.
The chef showed us how to fillet a flatfish without wasting any meat.
- bone
also means to remove bones, but 'bone a fish' is less common than 'fillet'
文法句型
fillet + type of fish or meat
用法筆記
Filleting removes the backbone and rib bones in one action, leaving a single flat piece. It is different from simply cutting a fish into pieces or removing the skin.
常見錯誤
filleted — noun
1. a single flat serving of fish or meat that has already had every bone taken out,
a single flat serving of fish or meat that has already had every bone taken out, so it can go straight into the pan or oven
Shanti bought two salmon fillets from the market for dinner tonight.
salmon fillet — common food collocation
The recipe calls for four chicken fillets and a handful of fresh herbs.
Daichi placed the fish fillets skin-side down in the hot frying pan.
A single cod fillet weighed nearly three hundred grams at the shop.
Quan seasoned the fillets with salt, pepper, and a squeeze of lemon.
- whole fish
a fish sold with all its bones still inside
常見錯誤
2. a thin band of cloth, ribbon, or metal worn around the head or used as ornamenta
a thin band of cloth, ribbon, or metal worn around the head or used as ornamentation, especially in historical or classical contexts
The museum case held a Roman bride's silk fillet, the gold thread still faintly gleaming.
silk fillet — material + fillet collocation
The marble statue of Athena showed the goddess wearing a golden fillet set with tiny obsidian stones.
In the Victorian novel, the governess tied a narrow velvet fillet around her head before stepping onto the balcony.
A painted vase from Corinth shows victorious athletes being crowned with a woollen fillet by a winged goddess.
用法筆記
This is a historical and literary sense. In everyday modern English, use 'headband' or 'hairband' instead.