frying pan

IPA/ˈfraɪɪŋ pæn/
IPA/ˈfraɪɪŋ pæn/

frying pan — noun

1. a shallow metal pan with low sides and an elongated handle, designed to fry food

1.名詞A2
釋義

a shallow metal pan with low sides and an elongated handle, designed to fry food in a thin layer of hot oil

例句

Lakan heated oil in the frying pan before adding the sliced garlic.

heat oil in the frying pan before adding [ingredient]

The eggs stuck to the old frying pan and burned at the edges.

同義詞
  • skillet

    the standard American English term for the same utensil

  • frypan

    a less common shortened form, mainly in informal contexts

用法筆記

Also appears in the common idiom 'out of the frying pan into the fire' (moving from one difficult situation to an even worse one). In American English, this utensil is more often called a skillet.

常見錯誤

❌I boiled the pasta in a frying pan.
✅I boiled the pasta in a saucepan.
💡A frying pan has low sides for frying; a saucepan has tall sides and a lid for boiling liquids.