grinder

/ˈɡraɪndə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡraɪndər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgrīn-dər/ (ame, mw)

grinder — noun

  • grindersingular
  • grindersplural

1. a kitchen or workshop device that crushes hard items such as coffee beans, peppe

1.名詞B2
釋義

a kitchen or workshop device that crushes hard items such as coffee beans, peppercorns, or spices into a fine powder.

例句

Kofi tipped fresh peppercorns into the small wooden grinder on the dining table.

concrete noun + 'tipped into the grinder'

Trang bought an electric coffee grinder so the beans would be fresh each morning.

common collocation: coffee grinder

同義詞
  • mill

    more common for coffee, pepper, and flour devices in British English

  • crusher

    broader — for any device that breaks things, not just into powder

用法筆記

Often takes a modifier naming what it grinds: coffee grinder, spice grinder, pepper grinder.

2. a kitchen appliance that chops raw meat into tiny pieces, used for making burger

2.名詞B2
釋義

a kitchen appliance that chops raw meat into tiny pieces, used for making burgers, sausages, or meatballs at home.

例句

Lara fed cubes of beef through the meat grinder to make her grandmother's meatball recipe.

collocation: meat grinder; pattern 'feed X through the grinder'

Yuna cleaned every blade of the grinder before grinding the next batch of pork.

同義詞
  • mincer

    the British English equivalent

用法筆記

Often called 'mincer' in British English; 'grinder' is the standard term in American English.

常見錯誤

❌I cut the meat with a grinder.
✅I cut the meat with a knife and then put it in the grinder.
💡a grinder breaks meat into small pieces by pushing it through blades, not by cutting in single slices.

3. a large sandwich on a long bread roll, stuffed with meat, cheese, and salad — th

3.名詞C1
釋義

a large sandwich on a long bread roll, stuffed with meat, cheese, and salad — the regional New England name for what other places call a sub or hoagie.

例句

Mert ordered a turkey grinder with extra pickles from the deli near his office.

pattern: [filling] + grinder

The shop on Main Street sells the best Italian grinder Emily has ever tasted.

collocation: Italian grinder

同義詞
  • sub

    more general American term

  • hoagie

    regional name used in Philadelphia and nearby areas

  • hero

    regional name used in New York

用法筆記

Used mainly in New England (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut); elsewhere in the US the same sandwich is called a sub, hoagie, or hero.

4. an everyday name for a molar — one of the wide flat teeth at the back of the mou

4.名詞C1
釋義

an everyday name for a molar — one of the wide flat teeth at the back of the mouth used for chewing food.

例句

Sirin felt a sharp pain in one of her grinders while biting an apple.

anatomical noun, plural use

The dentist showed Sofia an X-ray of the cracked grinder behind her jaw.

同義詞
  • molar

    the standard medical and everyday term

反義詞
  • incisor

    the flat front teeth used for biting

用法筆記

Casual, mostly spoken; dentists and medical writing use 'molar'. Often appears in the plural.