hot pot

IPA/hˈɒt pˈɒt/
IPA/hˈɑːt pˈɑːt/

hot pot — noun

1. a traditional northern English dish made by layering meat and vegetables in a co

1.名詞B2
釋義

a traditional northern English dish made by layering meat and vegetables in a covered pot and baking them slowly until everything is tender

例句

Hannah made a hot pot with lamb, potatoes, and onions for her family's Sunday dinner.

typical ingredients: lamb, potatoes, onions

Tunde followed his grandmother's recipe for hot pot, layering the meat and vegetables carefully.

同義詞
  • casserole

    a broader term; any oven-baked dish in a covered pot, whereas hot pot follows a specific layered formula of meat and vegetables

  • stew

    cooked on the stovetop rather than baked, and usually has more liquid than a hot pot

文法句型

hot pot as a countable dish

用法筆記

Often called 'Lancashire hot pot' to distinguish it from the Asian tabletop cooking method. The dish is baked in the oven, not simmered at the table.

常見錯誤

❌I ordered a hot pot with thin slices of beef and tofu at the British pub.
✅I ordered a Lancashire hot pot at the British pub.
💡In a British food context, hot pot is a baked stew of meat and vegetables, not a tabletop meal where you cook raw ingredients.

2. a meal in which people sitting around a table cook raw ingredients — such as thi

2.名詞B1
釋義

a meal in which people sitting around a table cook raw ingredients — such as thin slices of meat, seafood, vegetables, and noodles — in a single pot of simmering broth placed at the center of the table

例句

Eve ordered a spicy hot pot and invited her friends to share the bubbling broth.

communal dining: diners share the same broth

Saira orders hot pot with a mild broth because she cannot eat spicy food.

同義詞
  • firepot

    a less common term for the same tabletop cooking method, used especially in historical or specialised writing

  • steamboat

    used in Southeast Asia (particularly Singapore and Malaysia) for a similar tabletop broth-cooking meal

文法句型

hot pot as a countable meal or device

用法筆記

Can refer to both the cooking equipment (a pot heated on a portable burner) and the meal itself. Diners typically cook their own ingredients at the table, making it a social dining experience.

常見錯誤

❌The hot pot needs to bake in the oven for two hours.
✅The hot pot needs to simmer on the burner so the broth develops flavor.
💡Chinese hot pot is cooked at the table on a burner, not baked in the oven.