ladle
/ˈleɪdl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈleɪdl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlā-dᵊl/ (ame, mw) · /ˈleɪ.dəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈleɪ.dəl/ (ame, ipa)
ladle — noun
- ladlesingular
- ladlesplural
1. a kitchen tool shaped like a big, deep-bowled spoon on a long, straight stick, u
a kitchen tool shaped like a big, deep-bowled spoon on a long, straight stick, used mainly to lift soup or stew out of a cooking pot.
Lucía picked up the wooden ladle and gave the chicken soup a slow stir.
collocation: wooden ladle / metal ladle
Hanging above the stove was a copper ladle that had belonged to Layla's grandmother.
noun phrase: a copper / silver ladle
Each child returned with a ladle of warm stew balanced carefully on their tray.
The chef tapped the side of the pot twice with the heavy steel ladle.
Amira washed the ladle quickly before serving dessert to the waiting guests.
文法句型
a ladle of [liquid]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a cook, server, or the utensil itself; commonly appears with materials (wooden, metal, silver) or contents (a ladle of soup / stew / punch).
常見錯誤
ladle — verb
- ladlepresent simple I / you / we / they
- ladles3rd person singular
- ladling-ing form
- ladledpast simple
1. to scoop a liquid food, especially soup or stew, out of a pot with a long-handle
to scoop a liquid food, especially soup or stew, out of a pot with a long-handled spoon and pour it into bowls or plates.
Sora ladled the thick lentil soup into four blue ceramic bowls.
pattern: ladle [liquid] into [container]
At the shelter, Ava carefully ladled hot stew onto each visitor's rice.
pattern: ladle [food] onto [base]
Kasia ladled out the last of the chowder before the kitchen closed for the night.
Steam rose from the pot as Sirin ladled curry beside each bowl of rice.
Ilan ladled the warm cider into mugs and handed them around the porch.
文法句型
ladle [liquid] into [container]
ladle out [liquid]
用法筆記
Object is normally a hot or thick liquid food (soup, stew, sauce, punch); pairs with 'into [container]', 'onto [base food]', or 'out' for emptying a pot.