macaroni

IPA/ˌmækəˈrəʊni/
KK[mˌækɚˈoni]IPA/ˌmækəˈrəʊni/

macaroni — noun

  • macaronisingular
  • macaronisplural

1. pasta made as short hollow pieces, often eaten in dishes such as macaroni and ch

1.名詞B2
釋義

pasta made as short hollow pieces, often eaten in dishes such as macaroni and cheese

例句

Nkechi baked macaroni with cheese for the school picnic.

collocation: macaroni with cheese

A bowl of hot macaroni waited on the table after practice.

a bowl of macaroni

同義詞
  • pasta

    a much broader word that includes many other Italian shapes as well

  • elbow macaroni

    a very common curved kind of macaroni, especially in baked dishes

文法句型

a bowl of macaroni

macaroni with cheese

stir macaroni into sauce

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when you mean the food in a dish or bowl. If you want to count separate kinds or shapes, add another noun such as types or pieces.

常見錯誤

❌I bought three macaronis for dinner.
✅I bought some macaroni for dinner.
💡When you mean the food itself, macaroni is usually treated as uncountable.

2. in British history, a young man who copied foreign fashions and manners in a ver

2.名詞C2
釋義

in British history, a young man who copied foreign fashions and manners in a very showy way

例句

London papers mocked Christopher as a macaroni for his bright French coat.

call someone a macaroni

At the club, older officers laughed at the macaroni's jeweled shoes.

同義詞
  • dandy

    a broader old-fashioned word for a man who pays great attention to clothes and style

  • fop

    an older and more mocking word for a vain, over-dressed man

文法句型

call someone a macaroni

look like a macaroni

用法筆記

Used mainly in writing about late eighteenth-century Britain. In modern English, it is mostly a historical label rather than an everyday word for a stylish man.