meatloaf

meatloaf — noun

1. a savoury dish made by shaping ground beef or pork with chopped onion, breadcrum

1.名詞B2
釋義

a savoury dish made by shaping ground beef or pork with chopped onion, breadcrumbs, herbs, and egg, then baking the mixture in a rectangular tin so it sets into a loaf you slice for serving.

例句

Selim baked a meatloaf with onions and tomato sauce for Sunday dinner.

typical recipe collocation: meatloaf with [ingredients]

Elena reheated two slices of meatloaf in the microwave for her lunch.

countable use: 'slices of meatloaf'

同義詞
  • meat loaf

    alternative spelling, two words, same dish

文法句型

a slice of meatloaf

make meatloaf

用法筆記

Often uncountable when treated as a substance ('I made meatloaf'); becomes countable when referring to a specific loaf or slice ('a meatloaf', 'two slices of meatloaf'). Strongly associated with American home cooking and diner menus.

常見錯誤

❌I ate three meatloaves yesterday.
✅I ate three slices of meatloaf yesterday.
💡meatloaf is usually uncountable when describing what you ate; count slices, not the whole loaf.