patty

/ˈpæti/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpæti/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpa-tē/ (ame, mw)

patty — noun

1. a small round piece of meat, fish, or vegetables that is pressed flat and cooked

1.名詞B1
釋義

a small round piece of meat, fish, or vegetables that is pressed flat and cooked

例句

Sara shaped the bean mixture into patties for the school fair.

pattern: shape ... into patties

The cook fried two chicken patties for Ben's lunch.

collocation: chicken patty

同義詞
  • cake

    used in some food names such as fish cake, but not every patty is called a cake

  • burger

    usually means a sandwich or the meat inside it, so it is less general than patty

  • cutlet

    often suggests a thicker or breaded piece of food

文法句型

shape ... into patties

fry a patty

serve patties

用法筆記

Usually countable and often named by the main ingredient, as in fish patty or veggie patty. Common with cooking verbs such as shape, fry, bake, and serve.

常見錯誤

❌The cafe sells two patty with rice.
✅The cafe sells two patties with rice.
💡After a number, use the plural form patties.