pesto
IPA/ˈpestəʊ/
IPA/ˈpestəʊ/
pesto — noun
1. an Italian sauce, usually green, that is blended from fresh basil, garlic, pine
1.名詞B2
釋義
an Italian sauce, usually green, that is blended from fresh basil, garlic, pine nuts, hard cheese, and olive oil, often stirred into pasta
例句
Élise stirred a spoonful of pesto into the warm pasta before serving.
stir pesto into [dish] — common cooking collocation
The little Italian café near the harbour makes its own fresh pesto.
fresh pesto — typical modifier
Kabir spread a thin layer of pesto across his toasted bread.
We bought a small jar of green pesto at the farmers' market.
Chiara mixed pine nuts and basil to make pesto for the dinner party.
用法筆記
Usually uncountable — pair it with quantity words like 'a jar of', 'a spoonful of', or 'some', rather than 'a pesto'.
常見錯誤
❌I bought a pesto from the shop.
✅I bought a jar of pesto from the shop.
💡pesto is uncountable, so use a container or quantity word, not 'a pesto'.