saucepan

/ˈsɔːspən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsɔːspæn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsȯs-ˌpan especially British -pən/ (ame, mw)

saucepan — noun

  • saucepansingular
  • saucepansplural

1. A metal cooking container that has straight sides, a long handle, and a fitted l

1.名詞B1
釋義

A metal cooking container that has straight sides, a long handle, and a fitted lid; it is deeper than a frying pan and designed for boiling, stewing, or heating food on a stove.

例句

Padma lifted the saucepan off the stove and poured the soup into bowls.

The saucepan was too hot to touch, so Michael gripped the handle with a cloth.

too [adj] to [verb] — describing a limiting condition

同義詞
  • pot

    broader term; usually larger and may have two short handles instead of one long one

  • pan

    most general term; can also refer to a frying pan, so less precise than 'saucepan'

  • stewpot

    specifically for slow-cooking stews; often heavier than a standard saucepan

反義詞
  • frying pan

    shallow with sloped sides and no lid, used for frying rather than boiling or stewing

文法句型

a saucepan

a saucepan of [food/liquid]

用法筆記

Countable noun. A set of saucepans usually includes two or three different sizes. The word 'pan' alone can refer to a frying pan or a saucepan, so specifying 'saucepan' avoids confusion.

常見錯誤

❌I fried the eggs in a saucepan.
✅I fried the eggs in a frying pan.
💡A saucepan has deep, straight sides and is designed for boiling or stewing, not shallow frying.