strainer

IPA/ˈstreɪnə(r)/
IPA/ˈstreɪnər/

strainer — noun

  • strainersingular
  • strainersplural

1. a kitchen tool full of small holes that lets water or other liquid drain away wh

1.名詞B1
釋義

a kitchen tool full of small holes that lets water or other liquid drain away while keeping the food behind

例句

Mayumi tipped the cooked pasta into a strainer to drain off the hot water.

tip something into a strainer to drain liquid

Pour the tea through a strainer so the loose leaves stay out of your cup.

pour something through a strainer

同義詞
  • sieve

    usually finer mesh, often used for flour or sifting dry powder

  • colander

    a bowl-shaped strainer with larger holes, mainly for draining pasta or vegetables

  • filter

    more general; any device that separates solids from a liquid or gas, not only in the kitchen

用法筆記

Subject of the verb is usually a person cooking or the liquid being separated; the tool sits between a pot and a bowl, the sink, or a cup.

常見錯誤

❌I washed the rice in a sieve to keep the water.
✅I washed the rice in a strainer to drain the water.
💡a strainer lets the liquid run out; it does not hold the water in.