worktop
/ˈwɜːktɒp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈwɜːrktɑːp/ (ame, ipa)
worktop — noun
1. the sturdy top above the lower kitchen cupboards, where people prepare food and
the sturdy top above the lower kitchen cupboards, where people prepare food and place bowls, pans, or small machines
Joon sliced carrots on the wooden worktop beside the cooker.
on the worktop beside a kitchen appliance
Christopher wiped coffee rings off the worktop before guests arrived.
wipe something off the worktop
A bread maker and fruit bowl filled most of the worktop.
Mia set the warm pie on the worktop to cool.
The new flat has a stone worktop under the kitchen window.
- countertop
the usual American English word for the same kitchen surface
- counter
broader and less exact; it can mean the whole fitted unit, not only the top
- surface
much broader; it can refer to any flat top, not specifically one in a kitchen
文法句型
on the worktop
wipe the worktop
kitchen worktop
用法筆記
Usually the everyday British English word for this kitchen surface. It names the flat upper part only, while American English more often uses countertop.