broiler

/ˈbrɔɪlə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [brˈɔɪlɚ] /ˈbrɔɪlər/ (ame, ipa) · [brˈɔɪlɚ] /ˈbrȯi-lər How to pronounce broiler (audio)/ (ame, mw)

broiler — 名詞

  • broilersingular
  • broilersplural

1. a chicken that is still young and sold to be cooked whole, especially by roastin

1.名詞B2
釋義

嫩雞

適合整隻烤或炙烤的小嫩雞

a chicken that is still young and sold to be cooked whole, especially by roasting or grilling

例句

Valentina rubbed herbs on the broiler before sliding it into the oven.

Valentina 先把香草抹在嫩雞上，再把牠送進烤箱。

prepare a broiler for roasting

Broilers from this farm are small enough for a home oven.

這個農場的嫩雞夠小，一般家用烤箱就放得下。

broiler sized for roasting whole

同義詞
  • young chicken

    broader everyday phrase that explains the age but not the market label

  • roasting chicken

    store label for a chicken meant for oven cooking, though it may be larger than a broiler

文法句型

buy a broiler

season the broiler

a broiler cooks quickly

用法筆記

In this sense, broiler is mainly a North American food term for a young chicken raised for meat. Distinguish from sense 2, which names the high-heat part of an oven.

常見錯誤

❌We bought a broiler to collect eggs.
✅We bought a hen to collect eggs.
💡a broiler is raised for meat, not mainly for laying eggs.

2. the very hot top part inside an oven that cooks food placed right under it

2.名詞B2
釋義

烤箱上火

烤箱裡上方的高溫加熱部分

the very hot top part inside an oven that cooks food placed right under it

例句

Christopher moved the toast closer to the broiler to brown the cheese.

Christopher 把吐司移近烤箱上火，好讓起司上色。

move food under the broiler

Grease from the fish began to smoke under the broiler.

魚放在烤箱上火下面時，滴下的油開始冒煙。

cook food under the broiler

同義詞
  • grill

    in British English, this often names the same oven function or heating area

  • top element

    technical kitchen term for the upper heating part inside an oven

文法句型

cook food under the broiler

turn on the broiler

the broiler stops working

用法筆記

In North American English, broiler often means the oven's strong top heat or the part that produces it. In British English, grill is often used for this function instead.

常見錯誤

❌Put the cake in the broiler for thirty minutes.
✅Put the cake in the oven for thirty minutes.
💡the broiler is the top high-heat part, not the whole oven.