chive
chive — 形容詞
- chivepositive
- chivercomparative
- chivestsuperlative
1. having chives in it, or using chives as one of the ingredients
細香蔥的
含細香蔥或帶其風味
having chives in it, or using chives as one of the ingredients
Putri spread chive cream cheese on warm bread before school.
Putri 上學前把細香蔥奶油起司抹在熱麵包上。
before noun: chive cream cheese
On the side table sat a bowl of chive dip for guests.
旁邊的桌上放著一碗細香蔥沾醬，給客人配著吃。
food label before noun
The cafe served chive butter with the basket of hot rolls.
那家咖啡館把細香蔥奶油和一籃熱麵包一起端上來。
Yael ordered the chive sauce for her baked potato.
Yael 點了那份細香蔥醬，配她的烤馬鈴薯。
- herbed
broader; it can describe food with many kinds of herbs, not specifically chives
- onion-flavored
describes the taste only and does not tell you that chives are the ingredient
文法句型
chive cream cheese
chive butter
chive dip
用法筆記
Usually comes before a food noun to show that chives are one ingredient, as in chive dip or chive butter.
常見錯誤
chive — 名詞
1. a small plant from the onion family, with long hollow leaves that people cut up
細香蔥
可切碎替食物增添蔥味的細長香草
a small plant from the onion family, with long hollow leaves that people cut up to give food a mild onion taste
Tanvi snipped fresh chives over the potato soup at lunch.
Tanvi 在午餐那碗馬鈴薯湯上剪了些新鮮細香蔥。
collocation: snip chives over soup
Christopher grows chives in a pot beside the kitchen window.
Christopher 在廚房窗邊的盆栽裡種細香蔥。
grow chives
The cook mixed chopped chives into the eggs before breakfast.
廚師在早餐前把切碎的細香蔥拌進蛋裡。
A few chives gave the soft cheese a mild onion taste.
幾根細香蔥讓那份軟起司多了一點淡淡的洋蔥味。
- herb
a much broader word; chive is one specific herb
- scallion
similar in flavor, but thicker and usually eaten in larger pieces
- green onion
common everyday name for a related plant, not the same thin herb
文法句型
grow chives
snip chives over soup
mix chives into eggs
用法筆記
Often plural when talking about the cut leaves used in cooking. Singular is more common for one plant or one leaf.