chopstick

IPA/ˈtʃɒpstɪk/
KK[tʃˈɑpstˌɪk]IPA/ˈtʃɑːpstɪk/

chopstick — 名詞

  • chopsticksingular
  • chopsticksplural

1. A thin stick, always used in pairs, for picking up and holding food — common in

1.名詞A2
釋義

筷子

用於夾取食物的成對細長餐具

A thin stick, always used in pairs, for picking up and holding food — common in East Asian dining.

例句

Yuki showed her young nephew the right way to hold chopsticks at the dinner table.

Yuki 在餐桌旁教年幼的姪子如何正確使用筷子。

almost always plural: 'chopsticks', not 'a chopstick'

The small restaurant had a box of clean chopsticks near the front door.

那間小餐館在前門旁放了一盒乾淨的筷子。

collocation: clean chopsticks / wooden chopsticks

常見搭配
  • hold chopsticks
  • use chopsticks
  • pick up (food) with chopsticks
  • a pair of chopsticks
  • wooden chopsticks
  • disposable chopsticks
  • lacquered chopsticks
  • bamboo chopsticks
  • eat with chopsticks

文法句型

a pair of chopsticks

eat (food) with chopsticks

pick up (food) with chopsticks

用法筆記

Almost always used in the plural form 'chopsticks'. The singular 'chopstick' is rare and refers to just one stick from a pair.

常見錯誤

I ate rice with a chopstick.
I ate rice with chopsticks.
the word is almost always plural, even when talking about one pair.
She used chopstick to eat noodles.
She used chopsticks to eat noodles.
always use the plural form.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • a pair of chopsticks
  • wooden chopsticks
  • disposable chopsticks
  • lacquered chopsticks
  • bamboo chopsticks
  • plastic chopsticks
  • metal chopsticks

常用片語

  • hold chopsticks
  • use chopsticks
  • pick up (food) with chopsticks
  • eat with chopsticks

介系詞搭配

  • with chopsticks