chowder
/ˈtʃaʊdə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [tʃˈaʊdɚ] /ˈtʃaʊdər/ (ame, ipa) · [tʃˈaʊdɚ] /ˈchau̇-dər/ (ame, mw)
chowder — 名詞
1. a hearty hot meal that is made by cooking seafood — for example clams, fish, or
海鮮濃湯
以海鮮和蔬菜熬製的濃稠湯品
a hearty hot meal that is made by cooking seafood — for example clams, fish, or lobster — with potatoes and onions plus other fresh vegetables, often in a milky or tomato-flavored liquid
On cold winter evenings, Grandma Mei would serve a big bowl of hot clam chowder with crusty bread.
在寒冷的冬夜，奶奶 Mei 會端上一大碗熱騰騰的蛤蜊濃湯，配上酥脆的麵包。
clam chowder — the most common variety
The cafe near the harbor is famous for its creamy fish chowder filled with potatoes and corn.
港口附近那家咖啡館以它的奶油魚肉濃湯聞名，湯裡滿是馬鈴薯和玉米。
Kwame learned to make a spicy tomato-based seafood chowder from his uncle in Accra.
Kwame 向他在阿克拉的叔叔學會了如何製作辣味番茄海鮮濃湯。
For the cooking competition, Diego prepared a lobster chowder with smoked paprika and fresh herbs.
在烹飪比賽中，Diego 準備了一道加入煙燻紅椒和新鮮香草的龍蝦濃湯。
The food truck outside the library sells paper cups of corn and crab chowder for six dollars.
圖書館門外的餐車以六美元的價格販售紙杯裝的玉米蟹肉濃湯。
文法句型
chowder + noun (as modifier)
a bowl/bowl of + chowder
a + [type] + chowder
用法筆記
In the US, 'clam chowder' is the most widespread variety. 'New England clam chowder' has a cream base, while 'Manhattan clam chowder' uses tomatoes. The uncountable use ('some chowder') is more common than countable ('a chowder').
常見錯誤
chowder — 動詞
- chowderpresent simple I / you / we / they
- chowders3rd person singular
- chowdering-ing form
- chowderedpast simple
1. to cook seafood or fish into a thick soup or stew — a very old, rare use of the
煮成濃湯
將海鮮熬煮成濃湯（罕用）
to cook seafood or fish into a thick soup or stew — a very old, rare use of the word
The old fisherman would chowder whatever fish he could not sell at the morning market.
那位老漁夫會把早上在市場賣不完的魚拿來煮成濃湯。
rare verb use; chowder + direct object (fish/seafood)
Local cooks chowdered the leftover crabs with onions and cream every Friday evening.
每週五傍晚，當地廚師會用剩下的蟹肉加上洋蔥和奶油煮成濃湯。
If you have too many mussels from the morning catch, you can chowder them with potatoes and thyme.
如果你早上捕到太多淡菜，可以把牠們和馬鈴薯及百里香一起煮成濃湯。
The recipe in the old cookbook tells you to chowder the clams slowly with salt pork and herbs.
那本老食譜書教你用鹽醃豬肉和香草把蛤蜊慢火煮成濃湯。
文法句型
chowder + [seafood/fish]
用法筆記
This sense is historically documented but very uncommon in modern English. Most speakers use 'make chowder out of' or 'turn into chowder' instead. You are unlikely to hear or need to use this verb form yourself.