coated
coated — 形容詞
- coatedpositive
- more coatedcomparative
- most coatedsuperlative
1. having a noticeable layer of something solid, sticky, or powdery on the outside
表面有層的
外側裹著一層物質的
having a noticeable layer of something solid, sticky, or powdery on the outside surface, usually applied or stuck on rather than mixed in.
Ada's hiking boots were coated in thick orange mud from the riverbank trail.
Ada 的登山鞋上沾滿了河邊小徑帶來的厚厚一層橘色泥巴。
pattern: coated in [substance]
The bakery sells almonds coated with dark chocolate and a thin layer of sea salt.
那家麵包店賣的杏仁外面裹著一層黑巧克力，再撒上薄薄的海鹽。
pattern: coated with [substance]
After the storm, every car in the street was coated in fine yellow dust.
暴風雨過後，街上每一輛車的外表都覆上了一層細細的黃沙。
Rafael handed me a steel pan coated with a non-stick surface for frying eggs.
Rafael 遞給我一個表面塗了不沾塗層的鋼鍋，用來煎蛋。
文法句型
coated in / with [substance]
[adverb] coated
用法筆記
Frequently appears after a linking verb ('be / look / become') and is followed by 'in' or 'with' naming the substance. The substance is normally a thin or even external layer, not something blended into the object.
常見錯誤
2. (of someone's tongue) showing a pale, greyish-white film on its surface, often a
舌苔厚的
舌頭表面有灰白舌苔
(of someone's tongue) showing a pale, greyish-white film on its surface, often a visible sign that the person is unwell or has a stomach problem.
The doctor checked Mayumi's pulse and noticed that her tongue was coated and pale.
醫生幫 Mayumi 把脈時，注意到她的舌頭有舌苔、臉色蒼白。
medical examination context
Eitan complained of fever and stomach pain, and his tongue looked heavily coated.
Eitan 抱怨發燒和肚子痛，他的舌頭看起來布滿厚厚的舌苔。
collocation: heavily coated tongue
A coated tongue can be one early sign that the body is fighting an infection.
舌苔厚有可能是身體正在對抗感染的早期徵兆。
Lotte's mother said her tongue was coated because she had not eaten properly for two days.
Lotte 的媽媽說她舌頭有舌苔，是因為這兩天都沒好好吃飯。
- furred
British medical term for the same tongue appearance
- white-coated
more descriptive; specifies the colour of the film
- clean
the healthy pink colour expected of a normal tongue
文法句型
a coated tongue
[someone's] tongue is coated
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense applies only to the tongue and is read as a symptom, not a description of how an object was prepared. Sense 1 is everyday vocabulary; sense 2 is mostly heard from doctors, nurses, or in health writing.
常見錯誤
coated — 動詞
- coatedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- coateds3rd person singular
- coateding-ing form
- coatededpast simple
1. to put a layer of something — paint, oil, sugar, sauce, or similar — over the ou
裹上；塗上
在物體表面覆上一層物質
to put a layer of something — paint, oil, sugar, sauce, or similar — over the outside of an object so that the surface is fully covered.
Christopher coated each chicken piece in seasoned flour before frying it in hot oil.
Christopher 把每塊雞肉裹上調味好的麵粉，再放進熱油裡油炸。
pattern: coat [food] in [dry ingredient]
Workers carefully coated the iron railings with two layers of weather-resistant paint.
工人小心地在鐵欄杆上塗了兩層耐候漆。
pattern: coat [object] with [paint / finish]
Nia coated the strawberries in melted dark chocolate and placed them on baking paper to cool.
Nia 把草莓裹上融化的黑巧克力，再放到烘焙紙上等它冷卻。
The bridge's steel beams are coated every five years to stop them from rusting.
這座橋的鋼樑每五年就會上一次塗層，防止生鏽。
Before baking, Abigail lightly coated the tray with butter so the bread would not stick.
烘焙前，Abigail 在烤盤上輕輕抹了一層奶油，讓麵包不會黏住。
文法句型
coat [object] in / with [substance]
be coated in / with [substance]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or a process; the object is the thing being covered, and 'in' or 'with' introduces the covering material. Often appears in passive form when describing manufactured or maintained surfaces (railings, pipes, lenses).