coffeemaker

IPA/kˈɒfimˌeɪkə/
IPA/kˈɔfimˌeɪkɚ/

coffeemaker — 名詞

1. a small kitchen machine that heats water and pushes it through ground coffee to

1.名詞A2
釋義

咖啡機

用熱水沖煮咖啡的家用電器

a small kitchen machine that heats water and pushes it through ground coffee to prepare a drink.

例句

Ziad set the coffeemaker on the counter and added two scoops of fresh grounds.

Ziad 把咖啡機放在流理臺上，加了兩匙新鮮的咖啡粉。

collocation: set/put + the coffeemaker on

Every morning, Élise filled the coffeemaker with cold water and pressed the green button.

每天早上，Élise 都會在咖啡機裡裝滿冷水，然後按下綠色按鈕。

pattern: fill + the coffeemaker + with water

同義詞
  • coffee machine

    more common in British English; covers both drip machines and espresso machines.

  • coffee maker

    same word written as two words; both spellings are accepted.

  • percolator

    an older type of coffeemaker that boils water up through the grounds repeatedly.

  • drip coffee maker

    the most common household type, where hot water drips through a paper filter.

文法句型

a/the coffeemaker

coffeemaker + makes/brews + N

用法筆記

Mainly American English; British speakers more often say 'coffee machine' or 'coffee maker' (two words). Subject is usually a person preparing coffee, or the machine itself doing the brewing.

常見錯誤

❌I drank the coffeemaker this morning.
✅I drank the coffee from the coffeemaker this morning.
💡the coffeemaker is the machine, not the drink.
❌She is a good coffeemaker.
✅She makes good coffee.
💡'coffeemaker' refers to the appliance, not a person who makes coffee.