curry
/ˈkʌri/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈʌri] /ˈkɜːri/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈʌri] /ˈkər-ē ˈkə-rē/ (ame, mw) · /ˈkʌr.i/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈʌri] /ˈkɝː.i/ (ame, ipa)
curry — 名詞
- currysingular
- curriesplural
1. A cooking style from the Indian subcontinent in which meat, seafood, or vegetabl
咖哩
源自南亞的辣味燉菜，常配米飯食用
A cooking style from the Indian subcontinent in which meat, seafood, or vegetables are slowly simmered in a thick, heavily spiced sauce and typically eaten with rice or flatbread.
Ryo ordered chicken curry and rice at the new Indian restaurant near his office.
Ryo 在辦公室附近的新印度餐廳點了雞肉咖哩飯。
countable: 'a chicken curry' / 'two curries'
Erik's grandmother taught him how to make a spicy vegetable curry from scratch.
Erik 的祖母從頭開始教他如何製作辣味蔬菜咖哩。
curry as a dish: 'make a curry'
The warm smell of curry filled the kitchen as Nadia stirred the pot.
Nadia 攪拌鍋子時，溫暖的咖哩香氣充滿了整個廚房。
The Okonkwo family ate a mild fish curry with steamed rice for Sunday dinner.
Okonkwo 一家在週日晚餐享用了搭配白飯的溫和魚肉咖哩。
Obi asked the waiter whether the lamb curry was very hot before ordering.
Obi 在點餐前問服務生羊肉咖哩會不會很辣。
用法筆記
When used as a countable noun (a curry / two curries), it refers to an individual dish or serving. As an uncountable noun, it refers to the food or flavour in general.
常見錯誤
curry — 動詞
- currypresent simple I / you / we / they
- curries3rd person singular
- currying-ing form
- curriedpast simple
1. To behave in an overly friendly or helpful manner towards someone with authority
討好；獻媚
以非真誠的奉承來博取利益
To behave in an overly friendly or helpful manner towards someone with authority or influence, hoping they will give you an advantage in return — a kind of flattery that others may see as fake.
The new intern curried favor with the manager by bringing her coffee daily.
這位新實習生每天早晨幫經理買咖啡，試圖討好她。
pattern: curry favor with [person]
Paul refused to curry favor with teachers, preferring to earn good grades through hard work.
Paul 拒絕討好老師，寧願靠努力學習來獲得好的成績。
Nadia suspected her colleague of currying favor when he praised the boss's new suit.
Nadia 懷疑同事突然稱讚老闆的新西裝是在獻媚。
Politicians often accuse one another of currying favor with wealthy donors during election season.
政治人物在選舉期間經常互相指控對方討好有錢的捐款人。
Ramón believed in earning success through skill, not by currying favor with powerful people.
Ramón 認為成功應來自實力，而不是靠討好有權勢的人。
- flatter
more general; can be sincere or insincere, not tied to a hidden goal
- brownnose
very informal and rude; stronger negative judgment than 'curry favor'
- suck up to
informal phrasal verb, same meaning but more direct and cruder
- challenge
to openly disagree instead of trying to please
文法句型
curry favor + with + person/group
用法筆記
This is the only sense used in the fixed phrase 'curry favor'. The verb 'curry' never appears without 'favor' in this meaning — you cannot say 'I curried my boss' to mean you flattered her.
常見錯誤
2. To cook meat, vegetables, or other food together with a special mix of spices kn
以咖哩烹調
用咖哩粉或醬汁料理食物
To cook meat, vegetables, or other food together with a special mix of spices known as curry powder, giving the dish a hot and rich flavour.
Mayumi curried leftover chicken and served it with warm naan bread for dinner.
Mayumi 用咖哩烹調剩下的雞肉，搭配溫熱的南亞扁麵包當作快速晚餐。
curry + leftover [food] + serve with
The chef showed the class how to curry vegetables without burning the spice mixture.
主廚向全班示範如何在不過度加熱香料的情況下烹調咖哩蔬菜。
Asher decided to curry the lamb slowly so the spices would sink deep into the meat.
Asher 決定用慢火烹調咖哩羊肉，讓香料深入肉中。
In the contest, each cook had to curry a piece of fish in under one hour.
在烹飪比賽中，每位參賽者必須在一小時內用咖哩烹調一塊魚。
Obi loves to curry tofu with onions, ginger, and coconut milk for a creamy sauce.
Obi 喜歡用洋蔥、生薑和椰奶來烹調咖哩豆腐，做出濃郁的醬汁。
文法句型
curry + object (food item)
用法筆記
This sense is used in cooking instructions and recipes. It typically appears in active form ('curry the chicken') or passive ('curried chicken'). The past participle 'curried' is very common as an adjective before a noun.
3. To use a metal-toothed brush to clean a horse's fur, removing dirt, dust, and lo
刷馬
用金屬梳具清潔馬匹毛髮
To use a metal-toothed brush to clean a horse's fur, removing dirt, dust, and loose hair from the coat.
Every morning at dawn, Maeve curried the horses before leading them out to the pasture.
每天黎明時分，Maeve 刷完馬匹後就把牠們帶到牧場上。
daily routine context: curry before [activity]
The stable worker taught Daniel how to curry a horse gently without hurting its skin.
馬廄的工作人員教 Daniel 如何輕柔地刷馬，以免傷到馬的皮膚。
After the long ride, Karim curried his horse and checked its hooves for small stones.
騎完長途後，Karim 刷了他的馬，並檢查馬蹄裡有沒有小石子。
The children watched the farmer curry the old mare until her coat shone in the sunlight.
孩子們看著農夫刷那匹老母馬，直到牠的毛在陽光下閃閃發亮。
Ryo learned to curry a horse from the neck backward, following the direction of the hair.
Ryo 學到刷馬時應該從頸部往後順著毛髮的方向刷。
文法句型
curry + object (horse or other animal)
用法筆記
This is a specialized term from horse care. The tool used is called a 'currycomb'. Outside of horse-grooming contexts, this meaning is extremely rare and unlikely to appear in everyday conversation.