dishes
dishes — 名詞
1. round or oval containers with a flat bottom and raised edges, used to hold food
盤子；碟子
盛裝或食用食物的扁平容器
round or oval containers with a flat bottom and raised edges, used to hold food for serving or eating at a table.
Amir set the table with clean dishes and shiny silverware for dinner.
Amir 用乾淨的盤子和閃亮的餐具擺好餐桌準備晚餐。
collocation: set the table with dishes
The restaurant kitchen has stacks of white ceramic dishes on the shelves.
那間餐廳的廚房裡，架子上疊放著一疊白色的陶瓷盤子。
collocation: ceramic / china dishes
Yuna bought a set of new dishes that can be used in the microwave.
Yuna 買了一組可用於微波爐的新盤子。
A stack of blue ceramic dishes sat on the wooden shelf next to the dining table.
餐桌旁木架子上放著一疊藍色陶瓷盤子。
The waiter carried a stack of hot dishes straight from the kitchen sink.
服務生從廚房水槽邊端起一疊熱騰騰的盤子。
文法句型
usually in plural form
用法筆記
Frequently used in the plural form when referring to the collection of plates and bowls in a household. The singular 'dish' specifies one such item.
常見錯誤
2. the amount of food that fills one plate or bowl; the food itself that is served
一盤的量
一個盤子或碗裡盛裝的食物量
the amount of food that fills one plate or bowl; the food itself that is served in a single container.
Grandma ate a whole dish of ice cream while watching her show.
奶奶邊看電視節目邊吃完一整盤冰淇淋。
pattern: a dish of [food]
The chef prepared a dish of roasted vegetables with herbs for the vegetarian guest.
主廚為那位素食客人準備了一盤香草烤蔬菜。
Kofi helped himself to another dish of rice and beans at the buffet.
Kofi 在自助餐檯又給自己添了一盤飯和豆子。
A single dish of soup was all the old man could afford that evening.
那位老先生那天晚上只買得起一碗湯。
文法句型
usually singular: a dish of [food]
用法筆記
Objects are typically food items measured by volume: a dish of rice, a dish of stew. Contrast with sense 4 (a DISH as a recipe/cuisine type) which abstracts away from the specific serving container.
3. all the plates, bowls, cups, glasses, knives, forks, spoons, and cooking pots th
碗盤餐具
餐後等待清洗的所有餐具
all the plates, bowls, cups, glasses, knives, forks, spoons, and cooking pots that have been used during a meal and need to be cleaned afterwards.
After Thanksgiving dinner, the whole family helped clear the dishes from the table.
感恩節晚餐後，全家人一起幫忙把桌上的碗盤餐具收走。
collocation: clear the dishes
We ran out of clean plates because nobody did the dishes last night.
我們沒有乾淨的盤子了，因為昨晚沒人洗碗。
collocation: do the dishes
Haruki put on rubber gloves and started washing the dishes in hot soapy water.
Haruki 戴上橡膠手套，開始用熱肥皂水洗盤子。
There is a pile of dirty dishes in the sink waiting to be cleaned.
水槽裡有一疊髒碗盤等著清洗。
文法句型
always plural: the dishes
用法筆記
Only used in the plural. 'The dishes' refers to the entire collection of dirty tableware after eating. This is the standard way to refer to all the items that need washing — the phrase 'the dishes' itself carries this meaning idiomatically. Never use 'a dish' for this collective meaning.
常見錯誤
4. food that has been prepared in a particular way, following a recipe or belonging
菜餚；料理
按特定食譜或風味製成的食物
food that has been prepared in a particular way, following a recipe or belonging to a specific cuisine or culinary tradition.
Pad Thai is a well-known noodle dish from Thailand that is popular around the world.
泰式炒河粉是一道聞名世界的泰國料理。
pattern: [cuisine] dish
The restaurant's signature dish is grilled salmon with lemon butter sauce.
這家餐廳的招牌菜是檸檬奶油醬烤鮭魚。
collocation: signature dish
Mei-Lin learned how to prepare several traditional vegetarian dishes from her grandmother.
Mei-Lin 跟祖母學會了好幾道傳統素食料理。
What is your favorite cold dish to bring to a summer picnic?
你最喜歡帶去夏季野餐的冷盤是什麼？
The casserole is a simple one-pot dish that takes only thirty minutes to make.
這道燉菜是一種簡單的一鍋料理，只需三十分鐘即可完成。
Each guest brought a different dish to share at the party, so the buffet table was full of amazing food.
每位客人都帶了一道不同的菜來分享，自助餐檯上擺滿了美味的食物。
文法句型
a [adjective] dish
a dish of [region/cuisine]
用法筆記
A 'dish' in this sense is a specific recipe or preparation, not the physical container. Common modifiers include region (Italian dish), ingredient (chicken dish), cooking method (roasted dish), or meal position (side dish, main dish).
5. an activity, subject, or thing that someone particularly likes or is good at.
喜好；擅長
某人特別喜愛或擅長的事物
an activity, subject, or thing that someone particularly likes or is good at.
Coding is not really my dish; I prefer working outdoors with plants.
寫程式真的不是我的菜；我比較喜歡在戶外跟植物打交道。
pattern: not my dish
History was always Samira's dish, and she could talk about the Roman Empire for hours.
歷史一直是 Samira 的強項，她可以滔滔不絕地講上好幾個小時的羅馬帝國。
pattern: [possessive] dish
Do you think running a small bakery would be Valentina's dish, or would she prefer a desk job?
你覺得經營一間小麵包店是 Valentina 喜歡的事，還是她比較適合坐辦公室？
Technical puzzles and logic problems are right up Diego's alley at the engineering firm.
在工程公司，技術難題和邏輯問題正合 Diego 的胃口。
- forte
a person's strong point or skill; slightly more formal than 'dish'
- thing
informal; 'not my thing' is very common and neutral
- cup of tea
idiom with same meaning; more common in British English
文法句型
one's dish
not one's dish
用法筆記
Commonly used in the negative ('not my dish') or with a possessive ('my dish'). The phrase 'cup of tea' is more common in British English for the same meaning. This sense is becoming less frequent in modern usage.
常見錯誤
6. a curved, bowl-shaped piece of equipment that receives television or radio signa
碟形天線
接收衛星訊號的碟形天線設備
a curved, bowl-shaped piece of equipment that receives television or radio signals from satellites in space.
A large satellite dish was installed on the roof of the apartment building.
公寓大樓的屋頂上安裝了一個巨大的衛星天線。
collocation: satellite dish
The storm damaged the TV dish, so the family could not watch the evening news.
暴風雨損壞了電視天線，所以那家人無法收看晚間新聞。
Scientists used a giant radio dish in the desert to listen for signals from space.
科學家在沙漠中使用一座巨大的無線電天線來聆聽來自太空的訊號。
Houses in remote mountain villages often have a white dish mounted on the wall for television.
偏遠山村的房屋外牆上經常裝有白色的碟形天線來接收電視訊號。
- satellite dish
the full, unambiguous term for this device
- antenna
general term for signal-receiving equipment; includes other shapes besides dishes
- parabolic reflector
technical term for the curved mirror inside a dish antenna
文法句型
usually: satellite dish
用法筆記
Almost always appears as 'satellite dish' or 'TV dish' in everyday language. 'Dish' alone is ambiguous without context. The scientific equivalent is 'parabolic antenna' or 'radio telescope dish'.
7. a person who is physically attractive; someone whom others find very good-lookin
帥哥；美女
非常吸引人的俊男美女（俚語）
a person who is physically attractive; someone whom others find very good-looking or sexy.
Everyone at the beach party kept saying that the new lifeguard was a total dish.
沙灘派對上大家都在說那位新來的救生員是個大帥哥。
collocation: total dish
Rohan joked that his older brother had become quite a dish since he started working out.
Rohan 開玩笑說他哥哥自從開始健身之後變得相當有魅力。
The magazine featured a list of Hollywood's biggest dishes from the past decade.
那本雜誌列出了過去十年好萊塢最火辣的名人。
文法句型
informal slang
用法筆記
Dated slang, most common in American English from the mid-20th century. Now often used humorously or with nostalgic tone. More modern equivalents: 'hottie', 'stunner', 'good-looking'.
常見錯誤
dishes — 動詞
1. to put food from a cooking pot onto plates or bowls so that people can eat it; t
盛飯菜
把食物從鍋中盛到盤子裡
to put food from a cooking pot onto plates or bowls so that people can eat it; to serve a meal.
Aunt Rosa dished out generous portions of mashed potatoes to each child at the table.
Rosa 阿姨給餐桌上的每個孩子都盛了滿滿一大份馬鈴薯泥。
pattern: dish out [food] to [someone]
The cook dished up steaming bowls of fish soup for the hungry workers.
廚師為飢餓的工人們端上一碗碗熱騰騰的魚湯。
pattern: dish up [food]
Kofi dished himself a small helping of salad before passing the bowl to his sister.
Kofi 給自己盛了一點沙拉，然後把碗遞給妹妹。
Volunteers dished out hot meals at the homeless shelter every Christmas morning.
每年聖誕節早上，志工們都會在遊民收容所發放熱食。
- serve
more general and neutral; the most common verb for putting food on plates
- portion out
emphasizes dividing food into equal amounts for each person
- ladle
specifically for serving liquids like soup or stew
- spoon out
using a spoon to transfer food to plates
文法句型
dish [food] out/up
dish out/up [food]
用法筆記
Commonly used with the particles 'out' or 'up': 'dish out' emphasizes distributing to multiple people; 'dish up' emphasizes preparing and presenting a serving. The verb alone (without particle) is less common but acceptable.
常見錯誤
2. to shape a flat piece of material, especially metal, into a curved, hollow form
敲成凹形
把金屬敲成凹形
to shape a flat piece of material, especially metal, into a curved, hollow form like a bowl or saucer.
The metalworker used a hammer to dish the copper sheet into a shallow bowl.
金屬工匠用鎚子將銅片敲打成淺碗狀。
Each panel was carefully dished by hand to form the curved body of the antique car.
每一塊板材都經過手工彎曲，以形成古董車的弧形車身。
passive: was dished
The blacksmith dished the steel plate until it resembled a large, smooth saucer.
鐵匠把鋼板敲打成一個又大又光滑的碟形。
- concave
verb meaning to make hollow or curved inward; more formal
- curve
more general; can describe bending in any direction, not just inward
- hollow out
suggests removing material from the inside rather than reshaping a flat sheet
文法句型
dish [metal/object]
be dished
用法筆記
A technical term used in metalworking, blacksmithing, and automotive restoration. Not used in everyday English. The passive form ('be dished') is particularly common in instructions and descriptions of manufacturing processes.
3. to tell other people personal or private information about someone, often in a g
爆料；八卦
私下告訴他人關於別人的隱私或傳聞
to tell other people personal or private information about someone, often in a gossipy way; to reveal secrets or share rumors.
The two friends spent the afternoon dishing about their coworkers at the office.
那兩個朋友整個下午都在聊公司同事的八卦。
pattern: dish about [someone]
The tabloid reporter was ready to dish all the juicy details of the celebrity divorce.
八卦記者迫不及待要爆料那位名人離婚的所有內幕。
Come on, dish it! What did the boss say about the new project during the meeting?
快說吧！老闆在會議上對新專案說了什麼？
Ananya refused to dish the dirt on her roommate even when pressed by curious friends.
即使在好奇朋友們的追問下，Ananya 也拒絕說室友的壞話。
- gossip
the most common neutral verb for talking about others' private lives
- spill the beans
idiom meaning to reveal a secret unintentionally or intentionally
- reveal
more formal; to make something known that was previously hidden
文法句型
dish about [someone/something]
dish the dirt
dish [information]
用法筆記
Almost always used with 'the dirt' (specific secrets/scandalous info) or 'about' (topic of gossip). 'Dish it' as a command means 'tell me the gossip'. This sense is informal and conversational, not suitable for writing.