entrée
/ˈɒn.treɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːn.treɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈän-ˌtrā also än-ˈtrā/ (ame, mw)
entrée — 名詞
- entréesingular
- entréesplural
1. the largest prepared dish served as the central part of a meal, especially in No
主菜
一餐中最主要的那道菜
the largest prepared dish served as the central part of a meal, especially in North American restaurant use.
Asher ordered the grilled fish entrée after reading the lunch specials.
Asher 看完午餐特餐後，點了烤魚主菜。
restaurant pattern: order an entrée
Saira asked whether the vegetarian entrée came with rice or bread.
Saira 問這道素食主菜是不是有附飯或麵包。
menu collocation: vegetarian entrée
At the wedding, Christopher saved room for the duck entrée.
在婚宴上，Christopher 留了肚子等那道鴨肉主菜。
The waiter replaced Roya's cold entrée before the rest of dinner arrived.
Roya 的主菜冷掉了，所以服務生在其他晚餐菜色送來前替她換了一份。
- main course
the broad neutral term used across more varieties of English
- main dish
plain everyday wording that focuses on the meal role
- appetizer
a smaller dish eaten before the main part of the meal
文法句型
order an entrée
the fish entrée
a vegetarian entrée
用法筆記
In modern North American restaurant English, this is the usual meaning. Distinguish it from sense 2, the older formal-meal use for a smaller course that appears earlier.
常見錯誤
2. in a formal meal with several courses, a light plate brought out ahead of the ce
前菜
正式套餐裡先上的小盤菜
in a formal meal with several courses, a light plate brought out ahead of the central course.
At the embassy dinner, guests received a chilled seafood entrée before the roast.
在大使館晚宴上，客人們先收到一道冰鎮海鮮前菜，之後才是烤肉。
formal-menu sequence: entrée before the roast
The menu listed a mushroom entrée, then lamb with spring peas.
菜單先列出一道蘑菇前菜，接著才是配春豌豆的羊肉。
course order shown by menu listing
Paloma admired the silver tray used to carry the delicate entrée.
Paloma 很欣賞那只用來端這道精緻前菜的銀盤。
In the old cookbook, the entrée appeared between soup and fish.
在那本舊食譜裡，前菜排在湯和魚料理之間。
- main course
the larger later dish that follows this course
文法句型
serve the entrée
a chilled entrée
the entrée before the roast
用法筆記
This is an older formal-menu meaning. Distinguish it from sense 1: on many modern North American menus, entrée now refers to the main dish instead of this earlier course.
常見錯誤
3. permission or a recognised way to get into a place or become part of a group.
資格；門路
加入圈子或進入某處的機會或權利
permission or a recognised way to get into a place or become part of a group.
Maeve's press pass gave her entrée to the locked media room.
Maeve 的記者證讓她得以進入那間上鎖的媒體室。
pattern: entrée to + place
Years of volunteer work finally earned Femi entrée into the committee.
多年投入志工工作，終於讓 Femi 取得加入委員會的資格。
pattern: earn entrée into + group
Money alone did not guarantee entrée to the city's oldest club.
光有錢，並不能保證你有資格進入城裡最老的那間俱樂部。
The award gave Gabriela entrée into circles she once watched from afar.
這個獎讓 Gabriela 打進她以前只能遠遠觀望的圈子，成了她的門路。
- exclusion
being kept out of a place, group, or opportunity
文法句型
entrée to a club
entrée into the committee
gain entrée to
用法筆記
Usually followed by to or into. It often refers to social, professional, or restricted access rather than simply walking through a doorway. Distinguish it from sense 4, which is about the act or style of arriving.
常見錯誤
4. a person's arrival, or the way that arrival is timed and presented.
登場；進場
進入現場或出現時的動作與方式
a person's arrival, or the way that arrival is timed and presented.
The dancers' silent entrée set the mood for the whole performance.
舞者安靜的登場，替整場演出定下了氣氛。
performance use: an entrance that sets the mood
Nikos timed his entrée so the speech would not be interrupted.
Nikos 把自己的進場時間抓得很準，以免打斷演說。
formal-arrival use: time one's entrée
The general's dramatic entrée drew every eye in the hall.
那位將軍戲劇化的登場，讓大廳裡所有人都轉頭看他。
The stage manager delayed the actor's entrée until the music softened.
舞台監督把那名演員的登場延後到音樂轉弱之後。
- exit
the act of going out rather than coming in
文法句型
make an entrée
a dramatic entrée
delay someone's entrée
用法筆記
Often found in formal writing or theatre-related contexts. Distinguish it from sense 3: this sense describes the act or manner of appearing, not the right to be let in.