fridge
/frɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /frɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfrij/ (ame, mw)
fridge — 名詞
- fridgesingular
- fridgesplural
1. a large metal cabinet in a kitchen that runs on electricity and keeps food cold
冰箱
用電力保持食物低溫的廚房設備
a large metal cabinet in a kitchen that runs on electricity and keeps food cold so it does not go bad quickly.
Hoa put the milk back in the fridge after pouring herself a glass.
Hoa 為自己倒了一杯牛奶後，把剩下的牛奶放回冰箱。
put + object + back in the fridge (returning to cold storage)
The leftover curry sat in the fridge for three days before anyone touched it.
剩下的咖哩在冰箱裡放了三天，才有人去動它。
There was almost nothing in Karim's fridge except a bottle of mustard and some eggs.
Karim 的冰箱裡幾乎空無一物，只剩一瓶芥末醬和幾顆蛋。
Jiwoo stuck a shopping list on the fridge door with a small magnet.
Jiwoo 用一顆小磁鐵把購物清單貼在冰箱門上。
The old fridge in the office kitchen was covered in children's drawings.
辦公室廚房那臺老舊冰箱上貼滿了小朋友的畫作。
- refrigerator
the full formal name for the same appliance; used more in writing and official contexts
- cooler
a portable insulated container for keeping food and drinks cold, not a kitchen appliance
- oven
a kitchen appliance that heats food instead of cooling it
用法筆記
Fridge is the usual word in everyday spoken English; refrigerator is more formal and appears in written or technical contexts.
常見錯誤
fridge — 動詞
- fridgepresent simple I / you / we / they
- fridges3rd person singular
- fridging-ing form
- fridgedpast simple
1. to place food or drink inside a fridge so that it stays cold and fresh, rather t
冷藏
將食物放進冰箱保存
to place food or drink inside a fridge so that it stays cold and fresh, rather than leaving it at room temperature.
Ada carefully fridged the leftover soup before going to bed.
Ada 在睡覺前小心地把剩下的湯放進冰箱冷藏。
fridge as verb for storing cooked leftovers
The recipe says to fridge the dough for at least two hours before rolling.
食譜上說麵團要冷藏至少兩小時才能擀。
Felipe always fridges his water bottles in summer to keep them cold.
Felipe 夏天總是把水瓶放進冰箱冰涼。
The cheesecake was fridged overnight and tasted perfect the next morning.
起司蛋糕在冰箱冰了一整晚，隔天早上吃起來口感超完美。
You should fridge wine after opening it to keep it from going sour.
葡萄酒開瓶後應該放進冰箱，以免變酸。
- refrigerate
the formal equivalent; used in recipes, instructions, and scientific writing
- chill
broader meaning; can mean cooling by any method, not necessarily in a fridge
文法句型
fridge + noun phrase
用法筆記
Fridge as a verb is much less common than the noun. Most speakers prefer the longer alternative refrigerate or the phrase put in the fridge. This verb is informal and rarely used in formal writing.