grease

IPA/ɡriːs/
KK[ɡrˈis]IPA/ɡriːs/

grease — 名詞

1. a thick, slippery fatty substance used in cooking or on machines to help parts m

1.名詞B1
釋義

油脂;潤滑脂

厚而滑的脂狀油性物質

a thick, slippery fatty substance used in cooking or on machines to help parts move more easily.

例句

A layer of grease covered the oven tray after the roast chicken.

烤雞烤完後,烤盤上覆著一層油脂。

a layer of grease — common noun phrase

The mechanic wiped black grease from his hands with a rag.

技師用抹布擦掉手上的黑色潤滑脂。

wipe grease from hands

常見搭配
  • a layer of grease
  • black grease
  • hot grease
  • wipe off grease
  • grease stain
同義詞
  • fat

    broader and common in cooking; it does not usually suggest machine use.

  • lubricant

    more technical and mainly used for substances that reduce friction in machines.

用法筆記

Usually uncountable. In cooking, it often means fat left after frying or roasting; with machines, it means the thick substance put on chains, gears, and hinges.

常見錯誤

There were greases all over the stove.
There was grease all over the stove.
this substance is usually uncountable in everyday use.

grease — 動詞

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