gridiron
/ˈɡrɪdaɪən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡrɪdaɪərn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgrid-ˌī(-ə)rn/ (ame, mw)
gridiron — 名詞
- gridironsingular
- gridironsplural
1. the playing area for American football, named after the parallel white lines dra
美式足球場
畫有平行碼線的美式足球比賽場地
the playing area for American football, named after the parallel white lines drawn across it every five yards
Iker scored his first touchdown on the gridiron at the high school championship.
Iker 在高中冠軍賽的美式足球場上完成了人生第一次達陣。
on the gridiron (locative collocation)
Players from both teams knelt on the gridiron before the final whistle.
終場哨聲響起前，兩隊球員都跪在美式足球場上。
on the gridiron with team subjects
Reema covered the local college team and spent every Saturday beside the gridiron with a notebook.
Reema 負責採訪當地大學球隊，每個週六都帶著筆記本待在美式足球場邊。
By the end of the third quarter, heavy rain had turned the gridiron into a sheet of mud.
第三節快結束時，大雨已經把美式足球場淋成一片爛泥。
The marching band lined up at the fifty-yard line and walked the full length of the gridiron.
樂儀隊在五十碼線整隊，然後沿著美式足球場的全長前進。
- football field
neutral, transparent term used in formal writing
- pitch
British usage, more often associated with soccer or rugby
文法句型
the gridiron (with definite article)
用法筆記
Often takes the definite article ('the gridiron'). Used both literally for the field and figuratively for the sport itself (e.g. 'a career on the gridiron'). Strongly American — British readers may not recognise the word.
常見錯誤
2. a flat metal rack with parallel bars, placed above hot coals or flames so that f
烤架；鐵架
架在炭火或柴火上方燒烤食物的金屬條架
a flat metal rack with parallel bars, placed above hot coals or flames so that fish, meat, or vegetables can be cooked directly over the heat
Rania laid three small mackerel on the gridiron and brushed each one with olive oil.
Rania 把三條小鯖魚放在烤架上，每一條都刷上橄欖油。
on the gridiron (cooking surface)
The camp cook lifted the gridiron off the fire with a pair of long iron tongs.
營地廚師用一把長鐵夾把烤架從火上抬了起來。
off the fire (handling)
Sirin scrubbed the blackened gridiron with a stiff brush after the family barbecue.
家庭烤肉結束後，Sirin 用硬毛刷把焦黑的烤架刷乾淨。
A cast-iron gridiron hung above the kitchen hearth in the restored farmhouse.
整修過的農舍裡，廚房壁爐上方掛著一只生鐵烤架。
文法句型
on a/the gridiron
用法筆記
Historical or rustic in modern usage — most home cooks now say 'grill' or 'grill rack'. Strongest in descriptions of camping, open-fire cooking, and traditional kitchens.