grinder
/ˈɡraɪndə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡraɪndər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgrīn-dər/ (ame, mw)
grinder — 名詞
- grindersingular
- grindersplural
1. a kitchen or workshop device that crushes hard items such as coffee beans, peppe
研磨機
把硬物磨成粉的廚房或工作室器具
a kitchen or workshop device that crushes hard items such as coffee beans, peppercorns, or spices into a fine powder.
Kofi tipped fresh peppercorns into the small wooden grinder on the dining table.
Kofi 把新鮮的胡椒粒倒進餐桌上那台小木製研磨機。
concrete noun + 'tipped into the grinder'
Trang bought an electric coffee grinder so the beans would be fresh each morning.
Trang 買了一台電動咖啡研磨機，這樣每天早上都能磨出新鮮的咖啡豆。
common collocation: coffee grinder
The chef poured cumin seeds into the spice grinder before adding them to the curry.
主廚把孜然籽倒進香料研磨機，再加進咖哩裡。
Noa's old grinder made a loud whirring noise whenever she crushed cinnamon sticks.
Noa 那台舊研磨機在磨肉桂棒時會發出很大的嗡嗡聲。
用法筆記
Often takes a modifier naming what it grinds: coffee grinder, spice grinder, pepper grinder.
2. a kitchen appliance that chops raw meat into tiny pieces, used for making burger
絞肉機
在家把生肉絞成小塊的廚房電器
a kitchen appliance that chops raw meat into tiny pieces, used for making burgers, sausages, or meatballs at home.
Lara fed cubes of beef through the meat grinder to make her grandmother's meatball recipe.
Lara 把切塊的牛肉送進絞肉機，做她奶奶的肉丸食譜。
collocation: meat grinder; pattern 'feed X through the grinder'
Yuna cleaned every blade of the grinder before grinding the next batch of pork.
Yuna 把絞肉機的每一片刀刃都清洗乾淨，才開始絞下一批豬肉。
The butcher's heavy industrial grinder could process forty kilos of beef in one hour.
肉販那台重型工業絞肉機，一小時可以處理四十公斤的牛肉。
Élise borrowed her aunt's old hand-cranked grinder to make fresh sausages for the picnic.
Élise 借了阿姨那台舊式手搖絞肉機，要為野餐做新鮮的香腸。
- mincer
the British English equivalent
用法筆記
Often called 'mincer' in British English; 'grinder' is the standard term in American English.
常見錯誤
3. a large sandwich on a long bread roll, stuffed with meat, cheese, and salad — th
潛艇堡
以長麵包夾肉、起司、生菜的大型三明治
a large sandwich on a long bread roll, stuffed with meat, cheese, and salad — the regional New England name for what other places call a sub or hoagie.
Mert ordered a turkey grinder with extra pickles from the deli near his office.
Mert 在公司附近的熟食店點了一份火雞潛艇堡，多加了酸黃瓜。
pattern: [filling] + grinder
The shop on Main Street sells the best Italian grinder Emily has ever tasted.
Main Street 上那間店賣的義式潛艇堡，是 Emily 吃過最好吃的。
collocation: Italian grinder
Eve packed a meatball grinder in foil so it would still be warm at lunch.
Eve 用錫箔紙把肉丸潛艇堡包好，這樣中午吃的時候還是溫的。
Hari's first taste of a grinder in Boston convinced him to skip plain sandwiches forever.
Hari 在波士頓第一次嘗到這種長條三明治後，就再也看不上普通三明治了。
用法筆記
Used mainly in New England (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut); elsewhere in the US the same sandwich is called a sub, hoagie, or hero.
4. an everyday name for a molar — one of the wide flat teeth at the back of the mou
臼齒；大牙
口腔後方寬扁、用來咀嚼食物的牙齒
an everyday name for a molar — one of the wide flat teeth at the back of the mouth used for chewing food.
Sirin felt a sharp pain in one of her grinders while biting an apple.
Sirin 咬蘋果時，其中一顆臼齒一陣劇痛。
anatomical noun, plural use
The dentist showed Sofia an X-ray of the cracked grinder behind her jaw.
牙醫給 Sofia 看了一張 X 光片，顯示她下顎後方那顆裂掉的大牙。
Haruto's youngest grinders only came through when he was almost twelve.
Haruto 最後面那幾顆臼齒，要到快十二歲時才長出來。
The old farmer said his last good grinder had finally fallen out last winter.
老農夫說，他最後一顆好臼齒終於在去年冬天掉了。
用法筆記
Casual, mostly spoken; dentists and medical writing use 'molar'. Often appears in the plural.