hash
/hæʃ/ (bre, ipa) · /hæʃ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhash/ (ame, mw)
hash — 名詞
- hashsingular
- hashesplural
1. a cooked dish made by cutting meat, potatoes, and other vegetables into very sma
雜燴
肉末馬鈴薯等切碎煎烤的菜餚
a cooked dish made by cutting meat, potatoes, and other vegetables into very small pieces and then frying or baking the mixture until it is hot and slightly brown on the outside.
Nkechi made a delicious hash with leftover beef, onions, and potatoes for dinner.
Nkechi 用剩下的牛肉、洋蔥和馬鈴薯做了美味的雜燴當晚餐。
collocation: make hash / hash of
The diner serves a corned beef hash topped with two fried eggs every morning.
這家小吃店每天早上都有鹹牛肉雜燴，上面還放兩顆煎蛋。
countable: a hash of [ingredients]
Hash became popular as a way to use up leftover meat from Sunday roasts.
雜燴最初是為了利用週日烤肉剩下的肉而流行起來的。
Jiwoo ordered a plate of vegetable hash with roasted sweet potatoes and kale.
Jiwoo 點了一盤蔬菜雜燴，裡面有烤地瓜和羽衣甘藍。
文法句型
hash + of + [ingredients]
用法筆記
Usually uncountable (some hash, a plate of hash) but can be countable when specifying ingredients (a hash of pork and beans).
常見錯誤
2. a short, informal word for hashish — a dark, sticky substance taken from cannabi
大麻
大麻樹脂的俗稱
a short, informal word for hashish — a dark, sticky substance taken from cannabis plants. People smoke it or eat it to feel a strong change in their mental state.
The police found a small bag of hash in the back of his van.
警方在路邊臨檢時，從他的廂型車後座搜出少量大麻。
Asher told his friends that smoking hash was illegal and carried serious penalties.
Asher 告訴朋友們，吸食大麻是違法的，而且會帶來嚴重的刑責。
informal register; uncountable
In many countries, possessing even a gram of hash can lead to a prison sentence.
在許多國家，即使只擁有一公克的大麻也可能被判刑入獄。
Élise smelled a sweet, earthy odour — someone in the flat next door was smoking hash.
Élise 聞到了一股甜甜的泥土味——隔壁公寓裡有人在抽大麻。
- hashish
the full formal term
- cannabis resin
more formal and technical
用法筆記
Used mostly in spoken or informal written contexts. In formal writing, use hashish or cannabis resin instead.
常見錯誤
3. the symbol (#), found on telephone keypads, computer keyboards, and used in soci
井字號
# 符號；電話、鍵盤上的符號
the symbol (#), found on telephone keypads, computer keyboards, and used in social media to mark topics (hashtags) or in programming to mark comments.
Press the hash key, then enter your four-digit voicemail password.
先按井字鍵，然後輸入你的四位數語音信箱密碼。
collocation: hash key (on phone keypad)
Reema added a hashtag by typing the hash symbol before the word "MondayMotivation."
Reema 在「MondayMotivation」這個詞前面加上井字號，做成一個主題標籤。
usage: hash symbol in hashtags
The automated system said, "Please enter your account number followed by the hash sign."
自動語音系統說：「請輸入您的帳號，然後按井字鍵。」
In many programming languages, the hash symbol marks a line that the computer should ignore.
在許多程式語言中，井字號標記出一行電腦應忽略的註解。
Bilal could not find the hash key on his new laptop keyboard — it was beside the Enter key.
Bilal 在他的新筆電鍵盤上找不到井字鍵，因為它就在 Enter 鍵旁邊。
- pound sign
common in US English; from its use for pounds weight
- number sign
used in US English when # stands for 'number'
- octothorpe
the technical, rarely used name for the # symbol
文法句型
the hash key
hash symbol
用法筆記
In the US, the # symbol is commonly called the pound sign (from pounds weight). In the UK and many other countries, it is called hash or the hash symbol. On social media, # starts a hashtag which groups posts by topic.
常見錯誤
4. to do something so poorly that the result is ruined or in a confused state; used
搞砸
把某事做得很糟
to do something so poorly that the result is ruined or in a confused state; used almost always in the fixed phrase 'make a hash of (something)'.
The contractor made a complete hash of the kitchen renovation, installing the sink in the wrong place.
那個承包商把廚房翻修徹底搞砸了，水槽裝錯了位置。
fixed phrase: make a hash of + [task]
Isabela tried to build the bookshelf herself but made a hash of it, leaving screws left over.
Isabela 試圖自己組裝書架，但搞得一團糟，還剩了一些螺絲沒用上。
The new intern made a terrible hash of the sales report, mixing up all the quarterly figures.
新來的實習生把銷售報告搞得亂七八糟，把所有季度的數字都搞混了。
I made a real hash of the curry by adding salt twice instead of chilli powder.
我把咖哩搞砸了，加了兩次鹽卻忘了加辣椒粉。
- nail
informal opposite; 'nailed the presentation'
- succeed at
neutral opposite
文法句型
make + a + hash + of + [noun phrase]
用法筆記
Always used in the phrase make a hash of something. The hash cannot be separated from the phrase: you cannot say *do a hash* or *create a hash* with this meaning. Can be modified with adjectives like 'complete', 'absolute', 'terrible'.
常見錯誤
hash — 動詞
- hashpresent simple I / you / we / they
- hashes3rd person singular
- hashing-ing form
- hashedpast simple
1. to cut meat, vegetables, or other food into very small pieces, usually with a kn
剁碎
把食物切成小塊
to cut meat, vegetables, or other food into very small pieces, usually with a knife or in a food processor, often in preparation for cooking.
Felix spent the morning hashing onions and peppers for the chili cook-off.
Felix 花了一整個早上剁洋蔥和甜椒，準備參加辣椒烹飪大賽。
collocation: hash + vegetables
The recipe tells you to hash the leftover roast beef before mixing it with the potatoes.
食譜上說要把剩下的烤牛肉剁碎，再和馬鈴薯拌在一起。
passive: hash [food] before mixing
Instead of a knife, you can use a food processor to hash the ingredients quickly.
除了用菜刀，你也可以用食物調理機快速把食材剁碎。
Grandma always hashed her own corned beef by hand because she liked the chunky texture.
奶奶一向用手剁碎自己的鹹牛肉，因為她喜歡吃起來有塊狀的口感。
文法句型
hash + [food items]
用法筆記
This sense is less common in everyday speech than the noun form. People usually say chop or dice instead. It appears most often in written recipes or old-fashioned cookbooks.
常見錯誤
2. to mix things up in a confusing or disorderly way so that they no longer make se
弄亂
把東西搞混亂
to mix things up in a confusing or disorderly way so that they no longer make sense or are no longer well-organised.
Kevin had hashed up all the paperwork, mixing the client files from different years together.
Kevin 把所有的文件都搞亂了，不同年份的客戶檔案混在一起。
phrasal verb: hash up + [things] (separable)
Someone hashed up the schedule and now the afternoon and morning workshops are swapped.
有人把行程表弄亂了，現在下午和上午的工作坊對調了。
The receptionist accidentally hashed the reservations up, giving our room to another guest.
櫃檯人員不小心把訂房資料搞亂了，把我們的房間給了別的客人。
Lucas hashed up the address labels and sent the invitations to the wrong people.
Lucas 把地址標籤搞混了，把邀請函寄給了錯誤的人。
文法句型
hash + [something] + up
hash up + [something]
用法筆記
Very rare in modern English. Most speakers use mess up, mix up, or jumble instead. This sense appears mainly in older or regional British English.
常見錯誤
3. to talk about a problem, idea, or disagreement in detail, often for a long time,
商討
詳細討論以解決問題
to talk about a problem, idea, or disagreement in detail, often for a long time, with the goal of reaching an agreement or a clear understanding.
The team spent three hours hashing out the details of the new marketing plan.
團隊花了三個小時詳細討論新行銷計畫的每個細節。
phrasal verb: hash out + [details/plan]
Quan and Maeve sat in the café hashing over their travel itinerary for Southeast Asia.
Quan 和 Maeve 坐在咖啡店裡反覆討論他們東南亞的旅行行程。
phrasal verb: hash over + [topic]
The lawyers spent weeks hashing out the terms of the contract before anyone would sign.
律師們花了數週時間仔細商討合約條款，之後才有人願意簽字。
Let us get together next week and hash out the budget for the new school year.
我們下週找個時間一起討論出新學年的預算吧。
- thrash out
more intense; suggests a difficult or heated discussion
- work out
more general; can mean finding a solution by any method, not just talking
- hammer out
suggests reaching a final agreement after effort
- avoid
to deliberately not discuss
- brush aside
to dismiss without proper discussion
文法句型
hash + out + [issue]
hash + over + [issue]
hash + [issue] + out
用法筆記
Hash out implies a focused discussion aimed at reaching a conclusion. Hash over (more common in US English) suggests re-examining something already discussed. Both are separable: you can hash out a problem or hash a problem out.