helping
/ˈhelpɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhelpɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhel-piŋ/ (ame, mw)
helping — 名詞
- helpingsingular
- helpingsplural
1. an amount of food served to or taken by one person during a meal, especially whe
一份（食物）
一餐中一個人的食物份量
an amount of food served to or taken by one person during a meal, especially when it is part of a shared dish rather than a pre-portioned plate.
Grandma gave each child a generous helping of her famous apple pie.
奶奶給每個孩子都分了一大份她拿手的蘋果派。
generous helping of [food] — common adjective + noun collocation
Oliver asked for a second helping of rice because the curry was delicious.
Oliver 因為咖哩太好吃了，又添了第二份飯。
second / third / another helping — ordinal quantifier pattern
When the bowl reached us, one helping of the stew was barely enough for the whole family.
那碗傳到我們這裡時，一份燉菜根本不夠全家人吃。
After the long hike, a single helping of oatmeal did not fill Kwame up.
長途健行之後，一份燕麥粥根本不夠 Kwame 吃。
Ananya piled a fourth helping of noodles onto her plate while her cousins cheered.
Ananya 把第四份麵條堆到盤子裡，表兄弟姊妹們都在旁邊歡呼。
- serving
more formal; standard on nutrition labels and in restaurant menus. A helping is often a self-served portion from a shared dish, whereas a serving is a pre-measured or plated amount.
- portion
neutral and precise; used in dietary and health contexts ('a portion of vegetables'), and can be exact or estimated. Portion is less warm and less common at the dinner table than helping.
文法句型
a/an [adjective] helping of [food]
用法筆記
Commonly paired with adjectives that indicate size (generous, large, small, modest) or sequence (first, second, third, another). Unlike serving (the standard term in restaurants or on nutrition labels), helping is most at home in casual, family-style meals where food is passed around the table.