sauces
sauces — 名詞
- saucessingular
- saucesesplural
1. a liquid or semi-solid food preparation that is poured over or served alongside
醬汁；醬料
搭配食物增添風味的液體調味品
a liquid or semi-solid food preparation that is poured over or served alongside a dish to give it more taste, moisture, or colour.
Hamza poured tomato sauce over his pasta before adding cheese on top.
Hamza 在義大利麵上淋了番茄醬，然後又撒了起司在上面。
pour + [type] sauce + over [food]
The chef prepared a creamy mushroom sauce to serve with the grilled steak.
主廚準備了奶油蘑菇醬來搭配烤牛排。
Bao likes to dip his spring rolls in a sweet chilli sauce.
Bao 喜歡用春捲沾甜辣醬。
This bottle of soy sauce has been sitting on the shelf for nearly a year.
這瓶醬油在架子上已經放了將近一年。
Kofi stirred the sauce slowly so that it would not burn at the bottom.
Kofi 慢慢地攪拌醬汁，以免鍋底燒焦。
文法句型
[type of] sauce
sauce + noun (sauce bottle, sauce recipe)
用法筆記
Frequently used with a specifying word that names the main ingredient (tomato sauce, soy sauce, mushroom sauce). Can be countable when referring to different varieties ('three sauces on the table').
常見錯誤
2. alcoholic drink, especially when someone consumes it heavily or as a regular hab
酒
酒精飲料（尤指大量飲用）
alcoholic drink, especially when someone consumes it heavily or as a regular habit.
After losing his job, Gabriel went back on the sauce for several months.
Gabriel 失業後又開始酗酒了好幾個月。
go back on the sauce — resume heavy drinking
The doctor warned Lukas that his constant sauce habit was damaging his health.
醫生警告 Lukas，他長期酗酒的習慣正在損害健康。
sauce habit
"Have you been on the sauce again?" asked Nellie with a worried look.
「你又喝起酒來了嗎？」Nellie 擔心地問道。
Matthew decided to stay off the sauce for the whole month of January.
Matthew 決定整個一月都不碰酒。
文法句型
on the sauce
用法筆記
Almost always used in the fixed phrase 'on the sauce' (drinking alcohol heavily) or 'off the sauce' (abstaining). Rarely used in other grammatical contexts for this sense.
常見錯誤
3. rude or cheeky remarks or behaviour, especially towards someone who expects resp
無禮
對長輩或權威人士說無禮的話
rude or cheeky remarks or behaviour, especially towards someone who expects respect such as a parent, teacher, or boss.
The teacher warned Tuan she would not accept any more of his sauce in class.
老師警告 Tuan，她不會再容忍他在課堂上無禮頂嘴。
not accept any more of [possessive] sauce
Yasmin's grandmother scolded her for answering back with such sauce.
Yasmin 的祖母責備她說話那麼沒大沒小。
answer back with sauce
"Don't give me any of your sauce, young man!" shouted the coach from the sideline.
「你別跟我沒大沒小的，年輕人！」教練在場邊喊道。
None of the children dared to speak with sauce to the headmaster.
沒有一個孩子敢對校長出言無禮。
- respect
polite regard for others, the opposite of rude behaviour
文法句型
[possessive] sauce
give someone sauce
with sauce
用法筆記
Older or more traditional usage; common in British English. Typically appears in the phrases 'give someone sauce' or 'your sauce' when rebuking someone. The person receiving the rudeness is usually in a position of authority.
4. fruit that has been cooked slowly with sugar until soft, then crushed or blended
糖煮水果
加糖慢煮至軟爛的水果泥
fruit that has been cooked slowly with sugar until soft, then crushed or blended into a purée, eaten as a dessert or a side dish with savoury food.
Lucía spread a thick layer of apple sauce on her pork chop.
Lucía 在豬排上抹了一層厚厚的蘋果醬才開始吃。
apple sauce + pork — common savoury pairing
The Christmas dinner included a bowl of cranberry sauce for the turkey.
聖誕大餐裡有一碗蔓越莓醬搭配火雞。
Rohan's grandmother makes her own mango sauce every summer with fresh fruit.
Rohan 的奶奶每年夏天用新鮮芒果自製芒果醬。
Tariro served warm rhubarb sauce over vanilla ice cream for dessert.
Tariro 在香草冰淇淋上淋了溫熱的大黃醬當甜點。
文法句型
[fruit] sauce
用法筆記
The noun is usually uncountable but can be countable when referring to different varieties or portions ('two cranberry sauces on the table'). Common fruit sauces include apple, cranberry, rhubarb, and mango.
sauces — 動詞
- saucespresent simple I / you / we / they
- sauceses3rd person singular
- saucesing-ing form
- saucesedpast simple
1. to cover, coat, or serve food with a sauce or seasoned liquid, usually to add fl
加醬汁
在食物上淋醬汁或調味
to cover, coat, or serve food with a sauce or seasoned liquid, usually to add flavour or moisture.
The waiter sauced the grilled fish with a lemon butter dressing.
服務生在烤魚上淋了檸檬奶油醬。
sauce + [food] + with + [sauce type]
Shirin carefully sauced each piece of chicken right before serving the dish.
Shirin 在上菜前仔細地為每一塊雞肉淋上醬汁。
The pasta was lightly sauced with a simple tomato and basil mixture.
這道義大利麵簡單地拌了番茄羅勒醬。
You should sauce the vegetables just before eating so they stay crisp.
你應該在食用前才把醬汁淋在蔬菜上，這樣才能保持爽脆。
文法句型
sauce + [food]
be sauced with + [sauce type]
用法筆記
More common in formal or written cooking instructions than in everyday conversation. Most speakers would say 'put sauce on' or 'add sauce to' instead. Frequently used in the passive ('sauced with').
常見錯誤
2. to add excitement, interest, or variety to something that feels ordinary, dull,
增添趣味
為平淡事物加入變化或趣味
to add excitement, interest, or variety to something that feels ordinary, dull, or plain.
The director sauced up the script with a few dramatic new scenes.
導演在原本的劇本中加入了一些戲劇性的新場景來增添趣味。
sauce up + [creative work]
Antonia likes to sauce her lectures with funny stories from her travels.
Antonia 喜歡在課堂上穿插旅行中的趣事來增添趣味。
sauce [something] with [entertaining element]
The party was quite dull until Eri sauced it up with some dance music.
派對原本很無聊，直到 Eri 放了舞曲音樂來增添趣味。
Adina sauced her plain white blouse with a bright red scarf.
Adina 用一條鮮紅色的圍巾來點綴她那件樸素的白襯衫。
文法句型
sauce up + [plain thing]
用法筆記
Often used with the particle 'up' ('sauce up'). The object can be an activity, a creative work, an outfit, or a social situation. This sense is figurative and much less common than the cooking sense.
3. to speak disrespectfully or impudently to someone, especially someone older or i
出言無禮
對長輩或主管說不客氣的話
to speak disrespectfully or impudently to someone, especially someone older or in a position of authority.
The apprentice was nearly fired for saucing his boss during a team meeting.
那名學徒因為在團隊會議上對老闆出言不遜，差點被開除。
sauce + [authority figure]
"Don't you sauce me, young lady!" cried Mrs. Okonkwo from the kitchen.
「你別跟我沒大沒小的，小姐！」Okonkwo 太太在廚房裡喊道。
"don't you sauce me" — rebuke phrase
The students who sauced the substitute teacher were given detention.
那些對代課老師出言不遜的學生被罰留校。
Shirin refused to sauce her grandfather even when he was being unreasonable.
即使祖父不太講理，Shirin 也堅持不對他出言無禮。
- talk back to
the common modern equivalent; 'sauce' sounds dated
- be cheeky to
British informal, less severe than 'sauce'
- insult
more general and more serious than 'sauce'
文法句型
sauce + [person]
用法筆記
Old-fashioned in modern British English; very rare in American English. Most younger speakers do not use this sense at all. Equivalent modern phrases are 'talk back to', 'be cheeky to', or 'give lip to'.