side dish

IPA/ˈsaɪd dɪʃ/
IPA/ˈsaɪd dɪʃ/

side dish — 名詞

1. a portion of food — often vegetables, rice, or salad — that you eat alongside th

1.名詞A2
釋義

配菜

主餐之外附加的菜餚

a portion of food — often vegetables, rice, or salad — that you eat alongside the main part of a meal, usually from its own plate

例句

Tariq ordered grilled fish with a side dish of roasted vegetables.

Tariq 點了烤魚，搭配一份烤蔬菜配菜。

with a side dish of [food]

The lunch menu lets you pick any main course and two side dishes.

午餐菜單上，你可以選一道主菜和兩道配菜。

常見搭配
  • a side dish of [food]
  • as a side dish
  • choose / pick / order a side dish
  • serve something as a side dish
  • accompany with a side dish
  • a small / separate side dish
同義詞
  • accompaniment

    more formal or technical; used in cookbooks and restaurant reviews

  • extra

    informal; used mainly in spoken English ('Do you want any extras with your steak?')

  • side

    shortened form common in casual speech ('I'll have the fries on the side.')

文法句型

a side dish of [food]

as a side dish

用法筆記

Commonly follows the pattern 'a side dish of + food name' or appears in the phrase 'as a side dish'. In restaurant contexts, side dishes are often listed separately from main courses on the menu.

常見錯誤

I ordered a chicken with vegetables side dish.
I ordered chicken with a side dish of vegetables.
'side dish' is a countable noun and needs an article before it.
I had fish and a side dish as rice.
I had fish and a side dish of rice.
Use 'of', not 'as', to link the side dish to the food it contains.

2. a small bowl or plate that is used for serving a portion of food alongside the m

2.名詞B1
釋義

小碟子

盛裝配菜的小盤子

a small bowl or plate that is used for serving a portion of food alongside the main dish

例句

Jisoo put the coleslaw into a small ceramic side dish before carrying it to the table.

Jisoo 把涼拌高麗菜放進一個小陶瓷碟子裡，再端到桌上。

put [food] into a [adjective] side dish

The waiter brought each guest a separate side dish for their vegetables.

服務生給每位客人都遞上了一個專放蔬菜的小碟子。

常見搭配
  • a small / ceramic / glass side dish
  • put [food] into a side dish
  • serve [food] in a side dish
同義詞
  • small plate

    more general; can be used for any small dish, not just for food served alongside a main course

  • bowl

    specifically a deep, round container; often used interchangeably for side dishes that hold wet foods

文法句型

[verb] + [adjective] + side dish

in/on a side dish

用法筆記

This sense refers to the physical container (plate, bowl, or small dish), not the food inside it. Context usually makes the meaning clear: 'a side dish of rice' refers to the food (sense 1), while 'a ceramic side dish' refers to the plate (sense 2).

常見錯誤

Please bring me a side dish of water.
Please bring me a small bowl of water.
Side dishes hold solid foods, not drinks.

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