skillet

/ˈskɪlɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈskɪlɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈski-lət/ (ame, mw)

skillet — 名詞

  • skilletsingular
  • skilletsplural

1. a round, flat metal pan with a long handle that is used for cooking food in hot

1.名詞A2
釋義

平底鍋

用來煎食物的淺平底金屬鍋

a round, flat metal pan with a long handle that is used for cooking food in hot oil or fat on top of a stove

例句

Wei heated olive oil in a large skillet before adding the chopped onions.

Wei 在一個大平底鍋裡加熱橄欖油，然後放入切好的洋蔥。

collocation: heat oil in a skillet

The cast-iron skillet has been in Keiko's family for more than forty years.

這個鑄鐵平底鍋已經在 Keiko 家使用了四十多年。

adjective + skillet: cast-iron skillet

同義詞
  • frying pan

    the most common term in British English and also widely used in American English; 'skillet' is slightly more informal and regionally marked as American

  • pan

    a broader term that can refer to any cooking vessel with a handle; less specific than 'skillet'

文法句型

a/the/someone's skillet

skillet + noun (skillet handle, skillet lid)

用法筆記

This word is common in American English; British English more often uses 'frying pan'.

常見錯誤

❌I boiled water in a skillet.
✅I boiled water in a saucepan.
💡A skillet is wide and shallow, designed for frying, not boiling liquids.
❌She put the skillet in the oven to bake bread.
✅She put the skillet in the oven to roast vegetables.
💡Skillets with metal handles can go in the oven, but baking bread typically calls for a loaf pan.