spatula
/ˈspætʃələ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈspætʃələ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈspa-chə-lə ˈspach-lə/ (ame, mw)
spatula — 名詞
- spatulasingular
- spatulasplural
1. A kitchen tool with a long handle and a wide, flat blade — made of metal, plasti
鍋鏟
廚房中用來翻動食物的扁平板狀工具
A kitchen tool with a long handle and a wide, flat blade — made of metal, plastic, or silicone — used for lifting, flipping, or turning food while it cooks in a pan.
Sofia flipped the pancakes with a spatula and placed them on a plate.
Sofia 用鍋鏟把煎餅翻面，然後放在盤子上。
flip [pancakes/eggs] + with a spatula
Theo used a metal spatula to lift the fried eggs from the pan without breaking them.
Theo 用金屬鍋鏟把煎蛋從平底鍋中鏟起來，沒有弄破。
A rubber spatula is perfect for scraping the last bits of cake batter out of the mixing bowl.
橡膠鍋鏟很適合用來把攪拌碗裡最後一點蛋糕麵糊刮乾淨。
Jack slid the spatula under the grilled fish and carefully turned it over.
Jack 把鍋鏟滑到烤魚下方，小心地將魚翻面。
A non-stick frying pan needs a silicone spatula so the surface does not get scratched.
不沾平底鍋需要搭配矽膠鍋鏟，才不會刮傷鍋面。
- turner
less common outside professional kitchens; specifically describes a tool for flipping food
- fish slice
British English term for a slotted metal spatula used with fish or other delicate foods
用法筆記
Still referred to as a spatula even when it has slots or holes in the blade — such models are also called slotted turners or slotted spatulas.
常見錯誤
2. A thin, flat piece of wood that a doctor presses down on a patient's tongue to s
壓舌板
醫生檢查口腔時用來壓住舌頭的薄木片
A thin, flat piece of wood that a doctor presses down on a patient's tongue to see inside their mouth or throat during an examination.
The doctor asked the boy to open wide and then pressed a wooden spatula on his tongue.
醫生要那位男孩張大嘴巴，然後用木製壓舌板壓住他的舌頭。
press a (wooden) spatula on [someone's] tongue
Nina gagged a little when the wooden spatula touched the back of her throat during the check-up.
Nina 在接受檢查時，木頭壓舌板碰到喉嚨深處，讓她稍微乾嘔了一下。
Dr. Okafor used a spatula and a small flashlight to examine the child's sore throat at the clinic.
Okafor 醫生在診所用壓舌板和小手電筒檢查那個孩子喉嚨痛的原因。
The nurse threw the used wooden spatula into the bin right after the examination ended.
檢查一結束，護士就把用過的木頭壓舌板丟進垃圾桶裡。
- tongue depressor
the standard medical term; more precise and formal than spatula
用法筆記
Frequently called a tongue depressor rather than a spatula in clinical settings, though spatula remains common in everyday speech. Always disposed of after a single use.
3. A hand-held implement with a flat part that bends when you push it, used for sti
刮刀
用於混合、塗抹或刮除軟質材料的扁平工具
A hand-held implement with a flat part that bends when you push it, used for stirring, for smoothing sticky material onto a surface, or for cleaning scraps off a work area.
Emma used a metal spatula to spread a thin layer of plaster over the hole in the wall.
Emma 用金屬刮刀把一層薄薄的補土均勻塗在牆上的洞上。
spread [material] with a spatula
The artist dipped the spatula into the jar and scooped out a blob of blue oil paint.
那位藝術家用刮刀從顏料罐中挖出一團藍色油畫顏料。
scoop [paint/butter] with a spatula
A narrow spatula makes it easy to spread buttercream frosting smoothly across the sides of a cake.
窄版刮刀可以輕鬆地把奶油糖霜均勻抹在蛋糕的側面。
Before mixing the resin and hardener, the artist laid a clean spatula and some gloves on the workbench.
在混合樹脂和硬化劑之前，藝術家在工作檯上鋪好了一把乾淨的刮刀和幾雙手套。
Amara used a flexible spatula to scrape the leftover paint off the glass palette.
Amara 用一把有彈性的刮刀把玻璃調色盤上殘留的顏料刮乾淨。
- scraper
emphasises the scraping function; often used in painting or baking for cleaning surfaces
- palette knife
a specific type of spatula used by painters for mixing and applying oil or acrylic paint
- offset spatula
a baking/painting tool with a bent handle that keeps the user's hand clear of the surface being spread
用法筆記
Unlike the cooking-focused sense above, this sense covers mixing, spreading, and scraping in non-cooking workspaces such as painting, crafting, and construction — even though the tool's shape may resemble a rubber kitchen spatula, the context and purpose are distinct.