spoonful
spoonful — 名詞
- spoonfulsingular
- spoonfulsplural
1. the quantity of a substance that fills a spoon, used as a rough measure in cooki
一匙
一湯匙的容量
the quantity of a substance that fills a spoon, used as a rough measure in cooking or when taking medicine
Grandma added a spoonful of honey to her tea every morning.
奶奶每天早上在她的茶裡加一匙蜂蜜。
a spoonful of [substance] — measures an amount by spoon volume
The doctor told Mei to take one spoonful of the cough syrup after dinner.
醫生告訴 Mei 晚餐後服用一匙咳嗽糖漿。
take one spoonful of [medicine] — common with liquid medicine
For the dressing, you will need two spoonfuls of olive oil and a splash of vinegar.
做醬汁時，你需要兩匙橄欖油和少許醋。
two spoonfuls of [ingredient] — plural form in recipes
Each spoonful of the thick soup was warm and filling on the rainy evening.
那碗濃湯的每一匙在雨夜裡都既溫暖又飽足。
A single spoonful of that hot sauce was enough to make Wei's eyes water.
只一匙那種辣醬就足夠讓 Wei 的眼淚直流。
- a spoonful of sugar
- a spoonful of medicine
- a spoonful of honey
- a spoonful of oil
- take a spoonful
- add a spoonful
- measure a spoonful
- teaspoonful
specifically the amount a teaspoon holds; smaller than a plain spoonful
- tablespoonful
specifically the amount a tablespoon holds; larger than a plain spoonful
- dollop
an informal, less precise amount of a soft substance, often larger than a spoonful
文法句型
a spoonful of [substance]
[number] spoonful(s) of [substance]
用法筆記
The plural form 'spoonfuls' is standard (not 'spoonsful'). The word is used for rough, everyday measurements rather than precise quantities.
常見錯誤
同根字
- spoon名詞A2
- spoon動詞B2
- teaspoonful名詞B1
- tablespoonful名詞B1
- spoonfuls名詞B1