spork
/spɔːk/ (bre, ipa) · /spɔːrk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈspȯrk/ (ame, mw)
spork — 名詞
- sporksingular
- sporksplural
1. a small object used for eating that has a curved, bowl-shaped part like a spoon
叉匙
一端像湯匙另一端像叉子的餐具
a small object used for eating that has a curved, bowl-shaped part like a spoon on one side and thin, pointed parts like a fork on the other side, so you can use it as both a spoon and a fork
Amara put a plastic spork in her lunchbox to eat the school meal without using a fork.
Amara 在午餐盒裡放了一支塑膠叉匙，這樣就不用拿叉子吃學校的午餐。
collocation: plastic spork
The camping set came with a light spork that works well for both soup and noodles.
這套露營用具附了一支輕巧的叉匙，無論是喝湯還是吃麵都很好用。
collocation: camping spork / light spork
Yuki tried to eat her salad with a spork, but the tines were too short to pick up the pieces.
Yuki 想用叉匙吃沙拉，但叉齒太短了，很難叉起菜葉。
Arun bought a bamboo spork to help cut down on the plastic waste from disposable cutlery.
Arun 買了一支竹製叉匙，希望能減少一次性餐具的塑膠垃圾。
文法句型
countable noun
用法筆記
The word spork is a blend of 'spoon' and 'fork'. It is most often used in informal contexts such as camping, school lunches, fast food, and travel cutlery sets.
2. a garden tool with a wide, flat metal end for digging and thin, pointed parts fo
園藝叉鏟
結合鏟子和叉子功能的園藝工具
a garden tool with a wide, flat metal end for digging and thin, pointed parts for breaking up hard soil, combining a spade and a fork in one piece
Mei-Lin used a garden spork to loosen the hard clay soil before she planted the rose bushes.
Mei-Lin 用園藝叉鏟鬆開堅硬的黏土，準備種植玫瑰叢。
collocation: garden spork / spork + soil
The heavy-duty spork made quick work of digging in the vegetable patch.
這把重型園藝叉鏟很快就翻好了菜圃的土。
collocation: heavy-duty spork
Diego found the spork more useful than a normal spade for small digging jobs near tree roots.
Diego 發現在樹根附近挖土時，園藝叉鏟比普通鏟子更好用。
文法句型
countable noun
用法筆記
This meaning is much less common than the eating utensil sense. The word is a blend of 'spade' and 'fork', and is used mainly in gardening catalogues and by horticulture enthusiasts.