n.匙；調(diào)羹；匙狀物

vt.以匙舀起

vi.調(diào)情

The spoon has been rusty from disuse. 湯匙因棄置不用而生銹了。

His soup spoon dropped onto the ground. 他的湯勺掉到了地上。

You need a spoon to beat the mixture smooth. 你需要用一把調(diào)羹來攪均混合液。

He spooned up several cakes of cube sugar and stuffed them into his mouth. 他舀起了幾塊方糖,然后把它們?nèi)既M(jìn)了嘴里。

The young couple spoon all the time. 一對年輕人,常在調(diào)情求愛。

spoon的基本意思是“匙,調(diào)羹”,是可數(shù)名詞。引申可指“一匙之量”。

spoon of后多接不可數(shù)名詞,表示復(fù)數(shù)意義時用spoons of。

spoon用于比喻還可指“餐廳”等。

spoon偶爾可用作動詞,意思是“用勺盛出”“用勺送”,用于比喻還可指“談情說愛”,是及物動詞。例如:He spooned the eggs onto the plate.他將雞蛋舀入盤中。She spooned food into the baby's mouth.她用調(diào)羹把食物喂到嬰兒嘴里。There were several couples spooning at the riverside.河邊有好幾對男女在談情說愛。