Drool Vs. Salivate:
Drool跟Salivate是同意字"流口水", 但小有差別, Drool另外意味著口水不小心流出來了。
所以當睡覺流口水會用Drool:
I drooled in my sleep last night.
我昨晚睡覺時流口水。
如果是隱喻性的流口水，兩個通用:
That delicious steak made me drool. = That delicious steak made me salivate.
那可口的牛排令我流口水。
如果是自然現象中分泌唾液而未流出口外, 則用Salivate:
Looking at a lemon makes me salivate.
看著檸檬令我流口水。
Cook, 除了當動詞煮飯, 還能當名詞廚師:
To my surprise, she is a great cook.
她是個很好的廚師, 真令我驚訝。
Delectable, 跟Delicious是同意字, 是美味可口:
There are countless delectable dishes in Taiwan.
台灣有無數的美味菜色。
Bitter Vs. Pungent:
Bitter是苦的:
Unripe avocados are bitter.
未熟的酪梨是苦的。
Pungent是刺鼻的, 常用在味道重而不好:
Stinky tofu surely tastes less pungent than its smell.
臭豆腐確時吃起來沒有聞起來來得刺鼻。
Bake Vs. Grill Vs. Pan-fry:
Grill一般是烤架上烤, 而Bake一般在烤箱裡烤:
I love grilled chicken drums whenever we have BBQ.
每當烤肉, 我超愛烤雞腿。
Pizzas are usually baked.
比薩餅通常是在烤箱裡烤。
Pan-fry是平底鍋煎:
Pan-fried Chicken Breast with Sesame Sauce is my favorite.
芝麻醬煎雞胸是我的最愛。
Roast Vs. Marinate Vs. Braise Vs. Simmer:
Roast, 一般也是在烤箱烤, 與Bake相比,Roast需比較高的溫度讓皮烤成有香味的咖啡色:
Kerry likes to buy roasted whole chicken from Costco.
Kerry喜歡在好市多買整支烤雞。
Marinate,是醃:
Next time you do BBQ, you can marinate your chicken first. It'll make the grilled chicken more delectable!
你下次烤肉可以先醃過雞肉, 會讓烤雞更加美味!
Braise, 是慢火燉(滷):
Braised dishes are absolutely drool-worthy.
滷味絕對讓你流口水。
Simmer,是燉, Simmer的溫度比水滾溫度略低:
When cooking rice, you need to bring it back to a simmer for a while.
你煮米時,還需要降溫燉一陣子。
Gourmet food Vs. Snack:
Gourmet,當形容詞是美食的:
There are myriad gourmet restaurants in Taipei City.
台北市區內有超多的美食館。
Snack, 是點心或小吃:
I love eating snacks from various food stands while in a night market.
我在夜市時, 愛吃各種路邊攤的小吃。
Eric(19 Nov 2017 - 11:36)
Delectable , 跟Delicious 是同意字, 是美味可口:
但是點入Delicious單字聽發音與例句解釋好像不ㄧ樣，
單字少寫了d變成了elecious了！還是有其他意思呢？謝謝！
English4TW Staff(19 Nov 2017 - 11:48)
Eric, 感謝您的更正, "elecious"不是個英文單字, 這是我們係統的疏忽, 我們已做了修改, 祝您週日愉快!
RJ(21 Nov 2017 - 01:05)
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