核心畫面
The tool itself: a small shallow bowl on the end of a handle. Its whole point is that it holds a little pool of something and carries it from one place to another without spilling.
可以想成「一個裝在長柄末端的小凹槽」：那個凹下去的部分能兜住一小攤東西——湯、糖、藥水——讓你把它從這裡端到那裡而不…更多收起
可以想成「一個裝在長柄末端的小凹槽」：那個凹下去的部分能兜住一小攤東西——湯、糖、藥水——讓你把它從這裡端到那裡而不灑出來。spoon 的三個用法其實可以看成同一個東西的三個角度：那個工具本身、凹槽裡裝得下的量、以及用它把東西端過去的動作。原始詞典資料19 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
spoonnoun詞源 1/spuːn/
- 1
An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
- He must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.
- 2
An implement for stirring food while being prepared; a wooden spoon.
- 3
A measure that will fit into a spoon; a spoonful.
- While Ms. Fly was with Sharon in the kitchen, Sharon asked the defendant for a “spoon of drugs.” Defendant refused and stated that he did not know where drugs could be obtained.
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archaicgolfhobbieslifestyleA wooden-headed golf club with moderate loft, similar to the modern fairway wood.
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slangAn oar.
- To this class college rowing offers no attractions or place, nor are they generally looked upon by the artists of the "spoons" as a desirable addition […]
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fishinghobbieslifestyleA type of metal lure resembling the concave head of a tablespoon.
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informaldentistrymedicinesciencesA spoon excavator.
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A South African shrub of the genus Spatalla.
另外 3 個記錄的用法
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archaicslangA simpleton, a spoony.
- To get all the advantages of being with men of this sort, you must know how to draw your inferences and not be a spoon who takes things literally.
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governmentmilitarypoliticsA safety handle on a hand grenade, a trigger.
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slangA metaphoric unit of finite physical and mental energy available for daily activities, especially in the context of living with chronic illness or disability.
- We therefore have to meticulously plan out each day with the small amount of spoons we have. Each task will cost us at least one spoon.
- You work, and play, and clean, and love, and hate, and that's lots of damn spoons . . . but if you are young and healthy you still have spoons left over as you fall asleep and wait for the new supply of spoons to be delivered in the morning.
spoonverb詞源 1/spuːn/
- 1
To serve using a spoon; to transfer (something) with a spoon.
- Sarah spooned some apple sauce onto her plate.
- Talbot champed away, finally spooning in resignation with the tinned fruit salad, calm of mind reached with the last piece of cheese, all passion spent in the third drained coffee-cup.
- 2
datedTo flirt; to make advances; to court, to interact romantically or amorously.
- By the light of the silvery moon, / I want to spoon, / To my honey I'll croon love's tune, […]
- Do you think we spoon and do? We only talk.
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informalTo lie nestled front-to-back, following the contours of the bodies, in a manner reminiscent of stacked spoons.
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informalTo lie nestled front-to-back, following the contours of the bodies, in a manner reminiscent of stacked spoons.
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ball-gamescricketgamesTo hit (the ball) weakly, pushing it with a lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock.
- Law is in the field; the Criminal at the wicket. If Law makes a mistake—sends down a loose ball or drops a catch—the Criminal scores a little or has another lease of life. But if he makes a mistake—if he lets a straight ball pass or spoons towards a steady man—he is done for.
- Rosol spurned the chance to finish off a shallow second serve by spooning into the net, and a wild forehand took the set to 5-4, with the native of Prerov required to hold his serve for victory.
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To fish with a concave spoon bait.
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To catch by fishing with a concave spoon bait.
- He had with him all the tackle necessary for spooning pike.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。