dish
noun
verb
dɪʃ noun
1 a flat container with low sides, for serving food from or cooking food in 盘子,碟子;
a serving dish
上菜用的盘子
an ovenproof dish
耐热盘
[+ of ]
a large dish of spaghetti
一大盘意大利面
2
the dishes
all the plates, cups, bowls etc that have been used to eat a meal and need to be washed 〔就餐用过的、需要清洗的〕餐具
do/wash the dishes
I’ll just do the dishes before we go.
我们走之前我会把碗洗好的。
3 food cooked or prepared in a particular way as a meal 〔烹制好的〕菜肴,一道菜
a wonderful pasta dish
一道很棒的意大利面食
The menu includes a wide selection of vegetarian dishes.
菜单上包括品种丰富的素菜。
This soup is substantial enough to serve as a main dish (=the biggest part of a meal) .
这道汤材料丰富分量大,可以当主菜了。
4 something that is shaped like a dish 盘状物,碟状物
a soap dish
肥皂碟
5 someone who is sexually attractive [非正式,过时] 性感的人 informal old-fashioned
verb
6 to give a lot of information about something or someone, especially something that would usually be secret or private [非正式] 揭(…的)隐私,说(…的)闲话
[+ on ]
She’s ready to dish on boys, beauty, and break-ups in her new column.
她准备在新开的栏目里大谈有关男人、美容和感情破裂方面的事。
dish the dirt
7 to give something to various people in a careless way 〔随意地〕分发,提供
We dished out some leaflets there too.
我们在那里也分发了一些传单。
Paul tends to dish out unwanted advice.
保罗总爱说些没人想听的建议。
8 to serve food to people 上〔菜〕,分〔菜〕
Sam’s dishing out sandwiches if you want one.
如果你想要三明治,萨姆正在分呢。
9
sb can dish it out but they can’t take it
used to say that someone often criticizes other people, but does not like being criticized 某人很会批评别人,但自己却不能接受批评
10 to put food for a meal into dishes, ready to be eaten 把〔食物〕盛到盘里〔准备让人食用〕
Could you dish up the vegetables?
请你把蔬菜盛到盘子里,好吗?