make chili
作“辣肉酱”解时通常不可数，前面不加 a/an。
My mother makes chili with tomatoes and kidney beans.
我妈妈用番茄和芸豆做辣肉酱。
辣椒
辣肉酱；墨西哥辣肉酱；牛肉末和辣椒或辣椒粉,常与番茄和芸豆一起；非常辣且尖细的辣椒；干辣椒；辣椒粉
a very hot, thin, tapering pepper with a strong pungent taste
牛肉末和辣椒或辣椒粉,常与番茄和芸豆一起
ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
非常辣且尖细的辣椒
very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
I added a red chili to the sauce for extra heat.
我在酱汁里加了一根红辣椒来增加辣味。
用法提示：chili 是名词，指一种辣椒，在句中作宾语。
These chilis are so hot that my mouth is burning.
这些辣椒太辣了，我的嘴都烧起来了。
用法提示：chilis 是名词复数，指辣椒，在句中作主语。
He chopped the chilis finely before adding them to the pan.
他把辣椒切碎，然后放进锅里。
用法提示：chilis 是名词复数，指辣椒，在句中作宾语。
作“辣肉酱”解时通常不可数，前面不加 a/an。
My mother makes chili with tomatoes and kidney beans.
我妈妈用番茄和芸豆做辣肉酱。
表示一份时用 a bowl of 等量词结构。
I ordered a bowl of chili at the diner.
我在小餐馆点了一碗辣肉酱。
作“辣椒”解时可数，单数前用 a/an。
He ate a whole chili without flinching.
他面不改色地吃了一整根辣椒。
复数形式为 chilis，谓语用 are/were 等复数动词。
These chilis are too hot for me.
这些辣椒对我来说太辣了。
grammar · medium
易错句子I feel chili today; please close the window.
正确表达I feel chilly today; please close the window.
chili 是名词，指辣椒或辣肉酱；表示“寒冷的”要用形容词 chilly。两词发音相近，但词性和意思不同，不能混用。
grammar · medium
易错句子This soup is very chili.
正确表达This soup is very spicy.
chili 是名词，不能直接当形容词表示“辣的”。表达食物“辣”应用形容词 spicy，或说 has a lot of chili。汉语的“辣”可作形容词，容易负迁移。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many chili in the garden.
正确表达There are many chilis in the garden.
chili 指“辣椒”时可数，复数形式是 chilis；many 后接可数名词复数，所以要用 chilis。汉语名词通常没有复数变化，容易漏掉 -s。
辣椒（尖辣椒）
She removed the seeds from the chili peppers before chopping them.
她切之前先把辣椒的籽去掉。
辣椒粉
Add a spoonful of chili powder to the sauce.
往酱汁里加一勺辣椒粉。
辣椒酱
He poured chili sauce over the noodles.
他把辣椒酱浇在面条上。
辣椒油
A drizzle of chili oil made the dumplings taste even better.
淋上一点辣椒油让饺子更好吃了。
辣椒碎；辣椒片
Sprinkle some chili flakes on the pizza.
在披萨上撒些辣椒碎。
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墨西哥辣肉酱（辣椒炖肉末）
We had chili con carne with rice and beans.
我们配着米饭和豆子吃了墨西哥辣肉酱。