Word · Frequency #28245
chow
食物;饭
informal term for a meal
- 1.
A Chow Chow.
松狮犬。
- 2.
A prefecture or district of the second rank in China, or the chief city of such a district.
(中国旧时)二级行政区州或州的首府。
- 3.
A run of three consecutive tiles of the same suit.
(麻将)同花色三张连续牌组成的顺子。
- 4.
A Chow Chow (Chinese breed of dog).
松狮犬(中国犬种)。
- 5.
A call for forming such a run using a discarded tile.
(麻将)吃牌,用弃牌组成顺子的呼叫。
松狮犬;松狮犬。;(中国旧时)二级行政区州或州的首府。;(麻将)同花色三张连续牌组成的顺子。;松狮犬(中国犬种)。
In use
Let's get some chow before the movie starts.
The dog waited by the kitchen door, hoping for a bit of chow.
After the hike, we were so hungry that we ate all the chow in no time.
get/have some chow
chow 作“食物、饭”讲时是非正式名词,通常不可数,常与 some、any 等连用。
Let's get some chow after the movie.
看完电影后咱们去弄点吃的吧。
a chow
chow 作“松狮犬”讲是可数名词,复数形式为 Chows;也常说 chow chow。
A chow makes a loyal companion.
松狮犬是忠诚的伙伴。
Common mistakes
I ate a chow for lunch.I ate some chow for lunch.
chow 表示“食物”时是不可数名词,不能用不定冠词 a;表示“一些食物”要用 some chow。
Connections
Collocations
- chow time
- 吃饭时间,开饭时间
- It's chow time!开饭了!
- chow hall
- 食堂
- The soldiers went to the chow hall for breakfast.士兵们去食堂吃早餐。
- grab some chow
- 弄点吃的,随便吃点东西
- Let's grab some chow before the show.演出前我们随便吃点东西吧。
- dog chow
- 狗粮
- We need to buy some dog chow.我们得买些狗粮。
- Chow Chow
- 松狮犬
- Their Chow Chow is very fluffy.他们的松狮犬毛茸茸的。
- chow line
- 排队打饭的队伍,等餐队伍
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 chow:chow mein(炒面)让人联想到“吃”,所以 chow 可记作食物;松狮犬也叫 Chow,原产中国。
Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:cafeteria、dinner with friends、casual chat chow 表示“食物/饭”时通常属于非正式口语,多用于日常对话、食堂或朋友聚餐等场合;正式写作中一般用 food 或 meal。
Grammar Note
作“食物”讲时通常不可数;作“松狮犬”讲时可数,复数形式为 Chows。
Pronunciation & Spelling
根据给定的 /ʃuː/ 音,shoe、shoo、too、boo、crew、through 都押 /uː/ 韵,是真正的同韵词。注意拼写以 -ow 结尾的 cow /kaʊ/、how /haʊ/、now /naʊ/ 是形似词,但发音不同,不要误认为押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.