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a piece of crockery
crockery 是不可数名词，表示单件时须用 a piece of。
She bought a piece of crockery to replace the cracked plate.
她买了一件陶瓷餐具来替换那个有裂纹的盘子。
陶器；瓦器
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陶器；瓦器
dishes, cups, plates, and other tableware, especially those made of earthenware or china
She bought a piece of crockery to replace the cracked plate.
她买了一件陶瓷餐具来替换那个有裂纹的盘子。
陶罐或陶制容器,尤指家用器皿的总称。
Crocks or earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils, collectively.
陶器；餐具(总称)
tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively
盘、碟及类似餐具的总称,通常由陶瓷材料制成,用于盛放和进食。
Dishes, plates, and similar tableware collectively, usually made of some ceramic material, used for serving food on and eating from.
We packed the crockery carefully into boxes before moving to the new house.
搬家前，我们小心地把杯盘碗碟装进箱子里。
Please put the clean crockery back in the cupboard after it dries.
等干净的杯盘碗碟干了以后，请把它们放回碗柜里。
The shop sells beautiful crockery, including plates and teacups.
这家店出售漂亮的陶瓷餐具，包括盘子和茶杯。
crockery 是不可数名词，表示单件时须用 a piece of。
She bought a piece of crockery to replace the cracked plate.
她买了一件陶瓷餐具来替换那个有裂纹的盘子。
a set of 强调成套的餐具。
The couple received a set of crockery as a wedding gift.
这对夫妇收到了一套陶瓷餐具作为结婚礼物。
定冠词 the 特指某个已知或具体的陶瓷餐具。
The crockery in the old cabinet is from the Ming dynasty.
旧橱柜里的陶瓷餐具是明代的。
Not this
I need to buy a new crockery.
Use this
I need to buy some new crockery.
crockery 是不可数名词，表示餐具的总称，不能直接加 a 或变成复数；表示数量时要用 some 或 a piece of。
Not this
How many crockery do you have?
Use this
How much crockery do you have?
crockery 是不可数名词，不能用 many 修饰，也不能加复数词尾；提问数量时要按不可数名词搭配，用 much 或 a lot of。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一件餐具
He handed me a piece of crockery from the shelf.
他从架子上递给我一件餐具。
一套餐具
They received a set of crockery as a wedding gift.
他们收到一套餐具作为结婚礼物。
餐具柜
The plates are in the crockery cupboard.
盘子放在餐具柜里。
清洗餐具
After dinner, she washed the crockery.
晚饭后，她清洗了餐具。
打碎餐具
Be careful not to break the crockery when moving the boxes.
搬箱子时小心别打碎餐具。
杯盘和刀叉
The venue supplied crockery and cutlery for the party.
场地为聚会提供了杯盘和刀叉。
Use crockery naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 crockery 拆成 crock（瓦罐）+ery，聚餐时桌上摆满一摞瓦罐做的餐具。
语域：neutral 常见场景：家里、餐厅、商品介绍 crockery 是较中性的总称，通常指陶瓷类的杯、盘、碗、碟等餐具，多用于书面描述或商品说明；日常口语中更常说 dishes 或 plates。
这些词都以 -ery 结尾，但发音不同。根据所给的 /ˈkrɑkɝi/，crockery 词尾的元音是卷舌的 /ɝi/，而其他词是 /əri/，所以它们都不押韵。注意拼写：crockery 是 -ery 结尾。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.