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curry
咖喱（菜肴）
核心释义
a dish originating from Indian cuisine, cooked with a spiced sauce
- 1.
源自印度菜系、以香料酱汁调味的菜肴
One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavored by a spiced sauce.
- 2.
香料酱汁或调味品,尤指咖喱粉调制的
A spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavored with curry powder.
- 3.
咖喱粉
Curry powder.
咖喱酱；咖喱粉；源自印度菜系、以香料酱汁调味的菜肴；香料酱汁或调味品,尤指咖喱粉调制的；咖哩粉
用法In use
I ordered a chicken curry for lunch.
用法提示：curry 作为名词，指一道咖喱菜肴。
This restaurant serves both vegetarian and meat curries.
用法提示：curry 的复数形式 curries，表示多种咖喱菜肴。
The curry is too spicy for me.
用法提示：curry 作为名词，指代具体的咖喱菜。
a [ingredient] curry
用主要食材直接修饰 curry，表示某种咖喱菜肴，如 chicken curry、vegetable curry。
I ordered a chicken curry.
我点了一份鸡肉咖喱。
have/eat curry
curry 指咖喱菜肴时通常作不可数名词，不加 a；作可数名词时指一份，如 a curry。
We had curry and rice for dinner.
我们晚餐吃了咖喱和米饭。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- chicken curry
- 鸡肉咖喱
- We had chicken curry with rice for dinner.我们晚餐吃了鸡肉咖喱配米饭。
- curry powder
- 咖喱粉
- Add a teaspoon of curry powder to the sauce.往酱汁里加一茶匙咖喱粉。
- curry sauce
- 咖喱酱
- The fish is served in a mild curry sauce.这道鱼配的是微辣的咖喱酱。
- Thai curry
- 泰式咖喱
- She ordered a Thai curry at the new restaurant.她在那家新餐馆点了一份泰式咖喱。
- curry leaves
- 咖喱叶
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
咖喱的英文curry，像厨师用咖喱粉搅出浓稠酱汁，香辣扑鼻，记住c-u-r-r-y就是咖喱。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常饮食、烹饪食谱、餐厅菜单 “curry”作名词时通常指咖喱菜肴、咖喱酱或咖喱粉，多用于日常饮食、烹饪和餐厅点餐等场合，属于中性常用词；具体含义需根据上下文判断是整道菜还是调味料。
语法说明Grammar Note
作可数名词，复数形式为curries。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
在通用美式英语中，curry /ˈkɝi/ 与 hurry、worry、furry、blurry、flurry、scurry 押韵，都读 /ˈɝi/。其中 hurry、furry、blurry、flurry、scurry 拼写都以 -urry 结尾；worry 拼写不同但发音相同。注意拼写相似但发音不同的词：fury /ˈfjʊri/、carry /ˈkæri/、quarry /ˈkwɔːri/、query /ˈkwɪri/，不要混淆。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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