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a piece of cutlery
cutlery 通常为不可数名词，表示一件时要借助 a piece of。
Could you pass me a piece of cutlery?
你能递给我一件餐具吗？
切割工具；刀具
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切割工具；刀具
a tool or implement used for cutting
Could you pass me a piece of cutlery?
你能递给我一件餐具吗？
刀匠业。
The business of a cutler.
切割工具；用于切割的器具
a cutting implement; a tool for cutting
用于切割和进食的餐具
tableware implements for cutting and eating food
Could you set the table with the cutlery while I finish the salad?
我做完沙拉的时候，你能把餐具摆好吗？
The silver cutlery is polished once a week to keep it shining.
这些银质餐具每周擦拭一次以保持光亮。
Don't forget to put the cutlery in the dishwasher after the meal.
饭后别忘了把餐具放进洗碗机。
cutlery 通常为不可数名词，表示一件时要借助 a piece of。
Could you pass me a piece of cutlery?
你能递给我一件餐具吗？
a set of cutlery 指整套刀叉等餐具。
We bought a new set of cutlery for the dining room.
我们为餐厅买了一套新餐具。
cutleries 是 cutlery 的复数形式，用于指不同种类或款式的餐具。
The shop offers different cutleries to suit every taste.
这家商店提供各种餐具，以满足不同品味。
Not this
I need a cutlery to eat with.
Use this
I need a piece of cutlery to eat with.
cutlery 是不可数名词，不能用不定冠词 a 表示一件餐具；说“一件餐具”要用 a piece of cutlery。
Not this
The cutlery are on the table.
Use this
The cutlery is on the table.
cutlery 是不可数名词，作主语时谓语动词应用单数形式 is，不能用复数 are。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一套餐具
We bought a new set of cutlery for the dinner party.
我们为晚宴买了一套新餐具。
餐具抽屉
The forks are in the cutlery drawer.
叉子在餐具抽屉里。
不锈钢餐具
This restaurant uses stainless steel cutlery.
这家餐厅使用不锈钢餐具。
塑料餐具
Don't forget to bring plastic cutlery for the picnic.
别忘了带野餐用的塑料餐具。
银质餐具
The table was set with silver cutlery.
餐桌上摆好了银质餐具。
清洗餐具
Please wash the cutlery after dinner.
晚饭后请清洗餐具。
Use cutlery naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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记 cutlery = cut（切）+ lery，想象用刀叉切牛排的餐具。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常用餐、餐厅与厨房、餐具商品描述 该词通常为中性表达，多用于正式的餐具或刀具描述；日常口语中也可能出现，但具体用词会因地区习惯略有不同。
No word here rhymes with cutlery. Cutlet has the same first syllable /kʌtl/, but cutlery ends in /ɝi/ while cutlet ends in /ət/. The words butchery, bakery, flattery, pottery, and battery only look similar on paper: their -ery is pronounced /əri/, not /ɝi/.
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