Word · Frequency #12080
cutlery
切割工具；刀具
a tool or implement used for cutting
- 1.
The business of a cutler.
刀匠业。
- 2.
a cutting implement; a tool for cutting
切割工具；用于切割的器具
- 3.
tableware implements for cutting and eating food
用于切割和进食的餐具
刀匠业。；切割工具；用于切割的器具；用于切割和进食的餐具；刀剑制造业；刃具制造业
In use
Could you set the table with the cutlery while I finish the salad?
The silver cutlery is polished once a week to keep it shining.
Don't forget to put the cutlery in the dishwasher after the meal.
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？
a set of cutlery
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。
different cutleries
cutleries 是 cutlery 的复数形式，用于指不同种类或款式的餐具。
Connections
Collocations
- a set of cutlery
- 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。
- cutlery drawer
- 餐具抽屉
- The forks are in the cutlery drawer.叉子在餐具抽屉里。
- stainless steel cutlery
- 不锈钢餐具
- This restaurant uses stainless steel cutlery.这家餐厅使用不锈钢餐具。
- plastic cutlery
- 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。
- silver cutlery
- 银质餐具
- The table was set with silver cutlery.餐桌上摆好了银质餐具。
- wash the cutlery
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 cutlery = cut（切）+ lery，想象用刀叉切牛排的餐具。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
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。
Learn the forms together
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