Word · Frequency #2709
dish
盘；碟
A plate or bowl used to hold or serve food.
- 1.
A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
用于盛放或供应食物的器皿,通常是中间凹陷的平盘
- 2.
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
通常用作盛放或上菜的餐具
- 3.
The contents of such a vessel.
此类器皿的内容物
- 4.
a particular item of prepared food
特定的准备好的食物
- 5.
Tableware (including cutlery, etc, as well as crockery) that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal.
餐具(包括餐刀、餐叉等以及陶器),用于准备、供应和用餐后清洗
- 6.
the quantity that a dish will hold
一道菜所能容纳的数量
- 7.
A type of antenna with a similar shape to a plate or bowl.
形状类似盘子或碗的天线
- 8.
A hollow place, as in a field.
田地中的凹陷处
菜肴；盘中食物；碗碟；碟形天线；卫星天线；一盘之量；凹地；洼地
In use
This dish is very spicy.
I need to wash the dishes after dinner.
The dish contains enough food for two people.
we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present
she prepared a special dish for dinner
they served me a dish of rice
a dish of something
表示‘一盘……’，用于盛放食物的容器。
She served a dish of spaghetti.
她上了一盘意大利面。
wash/do the dishes
固定短语，表示‘洗餐具’。
Connections
Collocations
- wash the dishes
- 洗盘子
- After dinner, I always wash the dishes.晚餐后，我总是洗盘子。
- a dish of
- 一盘...
- She ordered a dish of pasta.她点了一盘意大利面。
- side dish
- 配菜
- We had a side dish of roasted vegetables.我们配了一盘烤蔬菜。
- main dish
- 主菜
- The main dish was grilled salmon.主菜是烤三文鱼。
- serving dish
- 上菜盘
- Put the salad in a large serving dish.把沙拉放在一个大上菜盘里。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Dish 发音类似 '迪食'，想象迪斯科舞厅里的食物碟子。
Context & Register
作为餐具（盘子、碟子）时，中性语境，常见于厨房、餐桌、餐厅等日常环境。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用复数形式；与介词'of'连用表示'一道...的菜'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the '-ish' ending. 'fish' and 'wish' rhyme with 'dish' (same stressed vowel and following consonant). 'finish' ends with /ɪʃ/ but is stressed on the first syllable, so it does not rhyme perfectly but is a useful spelling comparison.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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