Word · Frequency #9512
helpings
（食物的）一份；一客
helpings is the plural of helping.
A portion or serving of food.
- 1.
The act of giving aid or assistance (to).
给予帮助或援助的行为。
- 2.
A portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself.
一份或一客,尤指自己取用或自取的食物。
- 3.
An amount or quantity.
数量或量。
数量；若干；帮助；援助；给予帮助或援助的行为。；一份或一客,尤指自己取用或自取的食物。；数量或量。
In use
Could I have another helping of mashed potatoes?
She took a small helping of salad to start her meal.
He was so hungry that he asked for a second helping of pasta.
a helping of [food]
搭配食物名称，表示‘一份...’。
She took a large helping of mashed potatoes.
她拿了一大份土豆泥。
[determiner] helping
常与another, a second等连用。
He asked for a second helping of dessert.
他要了第二份甜点。
[adjective] helping
形容词修饰，表示份量大小。
The restaurant serves generous helpings of pasta.
Connections
Collocations
- generous helping
- 丰盛的一份
- She gave me a generous helping of mashed potatoes.她给了我一份丰盛的土豆泥。
- second helping
- 第二份
- May I have a second helping of dessert?我可以再要一份甜点吗？
- large helping
- 大份
- He took a large helping of salad.他拿了一大份沙拉。
- small helping
- 小份
- I’ll just have a small helping of rice.我只要一小份米饭。
- extra helping
- 额外的一份
- The host offered an extra helping of beef stew.主人主动提供了额外的一份炖牛肉。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把help加上ing，想象服务员帮你盛了一份食物，就是‘helping’的一份。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：food、dining 通常用于描述一份食物或饮料的量，常见于餐饮场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the /ɪŋ/ ending, spelled -ing. However, they do not fully rhyme with 'helping' because the stressed vowel differs. For a full rhyme, the stressed vowel and following sounds must match; 'helping' has stressed /ɛ/, while these have various vowels.
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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