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use a hotplate to do sth
We used a hotplate to warm our dinner.
我们用一个电炉加热晚餐。
电热板；电炉
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
电热板；电炉
a portable electric appliance for heating, cooking, or keeping food warm
We used a hotplate to warm our dinner.
我们用一个电炉加热晚餐。
半便携式炉子；轻便电炉。
A semiportable stove.
炉灶的加热元件。
The element of a stove.
保温用低功率加热装置。
A low-powered heating device for keeping food warm.
I heated the soup on the hotplate in the kitchen.
我在厨房的电炉上热了汤。
The small hotplate is useful for cooking when camping.
露营时，这个小电炉很有用。
She used a hotplate to keep the dishes warm during the party.
聚会期间她用一块电热板给菜肴保温。
We used a hotplate to warm our dinner.
我们用一个电炉加热晚餐。
This hotplate is for cooking food.
这个电炉是用来做饭的。
Put the pan on the hotplate.
把平底锅放在电炉上。
Not this
I bought new hotplate for my kitchen.
Use this
I bought a new hotplate for my kitchen.
hotplate 是可数名词，单数形式前需要加冠词 a 或 an。这里表示一台电炉，所以用 a new hotplate 才符合英语可数名词单数的规则。
Not this
She warmed the soup in the hotplate.
Use this
She warmed the soup on the hotplate.
hotplate 指平面电热板，食物或锅具是放在其表面加热的，因此表示“在电炉上”要用介词 on，而不是 in。
Not this
There are two hotplate on the table.
Use this
There are two hotplates on the table.
hotplate 是可数名词，复数形式要加 -s，所以 two hotplates 才是正确写法。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
电炉；电热板
She cooked the soup on a small electric hotplate.
她用一个小电炉煮汤。
便携式电炉
The portable hotplate is easy to pack for trips.
这款便携式电炉很容易打包带去旅行。
单头电炉
She lived in a small room with a single hotplate.
她住在一个只有单头电炉的小房间里。
在电炉上做饭
It is difficult to cook on a hotplate for a large family.
在一个电炉上为一大家人做饭很困难。
用电炉给食物保温
Use the hotplate to keep food warm during the party.
聚会期间用电炉给食物保温。
电热板表面
Wipe the hotplate surface with a damp cloth after it cools.
冷却后用湿布擦拭电热板表面。
Use hotplate naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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把 hot（热）和 plate（板）拼在一起：一块发烫的板子，就是电炉/电热板。
语域：neutral 常见场景：kitchen hotplate 多用于日常交流，也常见于产品说明和菜谱，指便携式电热烹饪设备。一般情况下属于中性词，没有特别的正式或非正式倾向。
hotplates
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