a pancake
pancake 是可数名词，指单个薄煎饼时前面加 a。
I had a pancake with honey.
我吃了一块抹了蜂蜜的薄煎饼。
一种化妆品,由厚层压缩粉末制成。；在平底锅上两面煎的薄面饼；一种抛掷方式,通常用环,抛掷时道具绕直径轴旋转。；任何极薄而扁平的东西。；由碎皮、胶水和板制成的复合皮革,原用于鞋垫,后也用于鞋跟甚至鞋底。
a thin flat cake made from batter and fried on both sides on a griddle
一种化妆品,由厚层压缩粉末制成。
A kind of makeup, consisting of a thick layer of a compressed powder.
在平底锅上两面煎的薄面饼
a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
一种抛掷方式,通常用环,抛掷时道具绕直径轴旋转。
A type of throw, usually with a ring where the prop is thrown in such a way that it rotates round an axis of the diameter of the prop.
任何极薄而扁平的东西。
Anything very thin and flat.
由碎皮、胶水和板制成的复合皮革,原用于鞋垫,后也用于鞋跟甚至鞋底。
Composite leather made of scraps, glue and board, by extension of (4), material originally used for insoles, but later used also for heels and even soles.
防守动作:球从平按在地面上的手背弹起。
A defensive play in which the ball bounces off the top of a hand that has been pressed flat against the floor.
I made a stack of pancakes for breakfast on Sunday.
周日我做了一摞薄煎饼当早餐。
用法提示：句中pancake为可数名词复数，指薄煎饼。
She flipped the pancake in the air with a spatula.
她用锅铲把薄饼抛到空中翻了个面。
用法提示：此处pancake作单数可数名词，指一张薄煎饼。
I ordered a blueberry pancake with yogurt at the cafe.
我在咖啡馆点了一份蓝莓薄饼配酸奶。
用法提示：句中pancake为单数可数名词，指一份薄煎饼。
pancake 是可数名词，指单个薄煎饼时前面加 a。
I had a pancake with honey.
我吃了一块抹了蜂蜜的薄煎饼。
复数形式 pancakes 表示多张薄煎饼，也可泛指这类食物。
Pancakes are easy to make.
薄煎饼很容易做。
在美国英语中与 pancake 同义，但可暗示更厚；在英国英语中常见意思完全不同，需注意地域。
与 pancake 基本互换，但更强调“热腾腾”和松软口感，常见于早餐菜单。
侧重“在 griddle（平铁盘）上煎制”，比 pancake 正式或字面，日常口语较少用。
强调原料为面糊（batter），是一种直白的描述性说法，使用频率低于 pancake。
grammar · medium
易错句子I ate pancake for breakfast.
正确表达I ate a pancake for breakfast.
pancake 是可数名词，指单个煎饼时需要用冠词 a/an，不能直接裸用单数形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子Pancake is my favorite breakfast.
正确表达Pancakes are my favorite breakfast.
泛指煎饼这一类食物时应用复数形式 pancakes，并搭配复数谓语动词 are。
pancake为较厚、用平底锅或扒炉煎成的扁饼；crepe为更薄、通常用不粘锅摊开的法式薄饼，常卷馅料，且拼写/读音不同。
pancake表面平整、软嫩；waffle面糊用华夫饼模压制，表面有格子凹槽，口感更脆，二者需用不同厨具制作。
做煎饼
I usually make pancakes for breakfast on Sundays.
我通常周日早上做煎饼。
翻煎饼
He flipped the pancake high in the air.
他把煎饼抛到空中翻了个面。
煎饼面糊
Pour the pancake batter into the hot pan.
把煎饼面糊倒入热锅中。
一叠煎饼
She ordered a stack of pancakes with maple syrup.
她点了一叠煎饼配枫糖浆。
煎饼预拌粉
This pancake mix only needs water.
这种煎饼预拌粉只需要加水。
pan（平底锅）+ cake（饼）→ 合成词，指在平底锅上煎成的薄饼；同根词：pan（平底锅）、cake（蛋糕/饼）、pan-fry（用平底锅煎）
煎饼是常见的早餐食物。
煎饼由面糊煎制而成。
煎饼通常在平底烤盘上烹制。
糖浆常浇在煎饼上食用。
黄油常与煎饼搭配食用。
像薄饼一样扁平的；非常平的
The landscape here is as flat as a pancake.
这里的地势像薄饼一样平坦。
平坠着陆；机身平贴着陆
The pilot made a pancake landing in the field.
飞行员在田地里进行了平坠着陆。
嗯……薄煎饼。
In The Simpsons, Homer often says "Mmm... pancakes" when he gets excited about food.
在《辛普森一家》中，霍默在食物面前兴奋时常说“嗯……薄煎饼”。
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