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a piece/slice of sashimi
sashimi 通常为不可数名词，计量时用 piece/slice 等量词。
She picked up a piece of sashimi with her chopsticks.
她用筷子夹起一片生鱼片。
生鱼片
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生鱼片
very thinly sliced raw fish
She picked up a piece of sashimi with her chopsticks.
她用筷子夹起一片生鱼片。
由生鱼或生肉薄片组成的菜肴。
A dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat.
非常薄切的生鱼片
very thinly sliced raw fish
I ordered sashimi at the Japanese restaurant last night.
我昨晚在日本餐厅点了生鱼片。
This sashimi is so fresh that it melts in your mouth.
这份生鱼片非常新鲜，入口即化。
Some people prefer sashimi to cooked fish.
有些人比起煮熟的鱼更喜欢生鱼片。
sashimi 通常为不可数名词，计量时用 piece/slice 等量词。
She picked up a piece of sashimi with her chopsticks.
她用筷子夹起一片生鱼片。
sashimi 可直接修饰名词作定语，例如 sashimi restaurant（生鱼片餐厅）。
The sashimi platter is enough for two people.
这个生鱼片拼盘够两个人吃。
泛指这种食物时 sashimi 用零冠词，通常不加复数 -s；仅在表示种类时才见 sashimis。
We had sashimi for dinner last night.
我们昨晚晚餐吃了生鱼片。
Not this
I would like a sashimi, please.
Use this
I would like a piece of sashimi, please.
sashimi 是不可数名词，不能直接加不定冠词 a。表示“一片生鱼片”时，需要用量词 a piece of sashimi。
Not this
I don't like sashimi because it contains rice.
Use this
I don't like sushi because it contains rice.
sashimi 指纯生鱼片，不含米饭；若指含醋饭的寿司，应该用 sushi。原句表达的是不喜欢“寿司里有米饭”，因此应把 sashimi 改为 sushi。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
刺身级
The chef only uses sashimi-grade tuna.
厨师只用刺身级金枪鱼。
刺身拼盘
We ordered a sashimi platter at the sushi bar.
我们在寿司吧点了一份刺身拼盘。
新鲜刺身
Fresh sashimi should be served chilled.
新鲜刺身应该冰镇后食用。
刺身刀
A sharp sashimi knife makes clean cuts.
锋利的刺身刀能切出整齐的切口。
吃刺身
You can eat sashimi with soy sauce and wasabi.
你可以蘸酱油和芥末吃刺身。
切刺身
She learned to slice sashimi very thin.
她学会了把刺身切得很薄。
Use sashimi naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
发音像“沙西米”：想象沙滩上摊开的薄薄生鱼片，晶莹如西米。
语域：neutral 常见场景：餐厅菜单、美食评论、日本料理店 sashimi 是日语借词，通常用于餐饮场景，属于中性词，正式和非正式场合都可使用。
通常作不可数名词；表示种类或份数时可用复数 sashimis。
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