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a saucepan of [liquid]
用于计量，表示“一锅（液体或食物）”。
She boiled a saucepan of water for the pasta.
她煮了一锅水，准备用来煮意大利面。
深平底锅；炖锅
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深平底锅；炖锅
a deep pan with a handle, used for stewing or boiling
She boiled a saucepan of water for the pasta.
她煮了一锅水，准备用来煮意大利面。
带长柄的深底锅,有时有盖,用于煮、炖和调制酱汁。
A deep cooking vessel with a long protruding handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.
带把手的深锅；用于炖煮或煮沸
a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling
She heated the milk in a small saucepan over low heat.
她用小火在小深平底锅里加热牛奶。
Put the vegetables in a large saucepan and add water.
把蔬菜放入大炖锅中，加入水。
These saucepans are perfect for making soups and stews.
这些深平底锅非常适合做汤和炖菜。
用于计量，表示“一锅（液体或食物）”。
She boiled a saucepan of water for the pasta.
她煮了一锅水，准备用来煮意大利面。
介词 in 表示“在锅里”，烹饪时常与 melt、simmer、boil 等动词搭配。
Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat.
用小火在深平底锅里融化黄油。
搭配 the lid 指锅盖；cover … with … 表示“用……盖住”。
Cover the saucepan with the lid and simmer for 15 minutes.
用锅盖盖住深平底锅，炖 15 分钟。
Not this
I bought saucepan.
Use this
I bought a saucepan.
saucepan 是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词系统，所以学习者容易漏掉。
Not this
There are two saucepan on the shelf.
Use this
There are two saucepans on the shelf.
saucepan 的复数形式是 saucepans，表示数量大于一时要用复数；汉语名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉 -s。
Not this
I need a sauce pan.
Use this
I need a saucepan.
saucepan 是一个复合名词，英语中这类词通常连写，不写成两个词；学习者容易受 sauce 和 pan 两个独立词的影响而分开写。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一锅水
Bring a saucepan of water to a boil before adding the pasta.
把一锅水烧开后再放入意大利面。
不锈钢炖锅
This stainless steel saucepan heats evenly and is easy to clean.
这款不锈钢炖锅受热均匀，而且容易清洗。
深平底锅的锅盖
Put the saucepan lid on to keep the stew from splattering.
盖上炖锅的锅盖，防止炖菜溅出来。
给深平底锅盖上盖子
Cover the saucepan and let the soup simmer for twenty minutes.
盖上炖锅的盖子，让汤炖二十分钟。
小炖锅
Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat.
在小炖锅里用小火融化黄油。
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联想：sauce(酱汁)+pan(锅)→煮酱汁的深平底锅。这是记忆联想，不是词源解释。
语域：neutral 常见场景：厨房、烹饪食谱、日常对话 saucepan 多用于指带柄的深平底锅，常见于厨房、烹饪食谱等日常场景；语气中性，口语和书面语均比较自然。
The final syllable of saucepan rhymes with pan, span, plan, man, and can: all have the vowel sound /æ/ followed by /n/. Note that sauce /sɔːs/ shares the spelling and initial sound of saucepan but does not rhyme with it.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.