Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #6114
spoon
勺子；匙
a utensil with a shallow bowl at one end and a handle, used for eating, stirring, or serving food
- 1.
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
一件餐具,具有浅碗形容器和一个把手；用于搅拌、盛装或取食。
- 2.
as much as a spoon will hold
一勺所能容纳的量
- 3.
formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face
以前一种具有倾斜面的大杆高尔夫球杆
一勺（的量）；旧式高尔夫木杆；一件餐具,具有浅碗形容器和一个把手；用于搅拌、盛装或取食。；一勺所能容纳的量；以前一种具有倾斜面的大杆高尔夫球杆
In use
She stirred the sauce with a wooden spoon.
Could you pass me a spoon, please?
He always eats yogurt with a small spoon.
he added two spoons of sugar
a spoon of [uncountable noun]
常用于量取粉末或颗粒状物质。
She added a spoon of sugar to her coffee.
她往咖啡里加了一匙糖。
use a spoon to [verb]
Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds.
用勺子舀出种子。
eat [something] with a spoon
强调使用勺子的工具性。
Connections
Collocations
- silver spoon
- 银勺
- He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.他出生在富贵人家。
- wooden spoon
- 木勺
- She stirred the soup with a wooden spoon.她用木勺搅拌汤。
- soup spoon
- 汤匙
- Please pass me a soup spoon.请递给我一个汤匙。
- teaspoon
- 茶匙
- Add one teaspoon of salt.加一茶匙盐。
- dessert spoon
- 甜品勺
- Use a dessert spoon to eat the pudding.用甜品勺吃布丁。
- serving spoon
- 分餐勺
Learner notes
Memory Tip
spoon音近‘勺子’，形状像长柄圆碗，便于搅拌和取食。
Context & Register
通常用于日常用餐场景，比较中性常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /uːn/ ending and rhyme with spoon. Watch out for lookalikes like 'spool' (/spuːl/) or 'spoor' (/spʊr/) which sound different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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