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a tamale
tamale 是可数名词，单数前用 a，复数为 tamales。
He ate a tamale for lunch.
他午饭吃了一个玉米粉蒸肉。
玉米粉蒸肉
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玉米粉蒸肉
cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed
He ate a tamale for lunch.
他午饭吃了一个玉米粉蒸肉。
A Mexican dish of cornmeal dough shell filled with various ingredients (e.g. chopped beef, pork, sweet filling) then steamed in corn husks.
I bought a hot tamale from the street vendor for lunch.
我从街头小贩那里买了一个热乎乎的玉米粉蒸肉当午餐。
My grandmother taught me how to wrap tamales in corn husks.
我奶奶教我怎样用玉米壳包裹玉米粉蒸肉。
Would you like to try a chicken tamale with salsa?
你想尝尝加莎莎酱的鸡肉玉米粉蒸肉吗？
tamale 是可数名词，单数前用 a，复数为 tamales。
He ate a tamale for lunch.
他午饭吃了一个玉米粉蒸肉。
be stuffed with... 表示“填有…馅”。
This tamale is stuffed with pork.
这个玉米粉蒸肉是猪肉馅的。
be wrapped in... 表示“用…包裹”。
These tamales are wrapped in corn husks.
这些玉米粉蒸肉是用玉米壳包起来的。
Not this
I ate tamale for dinner.
Use this
I ate a tamale for dinner.
tamale 是可数名词，不能单独使用；指单数时需加冠词 a，或用复数形式。
Not this
She bought three tamale at the market.
Use this
She bought three tamales at the market.
three 后接可数名词复数，tamale 的复数是 tamales，需加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
牛肉玉米粉蒸肉
I ordered a beef tamale with extra salsa.
我点了一个加额外辣酱的牛肉玉米粉蒸肉。
鸡肉玉米粉蒸肉
She makes delicious chicken tamales for the party.
她为聚会做了美味的鸡肉玉米粉蒸肉。
猪肉玉米粉蒸肉
The pork tamale is the most popular item on the menu.
猪肉玉米粉蒸肉是菜单上最受欢迎的菜品。
奶酪玉米粉蒸肉
A cheese tamale is a good choice for a light lunch.
奶酪玉米粉蒸肉是清淡午餐的好选择。
青玉米玉米粉蒸肉
Green corn tamales are sweet and made with fresh corn.
青玉米玉米粉蒸肉是甜的，用新鲜玉米制成。
全部；整个事情
The job offer was generous, but she wanted the whole tamale: better hours, more pay, and a company car.
那份工作待遇很优厚，但她想要全部好处：更好的工时、更高的薪水和一辆公司配车。
火辣性感的人（俚语）
She walked in and looked like a real hot tamale in that red dress.
她走进来时穿着那条红裙子，看起来真是个火辣性感的人。
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tamale 音似“他玛丽”：想象玛丽端上一盘玉米叶包裹的玉米粉蒸肉，热腾腾、香喷喷。
语域：neutral 常见场景：recipes、Mexican restaurant menus、grocery stores、casual food conversations “tamale”指墨西哥玉米粉蒸肉，属常见食物词汇，语气中性。通常用于菜谱、餐厅菜单、超市购物或日常谈论饮食时，没有明显的正式或非正式色彩。
tamale 读作 /təˈmɑːli/，重音在第二音节，末尾与 Mali（/ˈmɑːli/）押韵。注意拼写中的 -male 读 /mɑːli/，不要按 male、female、tale 等词读成 /meɪl/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.