Word · Frequency #28878
tortilla
玉米饼；墨西哥薄饼
thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour
- 1.
A type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour.
一种用玉米粉或面粉制成的墨西哥薄饼。
- 2.
Spanish omelette; a type of omelette containing potatoes and onions.
西班牙煎蛋饼；一种含土豆和洋葱的蛋饼。
一种用玉米粉或面粉制成的墨西哥薄饼。；西班牙煎蛋饼；一种含土豆和洋葱的蛋饼。；玉米饼
In use
I bought fresh tortillas from the market for dinner.
She wrapped the beans and cheese in a warm tortilla.
You can make a quick lunch with a tortilla and some chicken.
a tortilla
tortilla 是可数名词，单数前需加 a 或 the。
She warmed a tortilla in the pan.
她在平底锅里热了一张玉米饼。
tortillas
tortilla 的复数形式是 tortillas。
The restaurant serves fresh tortillas.
这家餐厅供应新鲜的玉米饼。
wrap sth in a tortilla
烹调语境中常用 wrap...in a tortilla 表示用饼卷东西。
He wrapped the chicken in a tortilla.
Connections
Collocations
- corn tortilla
- 玉米薄饼
- Tacos are traditionally made with corn tortillas.塔可传统上用玉米薄饼制作。
- flour tortilla
- 面粉薄饼
- Flour tortillas are softer and are often used for burritos.面粉薄饼更软，常用来做墨西哥卷饼。
- tortilla chip
- 墨西哥玉米片
- We dipped tortilla chips in salsa.我们用玉米片蘸莎莎酱吃。
- tortilla wrap
- 墨西哥卷饼
- I had a chicken tortilla wrap for lunch.我午餐吃了一个鸡肉卷饼。
- tortilla soup
- 玉米饼汤
- This Mexican restaurant serves a delicious tortilla soup.这家墨西哥餐厅供应美味的玉米饼汤。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象墨西哥人把玉米面拍成圆薄饼，念作“托提亚”，像小乌龟壳一样圆，记住了 tortilla 是玉米饼。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：在墨西哥餐厅点餐、烹饪食谱、介绍墨西哥饮食 tortilla 是常见食物名称，通常用于日常对话、餐厅菜单和烹饪场景，正式或非正式语境都适用，但多见于与墨西哥饮食相关的场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes with tortilla. Although they all share the -illa spelling, tortilla has the stressed vowel /iː/ (as in 'tea') before /l/, while the others use /ɪ/ (as in 'sit') before /l/, e.g. /ˈvɪlə/, /vəˈnɪlə/. Treat these as lookalikes, not sound-alikes.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.