n.匙；调羹；匙状物
vt.以匙舀起
vi.调情
The spoon has been rusty from disuse. 汤匙因弃置不用而生锈了。
His soup spoon dropped onto the ground. 他的汤勺掉到了地上。
You need a spoon to beat the mixture smooth. 你需要用一把调羹来搅均混合液。
用作及物动词 (vt.)He spooned up several cakes of cube sugar and stuffed them into his mouth. 他舀起了几块方糖,然后把它们全都塞进了嘴里。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)spoon的基本意思是“匙,调羹”,是可数名词。引申可指“一匙之量”。
spoon of后多接不可数名词,表示复数意义时用spoons of。
spoon用于比喻还可指“餐厅”等。
spoon偶尔可用作动词,意思是“用勺盛出”“用勺送”,用于比喻还可指“谈情说爱”,是及物动词。例如:He spooned the eggs onto the plate.他将鸡蛋舀入盘中。She spooned food into the baby's mouth.她用调羹把食物喂到婴儿嘴里。There were several couples spooning at the riverside.河边有好几对男女在谈情说爱。
