spoon
A kitchen tool with a shallow bowl at the end of a handle, used for eating, stirring, or serving food. It is most commonly used for liquids like soup or small foods like rice and cereal.
Beispiele
3 von 5I need a spoon to eat my chicken soup.
I need a spoon to eat my chicken soup.
The server carefully placed the silver spoon on the white tablecloth.
The server carefully placed the silver spoon on the white tablecloth.
Grab a spoon and help yourself to some ice cream!
Grab a spoon and help yourself to some ice cream!
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
The word 'spoon' has two 'o's, which look like two round bowls of a spoon.
Schnelles Quiz
You cannot eat soup easily with a fork; you should use a ___.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: spoon
Beispiele
I need a spoon to eat my chicken soup.
everydayI need a spoon to eat my chicken soup.
The server carefully placed the silver spoon on the white tablecloth.
formalThe server carefully placed the silver spoon on the white tablecloth.
Grab a spoon and help yourself to some ice cream!
informalGrab a spoon and help yourself to some ice cream!
The researchers utilized a standardized measuring spoon to ensure consistency in the samples.
academicThe researchers utilized a standardized measuring spoon to ensure consistency in the samples.
Our restaurant supply contract includes five hundred stainless steel spoons.
businessOur restaurant supply contract includes five hundred stainless steel spoons.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
born into a very wealthy family
spoon-feed
to provide someone with so much help that they do not need to think for themselves
greasy spoon
a small, cheap restaurant that serves fried food
Wird oft verwechselt mit
A fork has prongs for stabbing solid food, while a spoon has a bowl for holding liquids.
A ladle is a very large, deep spoon used specifically for serving soup from a pot.
Nutzungshinweise
Use 'spoon' when referring to the utensil for liquids or soft foods. It can also be used as a verb meaning to move something with a spoon.
Häufige Fehler
Learners sometimes confuse 'spoon' with 'soon' due to the similar vowel sound. Remember that 'spoon' ends with 'n' and refers to an object.
Merkhilfe
The word 'spoon' has two 'o's, which look like two round bowls of a spoon.
Wortherkunft
From the Old English 'spōn', which originally meant a 'chip' or 'sliver of wood', as early spoons were carved from wood.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
In many Western cultures, a spoon is placed to the right of the knife in a formal table setting.
Schnelles Quiz
You cannot eat soup easily with a fork; you should use a ___.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: spoon
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