eggs Benedict
noun [ C or plural ] (also eggs benedict) uk/ˌeɡz ˈben.ə.dɪkt/ us/ˌeɡz ˈben.ə.dɪkt/ (also informal eggs benny, eggs Benny, /ˌeɡz ˈben.i/ /ˌeɡz ˈben.i/)
班尼迪克蛋,火腿蛋松饼
a dish consisting of poached eggs (= cooked by cracking them into boiling water) served on two halves of an English muffin (= a small, round, flat type of bread), with ham or bacon (= sliced meat from a pig) and hollandaise (= a creamy sauce made from eggs and butter)
For breakfast, he always makes eggs Benedict. 早餐,他总是做火腿蛋松饼。
My eggs benny was very good but other dishes were not so good. 我的火腿蛋松饼很好吃,但其他的菜就不那么好吃了。
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- I recommend the eggs Benedict.
- A half-block away, you can get a seat at an empty cafe and eat eggs benedict in complete tranquillity.
- Eggs Benedict are a speciality.
- The eggs benny came on a croissant instead of an English muffin.
- My husband, as usual, orders an eggs Benny.