dish
noun uk/dɪʃ/ us/dɪʃ/
(CONTAINER)
A2 [ C ]盘子，碟子
a container, flatter than a bowl and sometimes with a lid, from which food can be served or which can be used for cooking
an oven-proof dish 可用于烤箱的盘子
See also: satellite dish
the dishes A2 [ plural ] （就餐用过的）餐具
all the plates, glasses, knives, forks, etc. that have been used during a meal
Have you done/washed the dishes? 你洗完餐具没有？
Whose turn is it to do the dishes?
I put away the dishes this morning before work.
He's only six but he already helps with the dishes and laundry.
Could you help clear the dishes?
Dirty dishes are piled up in the kitchen sink.
- More examples
- There's no butter left in the butter dish.
- When you have rolled out the pastry, place it in a pie dish.
- Shred the lettuce and arrange it around the edge of the dish.
- Are you sure this dish is ovenproof?
- I keep the serving dishes in that cupboard in the corner.
(FOOD)
A2 [ C ]（一道）菜
food prepared in a particular way as part of a meal
a chicken/vegetarian dish 用鸡肉做的菜／素菜
- More examples
- Here's a dish I prepared earlier.
- It takes a long time to prepare the dish but the results are so good that it's worth the effort.
- It's a simple dish to prepare, consisting mainly of rice and vegetables.
- I had the the most expensive dish on the menu - a choice fillet of fish.
- He concocted the most amazing dish from all sorts of unlikely ingredients.
(ATTRACTIVE PERSON)
[ S ] old-fashioned性感的人
a sexually attractive person
He's gorgeous - what a dish! 他太帅了——非常性感！
dish
verb uk/dɪʃ/ us/dɪʃ/
dish the dirt 说人闲话，揭短
to tell people unpleasant or shocking personal information about someone
She agreed to dish the dirt on her ex-husband for a large fee. 为了一大笔钱，她同意揭前夫的短。
In her autobiography she dished the dirt on lovers and rivals.
Disappointingly, she refuses to dish the dirt on her former employer.
The press urged her to dish the dirt on the Hollywood producer.
She vowed never to dish the dirt on her ex-partner.
Phrasal verbs
dish something out （未经仔细考虑地）给出，说出
to give or say things to people without thinking about them carefully
A good doctor listens to the patient rather than just dishing out drugs. 一个好的医生会倾听病人的心声，而不是一味地给药。
He's very keen to dish out criticism. 他非常热衷于发表批评意见。
He’s mad at me for teasing him – he can dish it out, but he can’t take it! 他非常生气我取笑他——他可以这样对别人，却受不了别人这样对他。
分发，上（饭菜）
to give or serve food to people
Jon, could you dish the carrots out for me, please? 乔恩，请给我来点儿胡萝卜好吗？
dish (something) up 做（饭）;上（菜）
to make or serve a meal
Come to the table everybody - I'm ready to dish (supper) up. 大家上桌吧——我已经准备好（晚饭）了。
What's the canteen dishing up for us today? 食堂今天给我们吃什么？
dish something up 提供，拿出
to produce something
The offer is better than anything the other airlines can dish up. 这个报价比其他航空公司能提供的都好。