hostess trolley
noun [ C ] UK uk/ˈhəʊ.stes ˌtrɒl.i/ us/ˈhoʊ.stɪs ˌtrɑː.li/
女招待推车，上菜推车
a small cupboard or table on wheels, with a heated part where food can be kept warm until it is ready to be served
The vegetables can be kept warm in the hostess trolley. 这些蔬菜可以放在上菜推车里保温。
The plate warmer drawer is the modern take on the hostess trolley. 暖碟抽屉是上菜推车上的现代部件。
- More examples
- He should have cooked it at the last moment before serving rather than trying to keep it warm on a hostess trolley for 20 minutes.
- Reluctantly I must concede that Pam's hostess trolley came into its own last Saturday.
- Trolleys were such an integral part of restaurant service that aspirational folk yearned to have one at home, and so the hostess trolley was born.