| 释义 |
microwavable, a. orig. U.S.|ˈmaɪkrəʊˌweɪvəb(ə)l|
Also microwaveable.
[f. microwave v. + -able.]
Of food and food containers: suitable for cooking or heating in a microwave oven.
1982N.Y. Times 17 July i. 12/5 Pressware, a paperboard product..which is celebrated because it is not only ‘ovenable’ but ‘microwavable’ as well. 1984New Scientist 3 May 46/1 Over at the supermarket the food was microwaveable. 1985New Yorker 29 Apr. 30/3 Frozen food comes on plastic plates..and it's microwavable. 1985Listener 5 Sept. 12/2 He had been offered..‘ovenable’ and ‘microwavable’ frozen dishes. 1986Chem. Week 5 Feb. 12/3 Some of the packages will be microwaveable; one can double as a serving dish. |