| 释义 |
scampi, n. pl.|ˈskæmpɪ|
[a. It. scampi.]
1. Also in sing. scampo. = Dublin Bay prawn s.v. Dublin.
1928Russell & Yonge Seas xiv. 316 It is extremely plentiful in the Adriatic and is sold in the Italian ports under the name of ‘Scampo’. 1953P. H. Bonner SPQR viii. 70 Those little scampi are not enough for hungry fishermen. 1966Punch 28 Sept. 483/3 The mysterious scampo which we see in this country, an animal which appears to have no head, is in fact the tail of the Dublin Bay Prawn. 1972Daily Tel. 5 May 2/6 Scampi..make deep burrows in the mud.. and thus easily escape the trawling nets of fishermen.
2. a. (A dish of) these prawns eaten as a delicacy, usu. coated with breadcrumbs and fried in oil, or boiled and served with (garlic) sauce.
1930E. Waugh Labels vi. 158, I ate scampi at Cavaletto and felt no ill effects. 1951N. Balchin Way through Wood xii. 176 You look like a man who's been gazing on the scampi when they're brown. 1958A. Wilson Middle Age of Mrs Eliot ii. 268 It's sure to be scampi or snails or some⁓thing I couldn't eat. 1962D. Lessing Golden Notebook ii. 244 This theme takes us through scampi and the main course. 1978Times 11 Apr. 16/4 Bartolomeo Calderoni{ddd}introduced scampi to Britain. Ibid. 16/5 As for the scampi, he imported them from Venice's Grand Hotel..when he was head chef at Quaglino's in the 1930s.
b. attrib. and Comb.
1959Good Food Guide 46 Scampi Provençales and duck Grand Marnier can be arranged to order. 1960House & Garden July 60/3 Such memorable dishes as scampi risotto. 1966D. Skirrow It won't get You Anywhere vi. 32 What about a little schmaltzy restaurant down the King's Road? Or..maybe further up the river in the scampi belt? 1977Chicago Tribune 2 Oct. vi. 19/1 The scampi marsala and the baked clams also were worthy antipasti choices as was the cannelloni bechamel. 1980West Lancs. Evening Gaz. 7 Jan. 11 (Advt.), Vacancies for full-time/part-time scampi processors. |