| 释义 |
chow mein|tʃaʊ meɪn|
[Chinese, lit. fried flour.]
Fried noodles served with a thick sauce or stew composed of chopped meat, vegetables, etc.
1903R. L. McCardell Conv. of Chorus Girl 142 Chaw main is good, too. That's chicken and ginger and mushrooms and bamboo sprouts and other stuff. 1920S. Lewis Main Street vi. 79 The golden fried noodles of the chow mein. 1932N. & Q. 30 Apr. 322/2 A very fine fried variety [of noodles] is the superstructure of the Sino-American dish called chow mein. 1938D. Baker Young Man with Horn i. 56 The two styles of chow mein: in one you get the noodles and the sauce served separately, and in the other..mixed before they are served. 1961B. W. Aldiss Primal Urge ii. 41 They ate their chow mein, sweet and sour pork and crispy noodles. |