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单词 fry
释义

fry

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verb

ˈfrī How to pronounce fry (audio)
fried; frying

transitive verb

1
: to cook in a pan or on a griddle over heat especially with the use of fat
2
slang : electrocute sense 2
3
: to damage or destroy (an electrical device or its circuitry) by overheating especially as a result of unusually high voltage

intransitive verb

1
: to undergo frying
2
: to get very hot or burn as if being fried
bodies frying on the beach

fry

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noun (1)

plural fries
1
: a social gathering or picnic where food is fried and eaten
a fish fry
2
a
: a dish of something fried
b
: french fry
usually plural
a burger and fries
c
: a vegetable prepared in the style of a french fry
usually plural
carrot fries

fry

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noun (2)

plural fry
1
a
: recently hatched or juvenile fishes
b
: the young of other animals
2
: very small adult fishes
3
: members of a group or class : individuals
small fry

Example Sentences

Verb They fried some chicken for us. We could smell the onions frying.

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English frien, from Anglo-French frire, from Latin frigere to roast; akin to Greek phrygein to roast, fry, Sanskrit bhṛjjati he roasts

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Anglo-French frie, from freier, frier to rub, spawn — more at fray entry 2

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (1)

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

fry 1 of 3

verb

ˈfrī How to pronounce fry (audio)
fried; frying
: to cook in fat

fry

2 of 3

noun

plural fries
: french fry

fry

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noun

plural fry
: a recently hatched or very young fish
usually used in pl.
The salmon fry were released into the river.

Biographical Definition

Fry

biographical name

ˈfrī How to pronounce Fry (audio)
Christopher 1907–2005 English dramatist

fry

noun

as in roast

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • barbecue
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  • feed
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  • table
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