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单词 dessertspoon
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Definition of dessertspoon in English:

dessertspoon

noundɪˈzəːtspuːndəˈzərtˌspun
  • 1A spoon used for dessert, smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a teaspoon.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Form the mixture into egg-shaped quenelles using two dessertspoons.
    • She spied a dessertspoon with the lumpy pudding they had left - if she was going to make her ‘great escape’, no matter how long it was going to take, she was going to have to make it somewhere!
    • With a dessertspoon, scoop out the seeds and discard.
    • With the back of a dessertspoon, gently press the fruit down into the ramekin.
    • They had laid cash, including a hefty tip, on the silver plate, and commandeered an unused dessertspoon to act as a paperweight.
    • I played with my dessertspoon as the others began to clear up, my conversation with Chase echoing through my head.
    1. 1.1 The amount held by a dessertspoon, in the UK considered to be 11.8 millilitres when used as a measurement in cooking.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Make a small roux by melting about 20 g butter and flour (roughly a dessertspoon of each) together in a saucepan.
      • A short while before the match kicks off, heat a dessertspoon of the oil in the pan and add the chopped onion and pepper.
      • For diarrhoea try a dessertspoon cornflour with 1/2 cup water.
      • Toss with a dessertspoon of sea salt and pack into a colander pressed with a weighted plate for approx. 1 hour.
      • Add one dessertspoon of honey and two teaspoons of lemon juice.
      • A serving of vegetables is two dessertspoons.
      • When the pan is hot (test by dropping a teaspoon of batter on to it: it should bubble within one minute), drop 1 dessertspoon of batter into the pan and repeat three times to make four pancakes.
      • To exceed advised levels of exposure from eating grossly contaminated DU dust which had settled within a destroyed tank, in practical terms, a child would need to set about swallowing over five dessertspoons heaped with dust.
      • Spoon dessertspoons of batter into the pan and cook on a medium heat until the underside begins to brown and the tops look lightly set.
      • Cover base of a large serving dish in double cream, add a dessertspoon of pesto and stir to combine.
      • India's wine consumption is less than one dessertspoon per capita.
      • Spread the butter side with 1 dessertspoon of mayonnaise then top this with lettuce, then the bacon, then the tomato and season with pepper (no salt, bacon is salty enough).
      • To speed up the beauty part of the process, invest in a body exfoliator or pour a dessertspoon of olive oil over a handful of sea salt granules and apply to the skin, daily.
      • Try around a dessertspoon a day for one month before the season starts to build up antibodies.

Derivatives

  • dessertspoonful

  • nounPlural dessertspoonfulsdɪˈzəːtspuːnfʊldəˈzərtˌspunˌfʊl
    • Scatter half a chopped onion, half a garlic clove, and 2 dessertspoonfuls of salt over meat.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I know a married couple that has been taking 2-3 dessertspoonfuls of cod-liver oil a day (the orange flavour) for several years.
      • Add a dash of brown sugar (about a dessertspoonful) to the meat and a couple of teaspoonfuls of pesto to the vegetables.
      • One or two dessertspoonfuls of linseeds each day usually have the desired effect.
      • Drop a scant dessertspoonful of the mixture on to lightly oiled oven trays, leaving room for spreading.
 
 

Definition of dessertspoon in US English:

dessertspoon

noundəˈzərtˌspo͞ondəˈzərtˌspun
  • 1A spoon used for dessert, smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a teaspoon.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She spied a dessertspoon with the lumpy pudding they had left - if she was going to make her ‘great escape’, no matter how long it was going to take, she was going to have to make it somewhere!
    • Form the mixture into egg-shaped quenelles using two dessertspoons.
    • I played with my dessertspoon as the others began to clear up, my conversation with Chase echoing through my head.
    • With a dessertspoon, scoop out the seeds and discard.
    • They had laid cash, including a hefty tip, on the silver plate, and commandeered an unused dessertspoon to act as a paperweight.
    • With the back of a dessertspoon, gently press the fruit down into the ramekin.
    1. 1.1 The amount held by a dessertspoon.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Try around a dessertspoon a day for one month before the season starts to build up antibodies.
      • A serving of vegetables is two dessertspoons.
      • Add one dessertspoon of honey and two teaspoons of lemon juice.
      • For diarrhoea try a dessertspoon cornflour with 1/2 cup water.
      • A short while before the match kicks off, heat a dessertspoon of the oil in the pan and add the chopped onion and pepper.
      • To exceed advised levels of exposure from eating grossly contaminated DU dust which had settled within a destroyed tank, in practical terms, a child would need to set about swallowing over five dessertspoons heaped with dust.
      • When the pan is hot (test by dropping a teaspoon of batter on to it: it should bubble within one minute), drop 1 dessertspoon of batter into the pan and repeat three times to make four pancakes.
      • Toss with a dessertspoon of sea salt and pack into a colander pressed with a weighted plate for approx. 1 hour.
      • Spoon dessertspoons of batter into the pan and cook on a medium heat until the underside begins to brown and the tops look lightly set.
      • Make a small roux by melting about 20 g butter and flour (roughly a dessertspoon of each) together in a saucepan.
      • To speed up the beauty part of the process, invest in a body exfoliator or pour a dessertspoon of olive oil over a handful of sea salt granules and apply to the skin, daily.
      • Cover base of a large serving dish in double cream, add a dessertspoon of pesto and stir to combine.
      • Spread the butter side with 1 dessertspoon of mayonnaise then top this with lettuce, then the bacon, then the tomato and season with pepper (no salt, bacon is salty enough).
      • India's wine consumption is less than one dessertspoon per capita.
 
 
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