tray

noun

/treɪ/

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a flat piece of wood, metal or plastic with raised edges, used for carrying or holding things, especially food
- He brought her breakfast in bed on a tray.
- She came in with a tray of drinks.
- a tea tray
see also hospitality tray
Extra Examples
- He balanced the tray on his knees.
- a heavily laden tray
- waiters bearing trays of champagne
Topics Cooking and eatingc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- breakfast
- dinner
- lunch
- …
verb + tray
- bear
- carry
- pick up
- …
preposition
- on a/the tray
- tray of
See full entry
(often in compounds) a shallow plastic box, used for various purposes
- a seed tray (= for planting seeds in)
- a cat’s litter tray
- an ice tray (= for making ice cubes)
see also baking tray, in tray, out tray

Word Originlate Old English trīg, from the Germanic base of tree; the primary sense may have been ‘wooden container’.

单词	tray
释义	tray noun /treɪ/ /treɪ/ jump to other results enlarge image a flat piece of wood, metal or plastic with raised edges, used for carrying or holding things, especially food He brought her breakfast in bed on a tray. She came in with a tray of drinks. a tea tray see also hospitality tray Extra Examples He balanced the tray on his knees. a heavily laden tray waiters bearing trays of champagne Topics Cooking and eatingc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective breakfast dinner lunch … verb + tray bear carry pick up … preposition on a/the tray tray of See full entry (often in compounds) a shallow plastic box, used for various purposes a seed tray (= for planting seeds in) a cat’s litter tray an ice tray (= for making ice cubes) see also baking tray, in tray, out tray Word Originlate Old English trīg, from the Germanic base of tree; the primary sense may have been ‘wooden container’.
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