| 单词 | pot-au-feu |
| 释义 | pot-au-feu (once / 99322 pages) n If dinner tonight will be beef stew, you can make it sound fancier by calling it pot-au-feu, which means the same thing in French. This loan from French is almost always a good response to the question "what's for dinner," since its literal meaning is only "pot on the fire." In practice, pot-au-feu designates a stew, and it joins the list of dishes whose names are drawn from their cooking vessels or implements. Hot pot is surely a relative! WORD FAMILYpot-au-feu USAGE EXAMPLESThe pot-au-feu is a small feast and, at $25, a great buy. New York Times(Sep 27, 2016) The cabbage relish may or may not be Mr. Ng’s homage to choucroute, but his pot-au-feu has more obvious ancestors. New York Times(Sep 06, 2016) The pot-au-feu is indeed epic, as is the duck a l'orange. New York Times(Apr 18, 2016) n traditional French stew of vegetables and beef Hyper stew food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables |
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