单词 | sandwich |
释义 | sandwich n. & v. --n   1. two or more slices of usu. buttered bread with a filling of meat, cheese, etc., between them.   2. a cake of two or more layers with jam or cream between (bake a sponge sandwich). --vtr.   1. put (a thing, statement, etc.) between two of another character.   2. squeeze in between others (sat sandwiched in the middle). Phrases and idioms sandwich-board one of two advertisement boards carried by a sandwich-man. sandwich course a course of training with alternate periods of practical experience and theoretical instruction. sandwich-man (pl. -men) a man who walks the streets with sandwich-boards hanging before and behind. Etymology: 4th Earl of Sandwich, Engl. nobleman d. 1792, said to have eaten food in this form so as not to leave the gaming-table |
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