prawn

gb/pɹˈɔn/ us/pɹˈɔn/

B1 Anh

garnélarák, jó testű, de csúnya arcú ember

DANH TỪ B1

garnélarák B1

Mẫu sử dụng:

[eat/cook] prawns

We had garlic prawns with rice for dinner.

Vacsorára fokhagymás garnélarákot ettünk rizzsel.

She bought a bag of frozen prawns to make a quick pasta.

Vett egy zacskó fagyasztott garnélarákot, hogy gyorsan összedobjon egy tésztát.

These prawns are already peeled and cooked.

Ví dụ cho người học

I like prawns in soup.

Szeretem a garnélarákot levesben.

We are cooking prawns tonight.

Ma este garnélarákot készítünk.

Lỗi thường gặp:

Learners often confuse prawn and shrimp; in everyday use they are often treated as the same food, especially across different English varieties.

Nghĩa

a shrimp-like seafood

Cụm từ đi kèm

Từ đồng nghĩa

shrimp (More common in American English for the same food.)

Chủ đề

food_and_drink |cooking |animals |seafood

Định nghĩa

A prawn is a small sea animal that people cook and eat.

A small sea animal with a shell and many legs that is eaten as food; in British and some other varieties of English, this word is often used where American English uses shrimp.

DANH TỪ C1 SLANG

jó testű, de csúnya arcú ember C1

Mẫu sử dụng:

call [someone] a prawn

That word is pretty rude—calling someone a 'prawn' is an insult.

Ez a szó elég durva: sértés valakit „prawn”-nak, vagyis jó testű, de csúnya arcú embernek nevezni.

In some Aussie slang, 'prawn' refers to someone with a great body but an unattractive face.

Egyes ausztrál szlengben a „prawn” olyan emberre utal, akinek jó teste van, de nem vonzó az arca.

Lỗi thường gặp:

This is region-specific slang and can be insulting; avoid using it unless you understand the context well.

Nghĩa

person with ugly face, nice body

Cụm từ đi kèm

call someone a prawn |such a prawn

Từ đồng nghĩa

butterface (Similar slang meaning, but more explicit and can be more offensive.)

Từ trái nghĩa

beauty (A person considered attractive overall.)

Chủ đề

people |appearance |slang

Định nghĩa

In some slang, a prawn is someone with a nice body but an unattractive face.

(Australian and New Zealand slang) A person considered physically attractive in body but unattractive in face.

Ngữ pháp

Dạng từ điển

prawn

IPA

GB/pɹˈɔn/

US/pɹˈɔn/

Âm tiết và trọng âm

prawn (1 âm tiết)

Stress on 1st syllable (prawn)

Các dạng từ

Noun

Base: prawn
Plural: prawn, prawns

Họ từ

Forms

prawns noun

Related words

shrimp noun A2 shellfish noun

Cách diễn đạt

king prawn

/kˈɪŋ pɹˈɔn/

fixed phrase

large prawn used in cooking

A king prawn is a large prawn.

Ví dụ

The salad comes with grilled king prawns.
She made a spicy king prawn stir-fry.

Ví dụ cho người học

These are king prawns.

prawn cocktail

/pɹˈɔn kˈɑktˌeɪl/

fixed phrase

starter with prawns and sauce

A prawn cocktail is a cold dish of prawns with a creamy sauce.

Ví dụ

I’ll start with the prawn cocktail, please.
Prawn cocktail was a popular party starter in the 1970s.

Ví dụ cho người học

We ordered a prawn cocktail.

prawn crackers

/pɹˈɔn kɹˈækɚz/

fixed phrase

crispy snack served with Asian food

Prawn crackers are crispy snacks that taste like prawns.

Ví dụ

They brought prawn crackers while we waited for the main dishes.
I always snack on prawn crackers with sweet chili sauce.

Ví dụ cho người học

I like prawn crackers.

the prawn sandwich brigade

/ðə pɹˈɔn sˈændwɪt͡ʃ bɹɪɡˈeɪd/

idiom informal

wealthy, corporate sports spectators

People at a sports event who are there for VIP food and networking, not for the sport.

Ví dụ

Fans complained that ticket prices were pushing out locals and bringing in the prawn sandwich brigade.
He joked that the stadium was full of the prawn sandwich brigade in the corporate seats.

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king prawn

prawn cocktail

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the prawn sandwich brigade

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