bacon

bacon — 名詞

1. pig meat that has been preserved with salt or smoke, taken either from along the

1.名詞B1
釋義

培根；鹹豬肉

豬背或腹部醃製或煙燻過的薄片肉

pig meat that has been preserved with salt or smoke, taken either from along the animal's spine or its belly, and typically sliced into thin strips for frying.

例句

Grandma fried two slices of bacon and an egg for my breakfast.

奶奶為我煎了兩片培根和一顆蛋當早餐。

uncountable: 'two slices of bacon'

The smell of crispy bacon drifted up from Mr. Patel's kitchen on Sunday morning.

週日早晨，酥脆培根的香味從帕特爾先生的廚房飄了上來。

collocation: crispy bacon

常見搭配
  • fry bacon
  • crispy bacon
  • smoked bacon
  • streaky bacon
  • a slice of bacon
  • a rasher of bacon
  • bacon and eggs
同義詞
  • rasher

    British term for a single slice of bacon, not the meat itself

  • pancetta

    Italian cured pork belly; usually unsmoked and used in cooking rather than served as strips

  • gammon

    British term for cured pork from the leg, often served as a thick steak rather than thin slices

文法句型

uncountable: a slice of bacon

a rasher of bacon (British)

用法筆記

Uncountable in normal use; quantify with 'a slice / strip / piece of bacon' (American) or 'a rasher of bacon' (British). The plural 'bacons' refers to different types or cuts, not individual pieces.

常見錯誤

I ate three bacons for breakfast.
I ate three slices of bacon for breakfast.
bacon is uncountable; count it with slice / strip / rasher.
Can I have a bacon sandwich with much bacons?
Can I have a bacon sandwich with lots of bacon?
use 'lots of / a lot of' with the uncountable noun.
慣用語

bring home the bacon

idiom

to earn the money that your family needs to live on, especially as the main income for the household.

養家活口；賺錢養家

Since the factory closed, Kalani has been bringing home the bacon by driving a delivery van.

Mr. Okafor worked two shifts every day to bring home the bacon for his five children.

save someone's bacon

idiom

to rescue someone from a difficult or embarrassing situation, often at the last moment.

救某人於危難；解圍

Lucia saved my bacon by lending me her notes the night before the chemistry exam.

The mechanic saved our bacon when our car broke down in the desert.

save somebody’s bacon/neck

idiom

It means to help someone escape from a serious problem or danger.

解救某人於困境

Maya saved my bacon when she fixed the computer before the boss saw it.

Did Diego's quick thinking save your neck during the audit?

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • bacon and eggs
  • bacon sandwich
  • bacon rasher
  • bacon strip
  • bacon fat
  • bacon bits

常用片語

  • a slice of bacon
  • a rasher of bacon
  • streaky bacon
  • smoked bacon
  • back bacon
  • fry the bacon

介系詞搭配

  • with bacon
  • of bacon