microwave

/ˈmaɪkrəweɪv/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

微波炉；用微波炉加热

释义与例句

n. 微波炉
an oven that cooks or heats food very quickly using electromagnetic waves
  1. She heated the leftover soup in the microwave.
    她用微波炉热了剩下的汤。
  2. The microwave beeped twice to show that the food was ready.
    微波炉响了两声，表示食物已经热好了。
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  1. There is a microwave in the staff kitchen on the second floor.
    二楼员工厨房里有一台微波炉。
v. 用微波炉加热
to cook or heat food in a microwave oven
  1. Microwave the rice for two minutes, then stir it well.
    把米饭用微波炉加热两分钟，然后搅拌均匀。
  2. You can microwave the vegetables instead of boiling them.
    你可以用微波炉加热蔬菜，而不必用水煮。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The pie was microwaved so quickly that the middle stayed cold.
    那个派用微波炉热得太快，中间还是凉的。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 micro- 表示“微小”，wave 表示“波”：microwave 既是“微波”，也指微波炉；作动词直接说 microwave the food。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • microwaveable 可用微波炉加热的
    形容词，描述容器或食品适合微波加热，也写作 microwavable。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • oven 烤箱；烤炉
    microwave 指利用微波快速加热的微波炉；oven 泛指烤箱，通常靠电或燃气加热，适合烘焙、烤制。正误对比：热剩饭说 heat it in the microwave，用 oven 则意味着放进烤箱烘烤，语义不同。
    She baked the bread in the oven for forty minutes. 她把面包放进烤箱烤了四十分钟。
常见搭配
  • microwave oven 微波炉
    The flat has a small kitchen with a microwave oven and a fridge. 这套公寓的小厨房配有微波炉和冰箱。
  • in the microwave 用微波炉；在微波炉里
    Reheat the sauce in the microwave for one minute. 把酱汁用微波炉加热一分钟。
  • microwave on high 用微波炉高火加热
    Microwave on high for three minutes, stirring halfway through. 用高火微波三分钟，中途搅拌一次。