dish /dɪʃ/ CET4 TEM4 ( dishing, dished, dishes )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A dish is a shallow container with a wide uncovered top. You eat and serve food from dishes and cook food in them. 盘子

  例：

  ...plastic bowls and dishes.

  …塑料碗和盘子。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Food that is prepared in a particular style or combination can be referred to as a dish. (一道) 菜

  例：

  There are plenty of vegetarian dishes to choose from.

  有许多道素菜可供选择。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT You can use dish to refer to anything that is round and hollow in shape with a wide uncovered top. 盘形物

  例：

  ...a dish used to receive satellite broadcasts.

  …一个用于接收卫星广播的圆盘天线。

• 4. 

  N-PLURAL All the objects that have been used to cook, serve, and eat a meal can be referred to as the dishes. 餐具

  例：

  He'd cooked dinner and washed the dishes.

  他做了晚餐，洗了餐具。

• 5. 

  → see also satellite dish

• 6. 

  PHRASE If you do the dishes, you wash the dishes. 洗碗

  例：

  I hate doing the dishes.

  我讨厌洗碗。