N-COUNT A plateful of food is an amount of food that is on a plate and fills it. 一满盘 [usu N 'of' n]
...a greasy plateful of bacon and eggs.
...一满盘油腻的培根和煎蛋。
He was tucking into a huge plateful of pasta.
他在狼吞虎咽地吃一大盘通心粉。
Why you should skip it: When you know you can have only one plateful, chances are you will pile it sky-high.
为什么不可取：当你知道自己只能吃一盘食物时，你很有可能将盘子中的食物堆得很高。
Then we're offered a plateful of pancakes smothered in maple syrup, our appetite overpowers our reason, and before we know it, we're at it again.
然后一碟涂满槭糖浆的煎饼摆在面前，我们的食欲战胜了我们的理智，等到我们意识到它的时候，我们又重蹈覆辙了。
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