单词 | ghost kitchen |
释义 | > as lemmasghost kitchen e. As a modifier, designating a catering business, often operating from low-rent or non-commercial premises, that prepares food ordered online for delivery either directly to customers or to associated outlets; as in ghost kitchen, ghost restaurant, etc.Perhaps originally from sense A. 11, denoting a fake or illicit business, but now probably associated with figurative senses at A. V., since such enterprises have no visible public presence. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > cooking establishment or kitchen > [adjective] > type of step-saving1978 ghost2015 2015 NBC News: I-Team Rep. 10 Nov. (transcribed from TV programme) We analysed one hundred menus on Seamless and GrubHub. Slightly more than ten per cent had addresses or names that are false or unregistered. Seamless GrubHub is now asking customers to e-mail the companies if they discover ghost restaurants. 2018 Albert & Logan News (Austral.) (Nexis) 21 June 44 Taco Burger made a name for itself in Western Australia, where it used ghost kitchens to deliver its signature Mexican spiced burgers via Uber Eats. 2021 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 25 Feb. In the delivery app era, the ghost franchise can be a lifeline for the independent restaurateur. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。