| 单词 | prawn cocktail |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprawn cocktail prawn cocktail n. a dish of prawns covered in a Marie Rose sauce or some other dressing, typically served on a bed of lettuce as an appetizer at the beginning of a meal (cf. cocktail n. 4b). ΚΠ 1931 ‘Countess Morphy’ Lightning Cookery 15 Prawn Cocktail. Ingredients:..1/2 a pint of fresh prawns, 1 lettuce, equal parts of mayonnaise, cream and Heinz's Tomato ketchup, a dash of brandy [etc.]. 1968 ‘M. Torrie’ Your Secret Friend iii. 28 What would you think to a nice prawn cocktail, sir? 1996 Independent 13 Nov. i. 3/1 King Prawn Sundae—or prawn cocktail—has had an uninterrupted career at the Beefeater chain since it opened 22 years ago. < as lemmas |
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