| 单词 | entree |
| 释义 | entrée (ɒntreɪ) also entree Word forms: plural entrées 1. countable noun If you have an entrée to a social group, you are accepted and made to feel welcome by them. She had an entree into the city's cultivated society. [+ into] Synonyms: entry, access, way in, introduction More Synonyms of entree 2. countable noun At restaurants or formal dinners, the entrée is the main course, or sometimes a dish before the main course. Dinner features a hot entrée of chicken, veal, or lamb. Synonyms: starter, appetizer More Synonyms of entree entree in British Englishnoun dish served before a main course entrée in British English (ˈɒntreɪ) noun 1. a dish served before a main course 2. mainly US the main course of a meal 3. the power or right of entry Word origin C18: from French, from entrer to enter; in cookery, so called because formerly the course was served after an intermediatecourse called the relevé (remove)entree in American English (ˈɑnˌtreɪ; ɑnˈtreɪ; French ɑ̃ˈtʀeɪ) or ˈenˌtrée (ˈɑnˌtreɪ; ɑnˈtreɪ; French ɑ̃ˈtʀeɪ) noun 1. a. the act of entering b. right, permission, or freedom to enter, use, or take part in; access 2. a. the main course of a meal b. in some countries, a dish served before the main course or between the fish and meat courses Word origin Fr entrée < OFr < fem. pp. of entrer, enterentrée in Hospitality (ɒntreɪ) Word forms: (regular plural) entrées noun (Hospitality (hotel): Food and drink, dining) At restaurants or formal dinners, the entrée is the main course, or sometimes a dish before the main course. SIMILAR WORDS: main course Dinner features a hot entrée of chicken, veal, or lamb. There is a selection of appetizers followed by an entrée. Dessert will be served after the entrée. Examples of 'entree' in a sentence |
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