单词 | hot plate |
释义 | hot plate in American English a small, portable device for cooking food, usually with only one or two gas or electric burners hot plate in American Englishnoun 1. a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance 2. a hot meal, usually consisting of meat, potato, and a vegetable, served all on one plate and usually at a set price at a restaurant or lunch counter 3. a plate that can retain heat in order to keep food hot Word origin [1835–45]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: basic, catch-up, ecumenical, protein, squeegeeExamples of 'hot plate' in a sentence |
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