dessert

noun

/dɪˈzɜːt/

/dɪˈzɜːrt/

[uncountable, countable]

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sweet food eaten at the end of a meal
- What's for dessert?
- a rich chocolate dessert
- a dessert wine
- (British English) the dessert trolley (= a table on wheels from which you choose your dessert in a restaurant)
Homophones desert | dessert
desert dessert
/dɪˈzɜːt/

/dɪˈzɜːrt/
- desert verb
  His companions desert him as he dies.
- dessert noun
  Summer pudding has long been a favourite English dessert.
Collocations Restaurants
RestaurantsEating out
- eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
- go (out)/take somebody (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
- have a meal with somebody
- make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)
- reserve/ (especially British English) book a table for six
- ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
In the restaurant
- wait to be seated
- show somebody to their table
- sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter
- hand somebody/give somebody the menu/wine list
- open/read/study/peruse the menu
- the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children’s menu/an extensive wine list
- taste/sample/try the wine
- the waiter takes your order
- order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (British English) speciality/(especially North American English) specialty
- serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee
- complain about the food/the service/your meal
- enjoy your meal
Paying
- pay/ask for (especially British English) the bill/(North American English) the check
- pay for/treat somebody to dinner/lunch/the meal
- service is (not) included
- give somebody/leave (somebody) a tip
compare afters, pudding, sweet
Extra Examples
- The waiter asked us if we'd like to order a dessert.
- This chestnut pudding is a rich dessert with a festive flavour.
- We finished off with a dessert of honey and nuts.
- We had mousse for dessert.
Topics Fooda2, Cooking and eatinga2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- delicious
- rich
- decadent
- …
verb + dessert
- eat
- have
- make
- …
dessert + noun
- apple
- wine
- menu
- …
preposition
- for dessert
- dessert of
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Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, past participle of desservir ‘clear the table’, from des- (expressing removal) + servir ‘to serve’.

单词	dessert
释义	dessert noun /dɪˈzɜːt/ /dɪˈzɜːrt/ [uncountable, countable] jump to other results sweet food eaten at the end of a meal What's for dessert? a rich chocolate dessert a dessert wine (British English) the dessert trolley (= a table on wheels from which you choose your dessert in a restaurant) Homophones desert \| dessertdesert dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/ /dɪˈzɜːrt/ desert verb His companions desert him as he dies. dessert noun Summer pudding has long been a favourite English dessert. Collocations RestaurantsRestaurantsEating out eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant go (out)/take somebody (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal have a meal with somebody make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada) reserve/ (especially British English) book a table for six ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window In the restaurant wait to be seated show somebody to their table sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter hand somebody/give somebody the menu/wine list open/read/study/peruse the menu the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children’s menu/an extensive wine list taste/sample/try the wine the waiter takes your order order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (British English) speciality/(especially North American English) specialty serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee complain about the food/the service/your meal enjoy your meal Paying pay/ask for (especially British English) the bill/(North American English) the check pay for/treat somebody to dinner/lunch/the meal service is (not) included give somebody/leave (somebody) a tip compare afters, pudding, sweet Extra Examples The waiter asked us if we'd like to order a dessert. This chestnut pudding is a rich dessert with a festive flavour. We finished off with a dessert of honey and nuts. We had mousse for dessert. Topics Fooda2, Cooking and eatinga2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective delicious rich decadent … verb + dessert eat have make … dessert + noun apple wine menu … preposition for dessert dessert of See full entry Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, past participle of desservir ‘clear the table’, from des- (expressing removal) + servir ‘to serve’.
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