| 单词 | fillet |
| 释义 | fillet (once / 2917 pages) 1nv 2n 3n 4v 5n A fillet is a specially cut piece of meat or fish. If you order a fillet of salmon at a restaurant, it won't have any bones in it. You can eat a fish fillet or a fillet of beef — either one will be boneless. If you cut a fillet yourself, you fillet the meat. The oldest meaning of the noun fillet, one that's rare today, is "a ribbon worn around the head." It comes from the French filet, the diminutive form of fil, or "thread." The meat meaning came from the technique of tying it with a string before it was cut. WORD FAMILYfillet: filleted, filleting, fillets, filletted, filletting USAGE EXAMPLESKashiba’s Crispy Rex Sole not only includes dainty fried fillets of fish but also the deep-fried skeleton, a crisp, salty, delicious bonus. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) Divide between four shallow bowls and top each serving with a warm salmon fillet, skin side down, and a drizzle of the cooking juices. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) Authorities say Fitz stabbed a woman employed by the bank with a fillet knife while demanding cash. Washington Times(Dec 16, 2016) 1 1n a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish Syn|Hyper filet, fish filet, fish fillet piece, slice a serving that has been cut from a larger portion 2n a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef Syn|Hypo|Hyper filet Chateaubriand a very thick center cut of beef tenderloin tournedosthick steak cut from the beef tenderloin filet mignonsmall steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin beefsteak a beef steak usually cooked by broiling 3v cut into filets 2Syn|Hyper filet carve, cut up cut to pieces n a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband 3Syn|Hyper taenia, tenia headband a band worn around or over the head n fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members 4Syn|Hyper stopping fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place v decorate with a lace of geometric designs 5Syn|Hyper filet adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. n a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus Syn|Hyper lemniscus afferent, afferent nerve, sensory nerve a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system |
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