用法学习: 1. ameliorate [əˈmiliəˌreɪt] 改善 to improve something, or to make it less severe. If someone or something ameliorates a situation, they make it better or easier in some way. Nothing can be done to ameliorate the situation. He expected me to do something to ameliorate his depression. ...a demand for amelioration of conditions. Other languages with true garbage collection, and where strings are immutable objects, present a similar behavior, Java being the most famous example. (Java offers the structure StringBuffer to ameliorate the problem.). tip-top adj mainly UK informal excellent; perfect: I try and keep in tip-top shape by exercising every day. Even though our house is in tip-top condition, we're having problems selling it. The hotel we stayed in was absolutely tip-top. in tip-top shape Here we look at some of the latest ways to keep face, body and teeth in tip-top shape, plus foundations to help youth spring eternal. It also keeps your heart in tip-top shape. service [ˈsɜrvɪs] verb I. 车辆保养. to examine and repair a vehicle or machine as part of a regular check that it is working correctly. If you have a vehicle or machine serviced, you arrange for someone to examine, adjust, and clean it so that it will keep working efficiently and safely. I had my car serviced at the local garage. Make sure that all gas fires and central heating boilers are serviced annually. The car needs a service. The company sends a service engineer to fix the disk drive before it fails. The car had just been serviced and was running perfectly. the process of examining a machine and repairing any damaged parts. the act or process of overhauling or repairing (a car, machine, etc): Bryce has taken the car in for servicing. Household electrics, plumbing, and heating need regular servicing in the same way as your car. II. 服务于 to do work or to perform duties for a person, an organization, or a community. If someone or something services an organization, a project, or a group of people, they provide it with the things that it needs in order to function properly or effectively. There are now 400 staff at headquarters, servicing our regional work. Fossil fuels such as oil and gas will service our needs for some considerable time to come. Electricity from the dam services several counties. III. 支付利息. business to pay interest on money that you have borrowed from someone. If a country or organization services its debts, it pays the interest on them. Almost a quarter of the country's export earnings go to service a foreign debt of $29 billion. He was using all his income to service his debts and so was unable to save any money. the act of making payments to pay back a debt: The region's debt servicing currently accounted for $9,000 million a year. Rental income may do no more than cover mortgage servicing and upkeep costs. IV. (of a male animal) mate with (a female animal). "one dog could presumably service several bitches in a day". vulgar slang have sex with or give sexual gratification to (someone). noun. I. In tennis, badminton, and some other sports, when it is your service, it is your turn to serve. She conceded just three points on her service 发球局 during the first set. II. Service is used to describe the parts of a building or structure that are used by the staff who clean, repair, or look after it, and are not usually used by the public. He wheeled the trolley down the corridor and disappeared with it into the service lift 货梯. ...the bigger tunnels, which run either side of the service tunnel. III. A services 服务区 (US: rest area) is a place beside a motorway where you can buy petrol and other things, or have a meal. They had to pull up, possibly go to a motorway services or somewhere like that. We have repeatedly told planners that services are vital on a motorway. service VS serve: The verb service is used principally in the sense "to repair or maintain": service the washing machine. Exceptions to this usage include specialized senses in finance (service a debt) and animal breeding (service a mare). Serve means "to supply goods or services to," as in One radio network serves three states. servicing 服务周到体贴: In addition to that, Mr. Adam, a client service agent, was very servicing and replied to all my emails really fast. The best gyros in town by far!!!!!nice environment polite and very servicing stuff without any minus at all in every level of restaurant services. It works well in the space I have for it. For the money it is nothing fancy but very servicing 实用的. 2. pussyfoot 战战兢兢的, 小心翼翼的 [disapproval] If you say that someone is pussyfooting around, you are criticizing them for behaving in a too cautious way because they are not sure what to do and are afraid to commit themselves. Why don't they stop pussyfooting around and say what they really mean? to avoid making a decision or expressing an opinion because you are uncertain or frightened about doing so: Stop pussyfooting around/about and tell me what you really think. aficionado [əˌfɪsjəˈnɑːdəʊ,əˌfɪʃ(j)əˈnɑːdəʊ] noun a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime. "a crossword aficionado". Glamping is a portmanteau of "glamorous" and "camping", and describes a style of camping with amenities and, in some cases, resort-style services not usually associated with "traditional" camping. Glamping has become particularly popular with 21st century tourists seeking the luxuries of hotel accommodation alongside "the escapism and adventure recreation of camping". how the mighty have fallen ( the bigger they are, the harder they fall) 此一时彼一时, 落地凤凰不如鸡 Used to indicate the decline or failure of a person, group, or entity who used to be very successful, powerful, important, etc. The phrase can be humorously or sarcastically applied to everyday situations. The phrase originated in the Bible. A: "Did you hear that that famous actress is probably going to jail after all?" B: "Oh wow. How the mighty have fallen." Joan has to clean her own house these days? Oh, how the mighty have fallen! The country used to be an economic superpower, but now it is regarded with distrust and disdain by leaders around the world. How the mighty have fallen, indeed. Prov. a jovial or mocking way of remarking that someone is doing something that he or she used to consider very demeaning. Jill: Ever since Fred's wife left him, he has had to cook his own meals. Jane: Well! How the mighty have fallen! When Dan lost his money, he had to sell his expensive sports car. Now he drives an ugly old sedan. How the mighty have fallen. Etymology: The phrase originates in the Old Testament, 2 Samuel 1:19. The earliest version in English is found in the Great Bible, 1539: "Oh howe are the myghtie ouerthrowen." The modern word "fallen" version is found in the King James Version, 1611 and is an expression of David's lament over Saul and Jonathan: "The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!" the bigger they are/come, the harder they fall 站得越高摔得越惨, 站高跌重 said to emphasize that the more important or powerful a person is, the more difficult it is for them when they lose their power or importance. Those who are exceptionally large, powerful, or influential will have more to lose when they fail, and their failure will be all the more dramatic or spectacular because of it. Over 20 years, he created an iron-fisted dictatorship, but when the revolution came, he and the small few who controlled the country were summarily executed or driven into exile. Truly, the bigger they come, the harder they fall. That bully thinks he's untouchable, but the bigger they come, the harder they fall. 3. diaphragm [ˈdaɪəˌfræm] I. 横膈膜 thoracic diaphragm. Your diaphragm is a muscle between your lungs and your stomach. It is used when you breathe. II. A diaphragm is a circular rubber contraceptive device that a woman places inside her vagina. primo [ˈpriːməʊ] noun. the leading or upper part in a duet. adj INFORMAL NORTH AMERICAN of top quality or importance. "the primo team in the land". be (as) thick as thieves 关系亲密, 孟不离焦, 焦不离孟 if two people are as thick as thieves, they are very friendly with each other and seem to share a lot of secrets, making other people think they are hiding or planning something Lately Nick and Lou have been as thick as thieves. no harm, no foul used to indicate that a mistake or instance of misconduct should be excused because it has not caused damage. "strictly speaking it was petty trespassing, but no harm, no foul". Although technically a breach of some code or law may have occurred, there was no actual damage meriting punishment, apology or retribution. used for saying that no damage has been done by someone's mistake It was a joke, the joke went wrong, he apologized, so no harm no foul. It turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me, so no harm no foul there. He parked in my space, but I was away at the time: no harm, no foul. Usage notes: Phrases with the same construction (i.e. no x, no y) are common and productive. See the related terms below. Compare the expression de minimis non curat lex ("the law will not cure (or concern itself with) trifles"), de minimis. cut the bull slang "Bull" is a shortening of "bullshit." I. To stop using deceptive or disingenuous language. Often used as an imperative. Cut the bull—I know you're lying to me. Look, can we cut the bull and call this what it is? I'm being fired, not "reallocated." II. To stop fooling around. Often used as an imperative. We'll never get this room painted unless you guys cut the bull and start working! despot [ˈdɛspɒt] 独裁者 noun. a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way. someone who has a lot of power and uses it in a cruel and unreasonable way. depository [dɪˈpɒzɪt(ə)ri] a place where things are stored. a place, especially a large building, for storing things: The government is having difficulty finding a safe depository for nuclear waste. "Irish libraries became depositories for material from all over the world". repository I. a place where things are stored and can be found. a place where things are stored: a nuclear waste repository. II. fig. The proverbs amounted to a repository of wisdom. III. a person who has, or a book that contains, a lot of information or detailed knowledge: She's a repository 宝库 of knowledge about our family history. suppository [səˈpɒzɪt(ə)ri] a solid medical preparation in a roughly conical or cylindrical shape, designed to be inserted into the rectum or vagina to dissolve. 4. captive audience 被迫观看, 强迫的观众 a group of people who listen to or watch someone or something because they cannot leave. a group of people who are unable by circumstances to avoid speeches, advertisements, etc We all performed action songs, sketches and dances before a captive audience of parents and patrons. A haversack or small pack (rucksack 双肩背包, haversack单肩背包) is a bag with a single shoulder strap. Although similar to a backpack, the single shoulder strap differentiates this type from other backpacks. There are exceptions to this general rule. In Australia, India and other commonwealth countries in South Asia the word haversack is synonymous with rucksack or other similar terms and is casually used to describe any big backpack. optician [ɒpˈtɪʃ(ə)n] I. British 验光师 someone whose job is to test people's sight and make and sell glasses. An optician is someone whose job involves testing people's sight, and making or selling glasses and contact lenses. The shop that they work in is also called an optician or an optician's. An optician or an optician's is a shop where you can have your eyes tested and buy glasses and contact lenses. Some may need specialist treatment at the optician's 眼镜店. II. American someone whose job is to make and sell glasses for people's eyes. optometrist [ɒpˈtɒmətrɪst] (英国: optician) an optician. An optometrist is the same as an optician. The chain offers optometry and optician services for eyesight testing and sells glasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses. It also sells hearing aids. optometry [ɒpˈtɒmɪtrɪ] noun the science or practice of testing visual acuity and prescribing corrective lenses.
corned beef: In New Zealand, both the canned and fresh varieties are referred to as corned beef; fresh corned beef is almost always made with silverside; "silverside" and "corned beef" are often used interchangeably. Canned corned beef is especially popular among New Zealand's Polynesian community, as in Pacific island nations such as Samoa and Tonga; this is due to high-fat foods such as corned beef, known as pisupo in Samoan. Corned beef, or salt beef 腌牛肉 in some of the Commonwealth of Nations, is salt-cured brisket of beef. The term comes from the treatment of the meat with large-grained 大粒的, 大颗粒的 rock salt 粗盐, also called "corns" of salt. Sometimes, sugar and spices are added to corned beef recipes. Corned beef is featured as an ingredient in many cuisines. Most recipes include nitrates 硝酸盐, which convert the natural myoglobin in beef to nitrosomyoglobin, giving it a pink color. Nitrates 硝酸盐 and nitrites 亚硝酸盐 reduce the risk of dangerous botulism during curing by inhibiting the growth of Clostridium botulinum bacteria spores, but have been linked to increased cancer risk in mice. Beef cured without nitrates or nitrites has a gray color, and is sometimes called "New England corned beef". Corned beef was a popular meal throughout numerous wars, including World War I and World War II, during which fresh meat was rationed 凭票的. It also remains popular worldwide as an ingredient in a variety of regional dishes and as a common part in modern field rations of various armed forces around the world. Pastrami [pəˈstrɑmi] (Romanian: pastramă) is a food originating from Romania usually made from beef brisket 牛腩肉, and sometimes from lamb, or turkey. The raw meat is brined, partially dried, seasoned with herbs and spices, then smoked and steamed. Like corned beef, pastrami was originally created as a way to preserve meat before the invention of refrigeration. One of the iconic meats of Romanian cuisine as well as American Jewish cuisine and the New York City cuisine, hot pastrami is typically served at delicatessen restaurants on sandwiches such as the pastrami on rye. Corned beef and pastrami on rye may be prepared using rye bread, pastrami, corned beef, cole slaw, and Russian dressing. Preparation involves placing both meats on a slice of rye bread and topping it with coleslaw ( coleslaw [ˈkoʊlˌslɔ] a type of salad made from raw cabbage and carrots mixed with mayonnaise. ). Russian dressing may be added to the top slice of bread. Pastrami, lettuce, and tomato (PLT) may be prepared using two slices of toasted sourdough bread, mayonnaise, pastrami, lettuce, tomato slices. Preparation involves placing the pastrami on a toasted slice of sourdough bread and topping it with the lettuce and tomato slices. Mayonnaise may be spread on the second slice of sourdough, and placed on top of the sandwich. In food processing, brining (VS pickle VS marination VS curing) is treating food with brine or coarse salt 粗盐 which preserves and seasons the food while enhancing tenderness and flavor with additions such as herbs, spices, sugar, caramel and/or vinegar. Meat and fish are typically brined for less than twenty-four hours while vegetables, cheeses and fruit are brined in a much longer process known as pickling. Brining is similar to marination, except that a marinade usually includes a significant amount of acid, such as vinegar or citrus juice. Brining is also similar to curing, which usually involves significantly drying the food, and is done over a much longer time period. Brine (卤水, 盐水) is a high-concentration solution of salt (NaCl) in water (H2O). In diverse contexts, brine may refer to the salt solutions ranging from about 3.5% (a typical concentration of seawater, on the lower end of that of solutions used for brining foods) up to about 26% (a typical saturated solution, depending on temperature). Brine forms naturally due to evaporation of ground saline water but it is also generated in the mining of sodium chloride. Brine is used for food processing and cooking (pickling and brining), for de-icing of roads and other structures, and in a number of technological processes. It is also a by-product of many industrial processes, such as desalination, so it requires wastewater treatment for proper disposal or further utilization (fresh water recovery). Brisket 牛腩, 胸脯肉 is a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest of beef or veal. The beef brisket is one of the nine beef primal cuts, though the definition of the cut differs internationally. The brisket muscles include the superficial and deep pectorals. As cattle do not have collar bones, these muscles support about 60% of the body weight of standing or moving cattle. This requires a significant amount of connective tissue, so the resulting meat must be cooked correctly to tenderise 肉软 it. According to the Random House Dictionary of the English Language, Second Edition, the term derives from the Middle English brusket which comes from the earlier Old Norse brjósk, meaning cartilage. The cut overlies the sternum, ribs, and connecting costal cartilages.
TBBT: 1. pot luck
I. a situation in which one must take a chance that whatever is
available will prove to be good or acceptable. If you take pot luck, you
decide to do something even though you do not know what you will get as
a result. If you haven't made an appointment, take pot luck and knock on the door. He scorns the 'pot-luck' 瞎猫撞死耗子, 撞大运似的 approach. "he could take pot luck in a town not noted for its restaurants". II. North American
a meal or party to which each of the guests contributes a dish. A
potluck is a meal that consists of food brought by the people who come
to the meal, or a meal that consists of whatever food happens to be
available without special preparation. The event will kick off with a potluck. If they drop by, I'll make a potluck supper 有什么吃什么, 有什么算什么, 不用特别准备的饭. "a potluck supper". His
character was first mentioned by Kripke when he informed Sheldon and
Raj that "Professor Rothman urinated in the Particle Physics Lab again".
His retirement party (after being moved up 提前) was scheduled to be on a Friday at 5 o'clock and to have a pot luck, for which Raj wanted to make his famous popovers. move up
I. 动一动. 挪一挪. 挪一下. 挪动 If you move up, you change your position,
especially in order to be nearer someone or to make room for someone
else. to change your position to make space for someone or something. There's room for one more if everyone moves up a bit. Could everyone move up a bit, please? Move up, John, and let her sit down. II. If someone or something moves up, they go to a higher level, grade, or class. Share prices moved up. Children learn in mixed-ability classes and move up a class each year. to go to a better job, higher level, etc. Interest rates are beginning to move up. He's been moved up to the position of manager. move up in the world humorous to improve your social status, for example by getting a better job. III. To reschedule (something) to an earlier date or time. The meeting was moved up to Tuesday (move back 推后, move forward 提前). 2. I don't know. You can't take it down. You'll break her heart. Look at that face. That enormous ( enormous [ɪˈnɔrməs] I. 超大的. 超多的. 大型的. 巨型的. very large in size or quantity. Something that is enormous is extremely large in size or amount. The main bedroom is enormous. There is, of course, an enormous amount to see. The enormous birthday cake dwarfed everything else on the table. The stress they're under is enormous. an enormous amount/number/volume etc.: An enormous amount of money has been wasted on this project already. II. You can use enormous to emphasize the great degree or extent of something. It was an enormous disappointment. This book was enormously influential. The new database will help horse breeders enormously. ), unsettling, crazy face. Any chance I'll learn to 渐渐爱上 love it? That depends, do you like pictures of yourself where you look like a man? 3. Sheldon: Hello Stuart. Stuart: Hey Sheldon. Help you with anything? Sheldon: Yes. I'm attending a party this weekend, for a 93-year-old woman. Can you recommend a gift? Stuart: Uh, I don't know. Could put a tennis ball on the end of Excalibur. Make a pretty badass cane. Sheldon: Do you supply the the tennis ball? Stuart: No. Sheldon: Then no. What else? Stuart: Hmm. Oh, have this collectors edition Batman utility belt. Maybe she can use it as a wearable pill caddy ( caddy: a small container, esp for tea. tea caddy a small metal container used for keeping tea leaves or tea bags in. A pill organiser, pill container, dosette box, pillcase or pillbox is a multicompartment compliance aid for storing scheduled doses of medications. ). Sheldon: Well, she'd just look silly wearing that without the rest of the costume. Stuart: I'm sorry Sheldon, that's it. That's all I got. Sheldon: Oh, it's not your fault. I've been to the model train store. I've been to Radio Shack. This woman is impossible to shop for. Leonard: I'd make fun of Sheldon for having girl problems if I wasn't in shock that Sheldon has girl problems. Sheldon: No, Leonard, go ahead and mock. Like my daddy always said, Shelly, women aren't anything but flippin' pains in the bottom. Leonard: That's what your father used to say? Sheldon: Well, I took out the bad words and the yeehaw, but you get the gist. 4. Bernadette: Oh, you have a lot of magic stuff. Howard: Yeah. I started when I was a teenager. I thought I could show a girl a few tricks and invite her up to my bedroom to see the rest of the act. Bernadette: Did it work? Howard: Ah, let's just say the only wand that ever saw any action was this one. Oh, look what my mom made us for the act. Bernadette: Ooh. I like the fabric. Where'd she get it? Howard: Well, she cut up one of her old bathing suits. She made these two vests and half a dozen napkins. Mrs Wolowitz (off): Has she tried on the vest yet? Howard: I just gave it to her! Mrs Wolowitz (off): I hope it fits, she has a tricky figure! She's short and stacked ( stacked [stækt] 有料的 I. covered or filled with a large amount of things. If a place or surface is stacked with objects, it is filled with piles of them. Shops in Ho Chi Minh City are stacked with goods. ...his house has 20 rooms stacked with paintings. The fridge is stacked with food. II. US slang (of a woman) having large breasts. having large breasts. This sense is considered offensive by many women. ), like me! Howard: She's not stacked like you, Ma! She never steps on hers! Bernadette: Listen, Howie, maybe I'm not the best choice to be a magician's assistant. Howard: You'll do fine. Hand me those rings? See? You nailed it. Bernadette: You know, it's just that I'm not that comfortable with little kids. Howard: Well, that's because you haven't been around them much. This is good practice. I mean, you are gonna be a mom someday, right? Bernadette: Mmm, yeah, sure. 5. Why did you lie to me? I don't know. It just seemed funny at first and then the longer it went on, funnier it got. So, yeah, I guess that's why. That's not much of an apology. Yeah, because he's not really sorry. Obviously, he wanted a place to go where I wouldn't be and apparently all of outside wasn't enough for him. Come on. I do feel bad. Why? Did your best friend hurt your feelings? Come on... Sheldon. Look, I only have time to deal with one jerk right now and that's Barry Kripke. What? He has the Athenaeum ( athenaeum = atheneum [ˌæθɪˈniːəm] I. an institution for the promotion of learning. II. a building containing a reading room or library, esp one used by such an institution.) booked for our wedding date and he won't give it up. Yeah, so if you could just please leave before I get angry and say something I will regret about your face, your height, your personal hygiene or the fact that your science, while serviceable, lacks panache( flair (flɛə) I. A natural talent or aptitude; a knack: a flair for interior decorating. II. Instinctive discernment; keenness: a flair for the exotica. III. Distinctive elegance or style: served us with flair 从容地, 优雅地, 不慌不忙的. If you have flair 优雅的, you do things in an original, interesting, and stylish way. Their work has all the usual punch 威力, panache 娴熟, 游刃有余 and flair 优雅, 从容 you'd expect. have a flair for something to have a talent for doing something; to have a special ability in some area. Alice has quite a flair for designing. I have a flair for fixing clocks. punch verb. I. If you punch someone or something, you hit them hard with your fist. After
punching him on the chin she wound up hitting him over the head. He
punched the wall angrily, then spun round to face her. He was hurting
Johansson with body punches in the fourth round. ...the awesome range of blows which have confirmed him as boxing's hardest puncher 重击手. In American English, punch out means the same as punch. 'I
almost lost my job today.'—'What happened?'—'Oh, I punched out this
guy.'. In the past, many kids would settle disputes by punching each
other out. II. If you punch the air 高举欢呼, 举拳欢呼, you put one or both of your fists forcefully above your shoulders as a gesture of delight or victory. At the end, Graf punched the air in delight, a huge grin on her face. III. If you punch something such as the buttons on a keyboard,
you touch them in order to store information on a machine such as a
computer or to give the machine a command to do something. Mrs. Baylor strode to the elevator and punched the button 击键. IV. If you punch holes in something, you make holes in it by pushing or pressing it with something sharp. I took a ballpoint pen and punched a hole in the carton. noun. I. A punch is a tool that you use for making holes in something. Make two holes with a hole punch 穿孔机. II. If you say that something has punch, you mean that it has force or effectiveness. My nervousness made me deliver the vital points of my address without sufficient punch. Hurricane Andrew may be slowly losing its punch 冲击力, 威力, but its winds are still around 100 miles an hour. III. Punch is a drink made from wine or spirits mixed with things such as sugar, lemons, and spices. prowess [praʊɪs] Someone's prowess is their great skill at doing something. He's
always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer. The best and the
brightest pupils competed to demonstrate their intellectual prowess. panache [pəˈnæʃ] 娴熟, 游刃有余 an impressive way of doing something that shows great skill and confidence. The first few songs are played with typical panache. If you do something with panache, you do it in a confident, stylish, and elegant way. The BBC Symphony Orchestra played with great panache. Her panache at dealing with the world's media is quite astonishing.). That's actually one of the nicest things you've ever said about my work.
Scallop or potato cake? "Victoria calls it a potato cake, but NSW calls it potato scallop. We follow NSW." So says the general manager of food and beverage at the Canberra Southern Cross Club, Anurag Gautam, who also oversees the menus at both of the Snapper fish and chip shops. It's not the only debated food term he comes across. "When someone orders a well-done steak, we call it 'cremated'," he says. Then there is "honey puck" for a well-done hamburger, and "nuke it" which means to microwave something. It turns out even the number 86 carries meaning in hospitality circles. "86 means sold out," Anurag says. "There are two branches of a restaurant here in Canberra that get its name from this number. It's basically a term hospitality uses for sold out, and I have no idea why." The term is thought to have first emerged during the US prohibition era in the early 1930s. The Chumley's bar in New York City would direct all of its patrons out the door onto 86 Bedford Street while police came in through the main entrance. But we'll never know for sure. There are more. Do you add chicken salt ( (Australia, New Zealand) A seasoning comprising table salt blended with herbs, spices, flavourings, and sometimes monosodium glutamate, often containing chicken extracts. "Chicken salt or plain salt?" It's a question that'll confuse the hell out of everyone -- except Aussies -- when ordering hot chips, a.k.a. fries. The condiment is a mainstay of takeaway food shops around the country, and considering there's a fish and chip shop on basically every regional corner, that's saying something. While Canadians load their chips with poutine, Belgians have them with mayo and Germans happily dip theirs in curry ketchup, Australians prefer to douse their fried potatoes with a fluorescent yellow (sometimes orange) salt substance. It has somehow become the country's default condiment and honestly, it's their best-kept secret. Featuring a very addictive umami flavour that has hints of garlic or onion, it sometimes even has a bit of paprika. With the right amount, it is delightful. ) to your parmy ( Chicken Parmigiana [ˌpɑːmɪˈdʒɑːnə] or Chicken Parmesan (known colloquially in Australia as simply a 'parmy'. ) with crumbed chicken smothered in a rich tomato sauce and mounds of melting cheese is the sort of meal it is impossible to dislike. Parmesan [pɑːrmɪzæn] Parmesan or Parmesan cheese is a hard cheese with a strong flavour which is often used in Italian cooking. parmigiana adj. cooked with Parmesan cheese. Cooked or served with Parmesan cheese and tomato sauce. ) and schnitty ( Schnitty is Australian slang for schnitzel, usually referring to a chicken schnitzel served at a pub with a side of chips and gravy. )? Do you go for a HSP (halal snack pack A halal snack pack (HSP) is a fast food dish, popular in Australia, which consists of halal-certified doner kebab meat (lamb, chicken, or beef) and chips. It also includes different kinds of sauces, usually chilli, garlic, and barbecue, whilst yoghurt, cheese, jalapeño peppers and tabbouleh are common additions. The snack pack is traditionally served in a styrofoam container, and has been described as a staple takeaway dish of kebab shops in Australia. Some Australian restaurant menus refer to the dish as a "snack pack", "snack box" or "mixed plate". The name of the dish was chosen by the Macquarie Dictionary as the "People's Choice Word of the Year" for 2016. Styrofoam [ˈstaɪrəˌfoʊm] 泡沫快餐盒 a light plastic material, used especially for making containers and small soft objects that protect something small inside a box. The usual British word is polystyrene. Doner kebab (UK: [ˌdɒnə kɪˈbæb], US: [ˌdoʊnər kɪˈbɑːb]; Turkish: döner or döner kebap, pronounced [dœˈnæɾ ceˈbap] 土耳其烤肉), also spelled döner kebab, is a popular fast food dish, made of meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie. Seasoned meat stacked in the shape of an inverted cone is turned slowly on the rotisserie, next to a vertical cooking element. The operator uses a knife to slice thin shavings from the outer layer of the meat as it cooks. The vertical rotisserie was invented in the 19th-century Ottoman Empire, and dishes such as the Arab shawarma, Greek gyros, Canadian donair, and Mexican al pastor derived from this. ) or servo food after a night out? Perhaps you prefer bum nuts 鸡蛋 ( Bum nut noun: an egg. In our 2020 annual appeal for contributions to the Australian National Dictionary, several people shared the word bum nut for 'egg' as a term they thought peculiar to their family. ) to smashed avo on toast. The list goes on, and word boffins from the Australian National University (ANU) want to hear them all so they can officially add them to the national lexicon. Based on the Acton campus, the Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC) is looking for contributions to a new edition of The Australian National Dictionary. Published by the Oxford University Press since 1998, the "dictionary of Australianisms" includes words and meanings that have originated in the homes, businesses, farms and probably toilets of our slang-loving country. The first edition included 10,000 headwords, compounds, idioms and derivatives, while the second edition rose to over 16,000. This time, the focus is on the kitchen. Vegemite, pavlovas( Pavlova [pævˈloʊvə] is a meringue-based dessert. Originating in either Australia or New Zealand in the early 20th century, it was named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. Taking the form of a cake-like circular block of baked meringue, pavlova has a crisp crust and soft, light inside. The confection is usually topped with fruit and whipped cream. The name is pronounced [pævˈloʊvə], or like the name of the dancer, which was [ˈpɑːvləvə]. The dessert is believed to have been created in honour of the dancer either during or after one of her tours to Australia and New Zealand in the 1920s. The nationality of its creator has been a source of argument between the two nations for many years. The dessert is a popular dish and an important part of the national cuisine of both Australia and New Zealand. With its simple recipe, it is frequently served during celebratory and holiday meals. It is most identified with and consumed most frequently in the summer time, including at Christmas time. ), lamingtons and snags on the barbie are all a bit last century, and the ANU experts say there is a wide range of new and exciting food choices for the average Australian. It seems more of us are settling down to souvas and potato gems in the evening and waking up to a Tim Tam slam and a flattie in the morning, for example. The chicken parmigiana is a pub staple across Australia, where thousands are served up every day at bistros across the country. Like the flat white, the chicken parmy, served up with chips and salad, is an Australian icon. But when did the Italian-meets-American style tucker pop up on Australian menus? According to food historian and author Jan O'Connell the earliest reference to a chicken parmigiana in Australia is in 1980. "That was as a restaurant dish rather than in the pub," she told Lucy Breaden on ABC Radio Hobart. "I'm guessing it started to become a pub meal in the 1980s." A parmigiana was originally made from eggplant as a traditional Italian dish. "You won't find chicken parmigiana in any Italian cook book," Ms O'Connell said. Ms O'Connell said the parmy came to Australia via America. "It started to crop up there in the 1940s and was, and still is, in America — but always served with spaghetti," she said. A crumbed chicken fillet with cheese on top on a bed of spaghetti on a giant plate — all covered with red tomato sauce. Within Australia, the affectionate nickname for the dish differs between 'parmy' and 'parma', and it can vary as to whether the chips are served underneath or on the side. Ms O'Connell said the classic Australian take on the parmigiana was chicken breast fillet topped with tomato sauce and cheese grilled on top, usually served with chips and salad. "Before it was chicken, the intervening stage ( intervening [ˌɪntərˈvinɪŋ] I. 夹在中间的. 居中的. happening between two events or times. An intervening period of time is one that separates two events or points in time. During those intervening years Bridget had married her husband Robert. I had spent the intervening time in London, with Gretchen. Not much has changed during the intervening six years. II. in the space between two people or things. An intervening object or area comes between two other objects or areas. They had scoured the intervening miles of moorland. The properties are separated by an intervening wall. intervene [ˌɪntərˈvin] I. to become involved in a situation in order to try to stop or change it. The police had to intervene when the protesters blocked traffic. intervene in: The prime minister has pledged not to intervene militarily in neighboring countries. II. to interrupt a conversation so that you can say something. III. to delay an event, or to make it difficult to do. My brother was studying to be a minister, but the war intervened. IV. if time intervenes, it passes before you do something or before something happens. Several months intervened before we met again. ) between the eggplant parmigiana and chicken parmigiana was veal parmigiana, which was served in the 1970s in Italian restaurants," she said. "When chicken started to be widely available in pieces without having to buy a whole chicken, that started the move towards the parmigiana." The parmy, or parma has become a large dish. "There's no doubt chicken breeders have been producing birds with bigger breasts so that there's more breast meat on the bird," she said. "The chef gets hold of it and beats it so it's wide and flat." Ms O'Connell said there is no sign of the parmigiana going anywhere soon. "Pies have been with us since the first fleet, and haven't shown any sign of going away, and I think the chicken parmigiana is almost in that category these days," she said. "The old 'parma and pot' night at the pub is a tradition we're going to stick with for quite some time."
