skewer

🇬🇧 UK/skju:ә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A long metal or wooden pin used to hold food together or in place during cooking

烤肉叉,串肉扦

v.

To pierce or hold with a skewer; to mock or criticize severely

用叉串住;严厉讽刺,刺穿

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
skewerother
=skewer

Common Collocations

  • 1.metal skewer金属烤串签
  • 2.wooden skewer木质烤串签
  • 3.[thread onto a skewer]穿在烤肉叉上
  • 4.skewer kabobs串烤肉串

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Thread the marinated chicken onto a skewer before placing it on the grill.

  • 2.

    The satirical article skewered the politician's contradictory policy statements.

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