utensil

Definitions

From Latin ūtensilis 'fit for use' (from ūtī, to use). A utensil is, very literally, 'a thing fit to be used.' It once meant any useful implement, then narrowed mostly to kitchen and eating tools.

Common Collocations

• 1.kitchen utensil厨房用具
• 2.cooking utensil烹饪工具
• 3.eating utensil餐具

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Wash the cooking utensils right after dinner.

• 2.

  The drawer was full of forks, spoons, and other utensils.

• 3.

  Campers should pack a few lightweight eating utensils.