entree

英 [ˈɒntreɪ]

美 [ˈɑːntreɪ]

n.  (餐厅里或正式宴会上的)主菜，主菜前的小菜; 入场权; 进入许可; 进入资格

复数：entrees　

TEM8

BNC.44645 / COCA.8922

牛津词典

noun

• （餐厅里或正式宴会上的）主菜，主菜前的小菜
  (in a restaurant or at a formal meal) the main dish of the meal or a dish served before the main course
• 入场权；进入许可；进入资格
  the right or ability to enter a social group or institution

英英释义

noun

• the act of entering
  1. she made a graceful entree into the ballroom
• something that provides access (to get in or get out)
  1. they waited at the entrance to the garden
  2. beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral
  Synonym:entranceentrancewayentrywayentry
• the right to enter
  Synonym:accessaccessionadmissionadmittance
• the principal dish of a meal
  Synonym:main course

双语例句

• She's our entree, shawn.
  她是我们的入场券。
• Normally, any one entree will combine three to five colors, selected from ingredients that are light green, dark green, red, yellow, white, black, or caramel colored.
  通常情况下，任何一道主菜都包括三到五种颜色。从原料的颜色看，就分为浅绿色、深绿色、红色、黄色、白色、黑色或者焦糖色。
• These prices didn't affect the cost of the prix fixe meal, which was the equivalent of$ 30 no matter what the entree, but the researchers expected just the sight of the prices to make a difference.
  为了让价格有个对比，研究者在五种菜旁的括号里标出了他们单点时的单价。而这些单价是不会影响套餐的价格的，因为不管点什么，套餐都是30美元。
• The experience of studying abroad was his entree to the new government.
  海外留学经历成为他进入新政府的敲门砖。
• What's your most authentic entree?
  你们最道地的主菜是哪一样？
• Her wealth and reputation gave her entree into upper-class circles.
  她的财富和声望使她得以进入上层社会。
• She hopes one day to regain her entree to polite society.
  她希望有朝一日可以重返上流社会。
• Games will be their entree to the Net, so they'll be looking for games content.
  而游戏是他们上网的最大目的，他们会在网上寻找一切与他们感兴趣的游戏相关的内容。
• Soup can serve as a great appetizer to a meal, or as an entree.
  汤是一餐的开胃佳品。
• What did you have as an entree?
  在鱼和肉两道主菜之间，你吃的是什么菜？