Dish 碟子,盘子
A meat dish is a dish for meat;A butter dish is a dish for butter. However, the plural from dishes can refer to table utensils in general. So you can say “clear dishes from a table ”or “do the dishes after dinner. ”A dishwasher is a machine for washing and drying dishes automatically.
When you are in a restaurant for dinner, you will first of all glance over the menu. Some of the dishes may be your favorites, others may not suit your taste. You will naturally order those you like.
Now let's use “dish ”as a verb. Good restaurant provide good service. The waiters or waitresses often help dish out the food for the guests. A company to help promote its new products ,may dish out a Free gift to each customer.
a meat dish是盛肉的盘子,a butter dish是盛牛油的碟子。不过复数形式dishes却可以指一般的餐具。因此你可以说“收拾餐具”或“饭后洗餐具”。洗碗机则是自动清洗及烘干盘碟的机器。
当你进入饭馆用餐的时候,首先你会看一下菜单,有些菜肴你可能特别喜欢,而另一些却可能不合你的口味。而你当然是会点自己所喜欢的。
现在我们把dish用作动词。上等的餐馆提供优质的服务。男女侍应生,常常帮客人分菜。为了促销新产品,公司或许会给每个顾客免费分派礼品。