"large, long-handled spoon for drawing liquids," Old English hlædel "ladle," from hladan "to load" (see lade) + -le, suffix expressing "appliance, tool" (compare shovel, handle, thimble). The verb is first recorded 1520s, from the noun. Related: Ladled; ladling.
实用例句
1. He said nothing, drank a ladle of cold water and left.
他一声没出, 喝了瓢凉水,走了出去.
来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
2. Whip the cream and ladle it on top of the straw - berries.
搅打奶油并用勺子把它舀在草莓上面.
来自辞典例句
3. She dipped up soup from the pot with a ladle.
她用勺从锅里舀汤.
来自辞典例句
4. There was a wood ladle chained to the deck.
甲板上拴着一个木长柄杓.
来自辞典例句
5. A quantity of silver which had been fused in a ladle was allowed to solidify.
