n. 菜肴；餐具（dish的复数）
名词 n. [C]
1.碟,盘
Mary put the peaches in a white dish.
玛丽将桃子装在一个白盘子里。
2.一盘菜;菜肴
Fried eggs are my favorite dish.
煎蛋是我最喜爱的菜。
3.(用过的所有)餐具[the P]
I'll do the dishes tonight.
今晚我洗餐具。
4.碟状物;反射碟;抛物面天线
5.【口】(性方面)有魅力的人;美女
及物动词 vt.
1.盛...于盘中
She dished the strawberries into the bowl.
她将草莓盛入碗中。
2.使成碟状
3.【英】【口】挫败,毁掉
不及物动词 vi.
1.成碟状
以下是牛津高阶词典的解释：
1、n.
(a) [C] container for holding or serving food (usu shallow and flat-bottomed) 盘; 碟: a glass, an earthenware, a ceramic, a metal, etc dish 玻璃的、 陶的、 瓷的、 金属的...盘子 =>illus at plate 见plate之插图. (b) [C] food, etc served in the container 一盘食物; 一碟食物; 一道菜; 菜肴: a big dish of curry 一大盘用咖喱作调味的菜. (c) the dishes [pl] plates, bowls, cups, etc used for a meal; crockery 餐具: wash, do, dry, put away, etc the dishes 洗、 刷洗、 弄乾、 放好...餐具.
[C] particular type of food prepared for a meal 具某种风味的饭菜: a restaurant specializing in Indonesian dishes 印度尼西亚风味的餐馆.
[C] object shaped like a dish or bowl, esp the large concave reflector of a radio telescope 盘状物; 盆状物; 凹形物; （尤指射电望远镜中巨大的）抛物面状天线.
[C esp sing 尤作单数] (infml 口) physically attractive person 外貌有吸引力的人; 漂亮的人: Mary's new boy-friend's quite a dish, isn't he? 玛丽新交的男朋友挺帅的, 是不是?
> dishful / ˈdɪʃful; ˋdɪʃˏfʊl/ n about as much as a dish will hold 一盘的量; 一碟的量.
dishy / ˈdɪʃɪ; ˋdɪʃɪ/ adj (-ier, -iest) (infml 口) (of a person) physically attractive （指人）漂亮, 潇洒, 帅.
# `dishcloth n cloth for washing dishes, etc （洗碗碟等用的）抹布.
`dishwasher n machine or person that washes dishes 刷洗碗碟的机器或人; 洗碟机; 洗碗机; 洗碗者.
`dish-water n [U] water used for washing dishes 洗碗碟的水: (joc 谑) Her coffee tastes like dish-water, ie It is weak and unpleasant. 她的咖啡喝起来像刷锅水. dish 2
/ dɪʃ; dɪʃ/ v
[Tn] (Brit infml 口) ruin (sb's hopes or chances); prevent (sb) from succeeding 使（某人的希望）破灭; 破坏（某人的机会）; 使（某人）不能成功: The scandal dished his hopes of being elected. 这丑闻使他当选的希望破灭了. * dish one's opponents 击败对手.
(idm 习语) dish it `out (infml 口) attack sb fiercely with words or blows 大骂或猛揍某人: Don't get into a fight with him: he can really dish it out. 别跟他动手, 他揍起人来可凶了. dish the `dirt (sl 俚) gossip in an unkind way; say scandalous things about sb 说坏话; 揭某人的短儿: journalists who dish the dirt about television stars 揭电视明星疮疤的记者们.
(phr v) dish sth out give away a lot of sth 大量给予或分发: There were students dishing out leaflets to passers-by. 有学生向路人散发传单. * dish out compliments, insults, abuse, etc 大加赞扬、 大肆侮辱、 滔滔不绝地咒骂. dish sth up (a) put (food) on plates; serve sth 将（食物）盛在盘里; 上（菜）. (b) (derog 贬) present or offer sth 提出或提供某事物: They're dishing up the usual arguments in a new form. 他们将老调子改头换面, 又端出来了.
