platter

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plat·ter /ˈplætə $ -ər/ noun [countableC]

1 especially American EnglishAmEDFU a large plate from which food is served 大盘

a serving platter

盛菜的大盘

platter of

a platter of turkey and vegetables

一大盘火鸡肉和蔬菜

2. chicken/seafood etc platter DFFchicken, fish etc with vegetables or other foods on a large plate, served in a restaurant 〔餐馆里的〕一盘鸡肉/海鲜等套餐

Examples from the Corpus

chicken/seafood etc platter• The Conch serves a great seafood platter.• The accent is again on fish, including seafood platters of king prawns, crab and whitebait.

Examples from the Corpus

platter• With slotted utensil, transfer meat to a platter and keep warm.• Suddenly the Trunchbull lunged forward and grabbed the large empty china platter on which the cake had rested.• Each carried an oval platter, and in the platters, embedded in snow, were the fruits of two continents.• Arrange the courgettes on a serving platter with the trout and reserved grapefruit segments.• Use one half to extend the other log and place on a serving platter.• Transfer rabbit pieces to a serving platter and keep warm.• Using a spatula, transfer charlotte to a large serving platter.

Origin platter

(1300-1400) Anglo-French plater, from French plat “plate”; → PLATE1

plat·ter noun

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