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词汇 greasy spoon
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Definition of greasy spoon in English:

greasy spoon

noun
informal
  • A cheap, run-down cafe or restaurant serving fried foods.

    〈非正式〉(供应油炸食品的)破败的廉价饭馆,低档小饭馆

    Example sentencesExamples
    • After a chance meeting in a greasy spoon café, Tim and Daisy end up living together in a North London flat, under the guise of being a professional couple.
    • This could be anything from a greasy spoon, to a gastropub.
    • The new owner supplies food for the whole of the ‘eating-out-of-house sector’, from restaurants and hotels to greasy spoon cafes, buying and supplying the food.
    • In the midst of our wandering, we agreed that the first order of business was to locate the obligatory greasy spoon, and fortify ourselves with a generous helping of eggs and potatoes.
    • For those who prefer being indoors (so much better for your skin) then we have asked round our mates for their top 10 greasy spoons.
    • My mother cried as my father drove to the motel afterward, staring out the window at the dry, cracked landscape dotted with old service stations and greasy spoons, remembering how they'd said their vows in front of a stranger.
    • I don't want them to have any reason to think that I'm anything more than a waitress in a greasy spoon,’ Kelly said.
    • This small sheltered port boasts its own wine museum and a staggering 35 restaurants for its 2,000-odd population, but there's not a greasy spoon or a chippie in sight.
    • The brunch she cooked was little better than he could get at a greasy spoon or fast food restaurant.
    • The Canadians are also hogging all the greasy spoon diners and cotton candy stands.
    • The Asian and African sailors had to make do with greasy spoons and pubs which it frightened me to walk past as much as it must have frightened them to enter.
    • Gay venues are on the rise, particularly in Edinburgh; there are more gastropubs doing good food; fewer greasy spoons and bakers, but more and more tea rooms and coffee shops.
    • This English breakfast delight can be found in your finest of greasy spoons, and consists of a heaping mound of bacon strips stuffed delicately between two pieces of white bread, usually accompanied by some HP sauce.
    • Anyway, so I made it to work, did a couple of hours work and announced that I needed a greasy spoon.
    • It's the hotel-bar equivalent of a greasy spoon: cheap, dingy and authentic.
    • I'd rather go down the greasy spoon or watch a film and get a takeaway.
    • I discovered an unassuming greasy spoon full with many of the people I had seen in the bar.
    • Ironically, their parents, those in the 45-to 54-year-old age range, are the least likely to report dining at a greasy spoon.
    • The thin sausages had a slight hint of spice and came in an unusual spiral shape, not at all like the sausages you'd get in a greasy spoon English cafe - far more tasty.
    • The inside of the diner was your average, twenty-person capacity greasy spoon café restaurant.

Definition of greasy spoon in US English:

greasy spoon

nounˈɡrisi
informal
  • A cheap, run-down cafe or restaurant serving fried foods.

    〈非正式〉(供应油炸食品的)破败的廉价饭馆,低档小饭馆

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Asian and African sailors had to make do with greasy spoons and pubs which it frightened me to walk past as much as it must have frightened them to enter.
    • The Canadians are also hogging all the greasy spoon diners and cotton candy stands.
    • For those who prefer being indoors (so much better for your skin) then we have asked round our mates for their top 10 greasy spoons.
    • The brunch she cooked was little better than he could get at a greasy spoon or fast food restaurant.
    • The thin sausages had a slight hint of spice and came in an unusual spiral shape, not at all like the sausages you'd get in a greasy spoon English cafe - far more tasty.
    • It's the hotel-bar equivalent of a greasy spoon: cheap, dingy and authentic.
    • The inside of the diner was your average, twenty-person capacity greasy spoon café restaurant.
    • I'd rather go down the greasy spoon or watch a film and get a takeaway.
    • My mother cried as my father drove to the motel afterward, staring out the window at the dry, cracked landscape dotted with old service stations and greasy spoons, remembering how they'd said their vows in front of a stranger.
    • In the midst of our wandering, we agreed that the first order of business was to locate the obligatory greasy spoon, and fortify ourselves with a generous helping of eggs and potatoes.
    • I discovered an unassuming greasy spoon full with many of the people I had seen in the bar.
    • Anyway, so I made it to work, did a couple of hours work and announced that I needed a greasy spoon.
    • The new owner supplies food for the whole of the ‘eating-out-of-house sector’, from restaurants and hotels to greasy spoon cafes, buying and supplying the food.
    • This could be anything from a greasy spoon, to a gastropub.
    • This small sheltered port boasts its own wine museum and a staggering 35 restaurants for its 2,000-odd population, but there's not a greasy spoon or a chippie in sight.
    • Gay venues are on the rise, particularly in Edinburgh; there are more gastropubs doing good food; fewer greasy spoons and bakers, but more and more tea rooms and coffee shops.
    • I don't want them to have any reason to think that I'm anything more than a waitress in a greasy spoon,’ Kelly said.
    • This English breakfast delight can be found in your finest of greasy spoons, and consists of a heaping mound of bacon strips stuffed delicately between two pieces of white bread, usually accompanied by some HP sauce.
    • After a chance meeting in a greasy spoon café, Tim and Daisy end up living together in a North London flat, under the guise of being a professional couple.
    • Ironically, their parents, those in the 45-to 54-year-old age range, are the least likely to report dining at a greasy spoon.
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