Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense spoons, present participle spooning, past tense, past participle spooned
1N-COUNT 调羹;匙;小勺子 A spoon is an object used for eating, stirring, and serving food. One end of it is shaped like a shallow bowl and it has a long handle. 调羹;匙;小勺子
He stirred his coffee with a spoon.
他用一把小勺搅着自己的咖啡。
2N-COUNT 一匙之量 You can refer to an amount of food resting on a spoon as a spoon of food. 一匙之量
...tea with two spoons of sugar. [+ of]
放了两匙糖的茶
3VERB 用匙舀取 If you spoon food into something, you put it there with a spoon. 用匙舀取
He spooned instant coffee into two of the mugs. [VERB noun prep.]
5PHRASE 出生于富贵人家 If you think that someone has a lot of advantages because they have a rich or influential family, you can say that they have been born with a silver spoon in their mouth . 出生于富贵人家
She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and everything has been done for her.