1. C 盘，碟　 container for holding or serving food (usually shallow and flat-bottomed)
2. C 一盘食物，一碟食物，一道菜，菜肴　 food, etc. served in the container
3. P 餐具　 plates, bowls, cups, etc. used for a meal; crockery
4. C 外貌有吸引力的人，漂亮的人　 physically attractive person

　clean a ～　刷洗盘子
　clear away a ～　收拾盘子
　do the ～　洗碗碟
　eat the ～es　吃菜
　have the ～es　吃菜
　order a ～　点菜
　pile (up) ～es　把盘子摞起来
　prepare ～es　做菜
　select a ～　点菜，选择菜
　serve a ～　供应菜
　wash (up) the ～es　洗盘子
　attractive ～　吸引人的菜
　beautiful ～　漂亮的盘子
　Chinese ～　中国菜
　clean ～　干净的盘子
　cold ～　冷菜
　delicious ～　味道鲜美的菜
　every ～　每道菜
　made ～　拼盘
　main ～　主菜
　plain ～　家常便饭
　pretty ～　漂亮的盘子
　rich ～　佳肴
　same ～　相同的菜
　special ～　特别的菜
　unusual ～　不同寻常的一道菜
　warm ～　热菜
　butter ～　黄油碟
　breakfast ～　早餐菜
　china ～　瓷盘子
　meat ～　肉食
　side ～　（与主菜同时上的）配菜
　a ～ of　一道…菜
　a ～ of fish　一道鱼

　He dried the dishes carefully.　他小心地把碟子擦干。
　She washed the dishes and then dried them one by one.　她洗了盘子，然后把它们一个一个擦干。
　Stop dreaming up any new reason for not washing the dishes, Jimmy.　吉米，别再编造什么新的借口逃避洗碟子了。
　Breaking dishes was one of her failings.　经常打碎盘子是她的一个老毛病。
　There is a flaw in the dish.　这盘子有瑕疵。
　They left me with a stack of dirty dishes.　他们留给我一摞脏盘子。
　You must wash the dishes before you go out.　你出去前必须洗好盘子。
　The main dish is a fried steak.　主菜是炸牛排。
　The vegetables were in separate china dishes.　蔬菜分装在几只瓷盘里。
　I waited for a moment, wondering what special dish she might prepare.　我等了一会儿，心想她会做什么特别的菜呢。
　He liked the dish of kidneys best.　他最喜欢吃那盘腰子。
　Put the potatoes in the blue dish.　把土豆放到那只蓝盘子中。
　He likes cold dishes.　他喜欢吃凉菜。
　There are eggs in this dish.　这个盘子里有鸡蛋。
　How do you find the dish?　这道菜你觉得怎么样?
　He stayed to dry the dishes after his mother had washed them.　他呆在那儿把母亲洗净的餐具擦干净。
　Mary's new boyfriend is quite a dish, isn't he?　玛丽新交的男朋友挺帅的，是不是?

 ♣ dish, plate, platter
　这组词都是餐具名称，都有“盘”“碟”“碗”的意思。其区别是：dish可泛指就餐时所用的餐具，包括盘、碟、碗、杯、刀、叉等，特指较深的盘子；plate指较平的盘子、碟子，可用以盛汤，也可用以装菜；platter指椭圆形的大浅盘，一般放置餐桌中央，用以盛肉、盛鱼等。例如：
　A dish of fish and bread isn't to be despised.　一盘鱼和面包不算很差。
　Somebody has broken this dish.　有人把这个盘子打碎了。
　Now some people eat their food from paper plates.　现在有人用纸盘子盛东西吃。
　The white plate is banded with a blue line round the edge.　白盘子加了一圈蓝边。
　Please put the dish onto that wooden platter.　请把那道菜盛在那只木盆里。
　The meat platter must be put on the centre of the table.　这只盛肉的盘子要放在餐桌中央。

1. vt.盛于碟盘中；分发，提供　 put (the food for a meal) into dishes, ready to be eaten; serve out to several people
2. vt.使某人的希望破灭，破坏某人的机会，使某人不能成功　 ruin sb's hopes or chances; prevent sb from succeeding

　dish　用作动词时，意思是“盛于碟或盘中”，常用于习语dish out和dish up中。在口语中， dish还可表示“使某人的希望破灭”“破坏某人的机会”“使某人不能成功”。dish用作及物动词，可用于被动结构。

　～ one's hopes　使希望破灭
　～ one's opponent　击败对手
　～ the dirt　说坏话，揭某人的短
　～ out　大量给予或分发
　～ up　上菜，提供，供给

　The scandal dished his hopes of being elected.　这丑闻使他当选的希望破灭了。

 ♣ dish out　(v.+adv.)
　大量给予或分发　give away a lot of sth
　Please help me to dish out the vegetables.　请帮我把菜装盘端出。
　The chef dished out the salad.　厨师端上了色拉。
　She dished out the food.　她用餐时分饭菜。
　She was dishing out food to children.　她在给孩子们分食物。
　Stand at the door and dish out the papers as the students come in.　当学生们进来时，你站在门口分发试卷。
　They dish out clean towels on Monday.　星期一他们分发毛巾。
　There were students dishing out leaflets to passer-by.　有学生向路人散发传单。
　Aunt Mabel likes to dish out advise to young people, whether they want it or not.　玛伯尔大婶总喜欢随便教训年轻人，不管他们愿意与否。
　This young teacher dishes out rewards to his students to try to win their favour.　这位年轻的教师为了赢得学生的好感，总是滥给他们奖赏。
 ♣ dish up　(v.+adv.)
　上菜　put food on plates; serve sth
　I shall be ready to dish up in a few minutes; are the family all at the table?　全家人都入席了吗?我准备上菜。
　He dished up the stew.　他把炖肉盛到了盘中。
　Help me dish up the vegetables.　帮我把蔬菜盛起来。
2. 提供，供给 present or offer sth
　I hope the next speaker dishes up his arguments in a more interesting manner.　我希望下一个发言人更加饶有风趣地提出他的论点。
　He dished up a lot of useful facts and figures.　他拿出了许多有用的事实和数据。
　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。

　［词源］　古英语disc<拉丁语discus（圆形的，圆盘）