baster

A noun with multiple meanings: a cook who bastes roasting meat; a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches; or a tube with a rubber bulb used to moisten roasting meat.

• 🇨🇳该名词有多个含义：用油脂浇淋烤肉的人；用长而松的针脚临时缝合衣物的裁缝；或用于给烤肉浇汁的带橡胶球的管子。

1. Cooking utensil B1 formal culinary

   A tube with a rubber bulb used to draw up and release melted fat or gravy to moisten roasting meat.

   • She used a baster to drizzle the juices over the turkey.
   • The chef squeezed the baster to coat the roast evenly.
   • A baster is essential for keeping the meat moist during cooking.

   🇨🇳吸油管

2. Person who bastes meat B2 formal culinary

   A cook who bastes roasting meat with melted fat or gravy.

   • The baster carefully applied the butter mixture to the chicken.
   • Every good baster knows the secret to a juicy roast.
   • He worked as a baster in the hotel kitchen for years.

   🇨🇳浇汁厨师

3. Sewer using temporary stitches B2 formal

   A sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches before final sewing.

   • The baster pinned the fabric before making the final seams.
   • She worked as a baster in the tailor shop, preparing dresses for fitting.
   • A skilled baster ensures the garment fits perfectly before permanent stitching.

   🇨🇳假缝工

   同义词: tacker

• basters plural form
• basters' possessive plural form
• baster's possessive singular form