an item of food consisting of two pieces of bread with meat, cheese, or other filling between them, eaten as a light meal 三明治,夹心面包片 a ham sandwich. 火腿三明治。 ■[usu. with modifier](Brit.)a sponge cake of two or more layers with jam or cream between (英)果酱(或奶油)夹心松蛋糕 ■something that is constructed like or has the form of a sandwich 三明治状物
[as modifier]of or relating to a sandwich course (与)教学与实习交替培训(有关)的
verb
[with obj.](一般作 be sandwiched between)insert or squeeze (someone or something) between two other people or things, typically in a restricted space or so as to be uncomfortable 插入;夹入,挤入 the girl was sandwiched between two burly men in the back of the car. 那个女孩在汽车的后部被两个魁梧的男子挤夹在当中。
常用词组 the meat (或 filling) in the sandwich
a person who is awkwardly caught between two opposing factions 夹在对立的双方之间的人,处于左右为难境地的人
a sandwich (或 two sandwiches) short of a picnic
见 short
语源
mid 18th cent.: named after the 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718–92), an English nobleman said to have eaten food in this form so as not to leave the gaming table