sandwich

sandwich
[ˈsan(d)wɪdʒ, -wɪtʃ]
noun
  1. 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
  2. [as modifier]of or relating to a sandwich course
    (与)教学与实习交替培训(有关)的
verb
  1. [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
  1. 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
  1. 见 short
语源
  1. 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
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