entree

英 [ˈɒntreɪ]

美 [ˈɑːntreɪ]

n. (餐厅里或正式宴会上的)主菜，主菜前的小菜; 入场权; 进入许可; 进入资格

复数：entrees　

BNC.44645 / COCA.8922

牛津词典

noun

（餐厅里或正式宴会上的）主菜，主菜前的小菜
(in a restaurant or at a formal meal) the main dish of the meal or a dish served before the main course
入场权；进入许可；进入资格
the right or ability to enter a social group or institution

noun

the act of entering
1. she made a graceful entree into the ballroom
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
1. they waited at the entrance to the garden
2. beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral
Synonym:entranceentrancewayentrywayentry
the right to enter
Synonym:accessaccessionadmissionadmittance
the principal dish of a meal
Synonym:main course

Salad fork, placed directly to the left of the plate, assuming salad is served with or after the entree.
沙拉叉，放在盘子正左边，假设沙拉与主菜一起上或在其后上。
For Clarissa, the entree is just the beginning.
对克拉丽莎来说，主菜只是个开头。
These prices didn't affect the cost of the prix fixe meal, which was the equivalent of$ 30 no matter what the entree, but the researchers expected just the sight of the prices to make a difference.
为了让价格有个对比，研究者在五种菜旁的括号里标出了他们单点时的单价。而这些单价是不会影响套餐的价格的，因为不管点什么，套餐都是30美元。
Emma watched the entree of her own particular little friend;
爱玛看着她那特别要好的小朋友走进来。
Her wealth and reputation gave her entree into upper-class circles.
她的财富和声望使她得以进入上层社会。
What's your most authentic entree?
你们最道地的主菜是哪一样？
Even at a nice restaurant, I still cut costs by ordering an entree and little else.
即使是在不错的餐馆，我还是会为了省钱，就点份主菜，再稍点点其它的。
I have the entree into his house.
我有权进入他的房子。
Yet, she described her entree into Chinese films as really scary in the beginning.
然而，她把初入中国电影业时形容成非常恐怖。
Soup can serve as a great appetizer to a meal, or as an entree.
汤是一餐的开胃佳品。