🇬🇧🇨🇳 skillet - 煎锅 : English Lesson

Meaning of "skillet" ("煎锅"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A skillet is a flat, round pan with low sides and a handle that you use on the stove to cook food. People often use a skillet to fry eggs, flip pancakes, or sizzle vegetables. It spreads the heat so the food cooks evenly and can be made of metal like steel or heavy iron.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The skillet looked offended when I put broccoli in it instead of pancakes.

I whispered to the skillet, “Please don’t burn this,” and it burned everything except the toast I dropped on the floor.

My scrambled eggs stuck to the skillet so badly I said, “Fine, you can keep them, greedy pan.”

I tried to flip my pancake in the skillet and it did a backflip right onto the floor.

Some skillets are made of heavy cast iron and can last for many years, which means a single skillet could help cook breakfast for your great-grandkids one day.

She lifted the heavy skillet from the stove. The skillet hissed as butter melted. She cracked eggs into the hot skillet, watched whites firm and edges brown. The skillet’s handle warmed her palm; she slid eggs onto a plate. Holding the plate, she smiled at the simple breakfast from that old skillet.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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