tray
US /treɪ/
noun Target · B2 Ăn uống
Definition
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The waiter carried a tray of drinks to the table.
Synonyms
- plattera large shallow dish used for serving food
Collocations
- Easy serving tray with drinksto serving tray with drinks, meaning to serve a purpose, role, or function
- Medium in-tray piled high with paperworkdescribing in-tray piled high with paperwork (a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your incoming material)
- Hard sterile surgical instrument traydescribing sterile surgical instrument tray (incapable of reproducing)
- Very Hard handed over on a silver tray without meritto handed over on a silver tray without merit, meaning to place into the hands or custody of
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