/'leɪdl; `ledl/
n long-handled cup-shaped spoon for serving or transferring liquids 长把杓
*a `soup ladle 长柄汤杓. =>illus at kitchen 见kitchen插图.

v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (out) serve (food) with a ladle or in large quantities （用杓）舀或盛很多（食物）
*She ladled cream over her pudding. 她在布丁上浇了一大杓奶油.
* ladling out the stew 把炖菜舀出来.
2 (phr v) ladle sth out (infml 口) distribute sth (too) lavishly （过分）慷慨地施予某物
*He isn't one to ladle out praise, so when he says `Good', he means it. 他可不轻易夸奖人, 所以他要是说｀好＇, 他一定认为真好.