shredded

Thân thiện

A chef sprinkles shredded cheese over a fresh salad.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Torn or cut into thin strips or small pieces: Describes something, typically food or material, that has been reduced to long, narrow pieces by tearing, cutting, or grating.

Usage

The adjective "shredded" is used to describe the physical state of an object after it has been processed into thin strips. It is most commonly applied to food items but can also describe materials like paper or fabric. * It typically precedes the noun it modifies (e.g., shredded cheese, shredded paper). * It can be used after a linking verb like "be" or "look" (e.g., The lettuce is shredded).

Examples

• Adjective:
  • For the tacos, you will need shredded lettuce, cheese, and chicken.
  • The document was so confidential that it was fed through a shredder, leaving only shredded paper.
  • She added shredded coconut to the cake batter for extra flavor and texture.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use (Informal): In informal contexts, particularly related to fitness, "shredded" can describe a person with extremely well-defined muscles and very low body fat, making the muscle fibers appear separated or "shredded."
  • After months of intense training and dieting, the bodybuilder was completely shredded for the competition.

Variants and Related Words

• Shred (verb): To tear or cut into shreds.
  • Shred the cabbage finely for the coleslaw.
• Shredder (noun): A machine or tool for shredding documents, food, etc.
  • Please put the old bills in the paper shredder.

Synonyms

• Grated: Reduced to small particles or shreds by rubbing on a rough surface (often used interchangeably with "shredded" for food like cheese or vegetables, though "grated" pieces are often smaller).
• Julienned: Cut into thin, matchstick-sized strips (a specific culinary term).
• Stripped: Torn or cut into long, narrow pieces.

Antonyms

• Whole: In one piece; not divided or cut.
• Intact: Not damaged or impaired in any way; complete.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. prepared by cutting
   • sliced tomatoes
   • sliced ham
   • chopped clams
   • chopped meat
   • shredded cabbage

Từ đồng nghĩa

• chopped
• sliced