Meaning of sandwich in English

sandwich

noun [ C ]

/ˈsæn.wɪdʒ/ us

/ˈsæn.wɪtʃ/

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two pieces of bread with food such as cheese, salad, or meat between them:

a tuna/ham sandwich

toasted cheese sandwich I think I'll have a toasted cheese sandwich for lunch.

a sandwich bar/box

sandwich fillings

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(also sandwich cake)

a cake consisting of two thin, round layers with a filling such as cream between them:

a jam and cream sandwich

a Victoria sandwich

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a cheese sandwich
I just have a sandwich at midday.
I made him some sandwiches to take with him.
They sell sandwiches and rolls.
What would you like in your sandwich?

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sandwich

noun [ C ]

/ˈsænd·wɪtʃ/

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slices or pieces of meat, cheese, salads, etc., put between two pieces of bread that are held together by the person who picks them up when ready to eat:

a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich

My kids always eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch.

sandwich

verb [ T always + adv/prep ]

/ˈsæn·dwɪtʃ/

to put something or someone in a small space between two other, usually bigger, things or people:

She lived in a skinny Victorian house sandwiched between two brownstones in Cambridge.

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Examples of sandwich

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In these structures the dome is made from a thin shell of curving timber members sandwiched between leadwork and plaster.

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One woman in such a sandwich is seen pushing both men front and back away from her trying to achieve a more 'normal' dancing distance.

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It was at this point that the image of the tuna sandwich made its dramatic appearance.

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She brought sandwiches and took them whenever she could.

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There are also teachers who question the prospect of developing children's communicative competence through sandwich stories.

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Residuals are verbs sandwiched between complements and raised infinitives.

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The meal, comprising sandwiches and tea or soft drink was chosen as it is task oriented, requires provision of care and facilitation by the parent.

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The star professed not to mind 'being sandwiched between a monkey act and an acrobatic specialty'.

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To facilitate pupation, the leaf disc with the second instar larva was sandwiched between two fresh leaf discs.

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I picked it up and read the first few pages over a sandwich one lunchtime and just couldn't put it down.

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But sandwiched between these two chapters is an extremely informative and less guarded text.

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At the same time the tuna sandwich was a cultural artifact with evocative overtones of gender distinction.

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Had the seminar been a more combative arena, the tuna sandwich would have become the object of a no-holdsbarred struggle for complete possession.

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This is due to the fact that significantly more production hours were required to fabricate the sandwich panels than the more conventionally stiffened panels.

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They are pressed in the middle, the filling in the sandwich.

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三明治麵包, 夾心餅，三明治餅…

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