frying pan
noun [ C ] uk/ˈfraɪ.ɪŋ ˌpæn / us/ˈfraɪ.ɪŋ ˌpæn / (US also skillet)
B1 长柄煎锅，油炸锅
a flat metal pan with a long handle, used for frying food
- More examples
- Swirl a little oil around the frying pan.
- With my favourite non-stick frying pan, I really don't need to use much fat for frying.
Idiom
out of the frying pan into the fireidiom saying 跳出油锅又入火坑；才出龙潭又入虎穴
said when you move from a bad or difficult situation to one that is worse