bacon
/ˈbeɪkən/noun
उच्चारण बेकन
बेकन
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meat from the back or sides of a pig that has been cured
बेकन
- bacon and eggs
- The hotel serves crisp bacon with scrambled eggs at breakfast.
- Radhika does not eat bacon, so she asked for an egg sandwich instead.
+ 2 more examples
- The smell of frying bacon drifted up from the kitchen on Sunday morning.
- Add a few strips of bacon to the pasta for extra flavour.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
bacon (uncountable)
Bacon is uncountable: some bacon, a piece of bacon, a rasher of bacon. It never takes a plural s.
'Bacon' uncountable है: some bacon, a piece of bacon, a rasher of bacon। इसमें plural s नहीं लगता।
- There is no bacon left in the fridge.
- He fried two rashers of bacon for breakfast.
bacon and eggs / bacon sandwich
Bacon often joins other foods: bacon and eggs, a bacon sandwich, bacon roll; it is pork, so it is not eaten in many communities.
Bacon प्रायः अन्य भोजन के साथ आता है: bacon and eggs, bacon sandwich, bacon roll; यह सूअर का मांस है, इसलिए कई समुदायों में नहीं खाया जाता।
- A typical English breakfast has bacon and eggs.
- Hotels in the UK serve bacon rolls.
bring home the bacon (idiom)
To bring home the bacon is to earn the money that supports a family; it is informal.
'Bring home the bacon' का अर्थ परिवार का खर्च चलाने के लिए कमाना है; यह informal है।
- Radhika's father brings home the bacon for the whole family.
- Both of them work to bring home the bacon.
save one's bacon
To save your bacon means to rescue you from trouble, a failure or a danger.
'Save one's bacon' का अर्थ किसी को मुसीबत, असफलता या खतरे से बचाना है।
- His last-minute call saved my bacon.
bacon vs ham vs pork
Pork is the general meat of the pig; bacon is cured meat from the back or sides, and ham comes from the leg.
Pork सूअर का सामान्य मांस है; bacon पीठ या बगल का नमकीन संरक्षित मांस है, और ham पैर के हिस्से से आता है।
- The menu listed pork chops, ham and bacon.
+Collocations 5
unit + of bacon
a rasher ofa slice ofa strip ofa piece ofa packet of
- She bought a packet of bacon from the supermarket.
verb + bacon
frygrillcuresmokeslice
- The chef grilled the bacon until it was crisp.
adjective + bacon
crispysmokedstreakybacksalty
- Smoked bacon has a strong flavour.
bacon + noun
sandwichrollrasherfatbits
- He ate a bacon sandwich at the station.
bacon + idiom
bring home the baconsave your baconchase the baconearn the bacon
- After the loan, Arjun worked double shifts to bring home the bacon.
“More examples 5
- The smell of frying bacon came out of the kitchen.
रसोई से तलते हुए bacon की गंध आ रही थी।
- Radhika's uncle in London eats bacon and eggs every morning.
लंदन में राधिका के चाचा हर सुबह bacon और अंडे खाते हैं।
- Since she became a bank clerk, she is the one who brings home the bacon.
जब से वह बैंक क्लर्क बनी है, घर चलाने वाली वही है।
- Bacon is made from the back or sides of a pig.
Bacon सूअर की पीठ या बगल के मांस से बनता है।
- Your help at the last minute saved my bacon.
अंतिम क्षण में आपकी सहायता ने मुझे बचा लिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She bought two bacons for breakfast.
✓ She bought two packets of bacon for breakfast.
Bacon is uncountable, so count it with a unit word.
'Bacon' uncountable है, इसलिए इसे गिनने के लिए unit word लगाएँ।
✗ The bacon were very salty.
✓ The bacon was very salty.
An uncountable noun takes a singular verb.
Uncountable noun के साथ singular क्रिया आती है।
✗ I want some bacons with my eggs.
✓ I want some bacon with my eggs.
Bacon is uncountable and never takes s.
'Bacon' uncountable है और इसमें कभी s नहीं लगता।
¶Idioms 1
bring home the bacon
to earn money for your family to live on
परिवार के लिए रोज़ी-रोटी कमाना
- With both parents bringing home the bacon, the family lives comfortably.
- He works two shifts to bring home the bacon.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Bring home the bacon (earn money for the family), save sb's bacon (rescue somebody).
Idioms: bring home the bacon (परिवार के लिए कमाना), save sb's bacon (किसी को बचाना)।