cook

Word family noun cook cooker cookery cooking cookhousecooking applecookmaidcookoutcookroomcooktopcookwareadjective cooked ≠ uncooked overcooked ≠ undercooked cooking cookablecook-chillverb cook overcook ≠ undercook

Related topics: Cooking

cook1 /kʊk/ S1 W3 verb

1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DFCCOOK to prepare food for eating by using heat 烹调；煮，烧

Where did you learn to cook?

你在哪里学烹调的？

Cook the sauce over a low heat for ten minutes.

把这调味汁用低火烧十分钟。

cook a meal/dinner/breakfast etc

I’m usually too tired to cook an evening meal.

我经常累得没力气做晚饭。

cook something for supper/lunch/dinner etc

He was cooking rice for supper.

他在为晚餐做米饭。

cook somebody something

She cooked them all a good dinner every night.

她每晚给他们做一顿可口的晚餐。

cook (something) for somebody

I promised I’d cook for them.

我答应了会给他们做饭。

slices of cooked ham

熟的火腿片

a cooked breakfast

做好的早餐

2 [intransitiveI]DFCCOOK to be prepared for eating by using heat 烧，煮

He could smell something delicious cooking.

他闻到了正在烧什么美味的东西。

Hamburgers were cooking in the kitchen.

厨房里在做汉堡包。

3 cook the books CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTto dishonestly change official records and figures in order to steal money or give people false information 做假账；篡改资料

The Government was cooking the books and misleading the public.

政府在篡改数据误导公众。

Examples from the Corpus

cook the books• Officials at the bank were found to have cooked the books.• We've just found out Alec's been cooking the books.• One solution would be to make the cities more habitable, but a much more sure-fire way is cooking the books.• The directors of the company made millions from cooking the books before the fraud investigators caught them.• Martin I hate to disturb you when you're cooking the books, but there's a delivery.• When it came to cooking the books, Dennis was in the Raymond Blanc class.• Lost himself in a welter of ambitions, unsafe buildings, cheaper materials; he cooked the books to make more blocks.

4 be cooking informalPLAN to be being planned in a secret way 秘密计划；密谋

They’ve got something cooking, and I don’t think I like it.

他们在搞什么鬼把戏，我觉得不会是好事。

Examples from the Corpus

be cooking• Hey, guys! What's cooking?• While the rice is cooking, add the saffron to the stock and allow to stand. 4.• We were cooking for ourselves so we settled in for the evening and made ourselves comfortable.• Soon I saw a small hut where an old man was cooking his breakfast over a fire.• While parsnips are cooking, in a small skillet, saute onion and saffron in butter until soft but not browned.• While sauce is cooking, in another large saute pan, saute apple wedges in butter until lightly browned.• While the buns were cooking members were divided into teams.• While boar is cooking, saute mushrooms in remaining 1 tablespoon of butter until lightly golden brown; set aside.• Once in a while, think about why you are cooking, serving and eating together as a family.• The band is really cooking tonight.

5 be cooking (with gas) EFFICIENT spoken used to say that someone is doing something very well 干得很好，干得出色

The band’s really cooking tonight.

今晚乐队表现极好。

Examples from the Corpus

be cooking (with gas)• The air was rippling with heat above the goats, as if they were cooking.• While the rice is cooking, add the saffron to the stock and allow to stand. 4.• While the Quorn mixture is cooking, cook the rice according to the instructions.• Laundry flew from the flagpoles; windows were broken or boarded-up; there were cooking fires in the roads.• Soon I saw a small hut where an old man was cooking his breakfast over a fire.• While parsnips are cooking, in a small skillet, saute onion and saffron in butter until soft but not browned.• Once in a while, think about why you are cooking, serving and eating together as a family.• The East Village was cooking then.

6 cook something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v

a) DFCCOOKto prepare food, especially quickly 〔尤指匆忙地〕煮，烧，做〔饭〕

Every night he cooked up a big casserole.

每天晚上他都做一大锅炖锅菜。

b) informalINVENT to invent an excuse, reason, plan etc, especially one that is slightly dishonest or unlikely to work 捏造；编造

the plan that Graham and Dempster had cooked up

格雷厄姆和登普斯特编造出来的计划

Examples from the Corpus

cook up• He hadn't eaten all day, so he opened one of them and cooked it up.• Idly I wondered why he insisted on them being cooked sunny side up.• Instead, Miss Arabel wrote, in her neat, tidy script, and Mr Surtees Cook.• The cooks were up at 0500 hours, preparing the usual early breakfast for men condemned to hard work.• Yes, of course he did, probably thought she and Donal had cooked it up between them.• The cook stood up on the forward side, so that the shed protected him when there was a favourable wind.• The kitchen with a small staff cooked or warmed up the men's food free of charge.• We then add a blend of other unusual rices to it and cook them up together.

n Grammar

Cook belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.

You can say:

I’m cooking some pasta.

In this sentence, ‘some pasta’ is the object of cook.

You can say:

Some pasta is cooking.

In this sentence, ‘some pasta’ is the subject of cook.

n COLLOCATIONS

nouns

cook a meal

Shall I cook the meal tonight?

cook breakfast/lunch/dinner

Kate was in the kitchen cooking dinner.

cook food

The book also gives advice on healthy ways of cooking food.

cook rice/pasta/sausages etc

Cook the pasta for about 8 minutes.

adverbs

cook something gently/slowly (=on a low heat)

Reduce the heat and cook gently for 20 minutes.

cook something well/thoroughly (=until it has definitely cooked for a long enough time)

Beans should always be cooked well.

be cooked through (=in the middle as well as on the outside)

Fry the fish until golden and cooked through.

cook something evenly (=until all of it is equally well cooked )

Turn the pie several times to cook it evenly.

phrases

be cooked to perfection (=be cooked exactly the right amount, so it is perfect)

All the dishes were cooked to perfection by the French chef.

THESAURUS

to cook something 烹饪

cook to prepare a meal or food for eating by using heat 烹调，煮，烧

I offered to cook a meal for her.

我主动提出给她做饭。

Cook in a hot oven for 25 minutes.

在烤箱内用高温烹制25分钟。

make to make a meal or a particular dish by cooking it or getting all the parts ready 做，准备〔饭菜〕

John was making dinner.

约翰正在做晚饭。

I think I’ll make a salad for lunch.

我想做个色拉午饭时吃。

prepare to make a meal or a particular dish by getting all the parts ready. Prepare is more formal than make 准备，做〔饭菜；prepare比make正式〕

The children helped to prepare the evening meal.

孩子们帮着准备晚饭。

The dish takes a long time to prepare.

做这道菜很费时间。

rustle up /ˈrʌsəl/ informal to cook a meal or dish quickly using whatever is available 匆匆准备〔饭菜〕

She soon rustled up a tasty soup.

她很快就做出一道美味的汤。

fix especially American EnglishAmE to cook or prepare a meal – used about meals you make quickly 很快地准备〔饭菜〕

Why don’t you take a nap while I fix dinner?

我来弄饭，你睡一会儿吧？

do British EnglishBrE informal to make a particular type of food 做〔某种食物〕

I could do you an omelette.

我可以给你做个煎蛋饼。

I was thinking of doing a fish pie when Michael comes.

我在考虑等迈克尔来了我做个鱼馅饼。

ways of cooking something 烹饪方式

bake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven 烘，烤〔面包或蛋糕〕

Tom baked a cake for my birthday.

我生日汤姆给我烤了个蛋糕。

roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven 烤〔肉或蔬菜〕

Roast the potatoes for an hour.

把马铃薯烤一小时。

fry to cook food in hot oil 煎，炸

She was frying some mushrooms.

她正在煎蘑菇。

stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously 翻炒，爆炒

stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts

翻炒豆腐和豆芽

sauté /ˈsəʊteɪ $ soʊˈteɪ/ to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil 炒，煸，嫩煎〔蔬菜〕

Sauté the potatoes in butter.

用黄油炒马铃薯。

grill to cook food over or under strong heat 〔用高温〕烤炙

grilled fish

烤鱼

broil American EnglishAmE to cook food under heat 〔用火〕烤

broiled fish

烤鱼

boil to cook something in very hot water 〔用水〕煮

He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg.

他甚至不会煮鸡蛋。

English people seem to love boiled vegetables.

英国人似乎很喜欢吃水煮蔬菜。

steam to cook vegetables over hot water 蒸

Steam the rice for 15 minutes.

米饭蒸15分钟。

poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water 〔在热水中慢慢地〕煮〔尤指鱼或蛋〕

poached salmon

水煮三文鱼

toast to cook the outside surfaces of bread 烤〔面包外皮〕

toasted muffins

烤松饼

barbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors 〔在户外〕烧烤

I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.

我想我们可以烤些鲭鱼。

microwave to cook food in a microwave oven 用微波炉烹饪

The beans can be microwaved.

这豆子可以用微波炉烹调。

Examples from the Corpus

cook• Cover and simmer until the chicken finishes cooking.• Mom always says no when I offer to cook.• I usually cook a big meal on Sundays.• The last time she cooked a meal for us we really enjoyed it.• I'm just too tired to cook after work.• And the three hundred horsepower presumably needed to cook and dry the pulp?• Some Sharp models track the progress of the food as it cooks by assessing the moisture level.• Will you be cooking for yourself, communally or in turns? 4.• I always tried to teach Auguste to cook from Mr Dolby's recipes.• Many people are timid about eating pork cooked less than well-done.• Cover and cook slowly until beets are tender, stirring occasionally.• Do you want me to cook some pasta or something?• In a large sauté pan, cook the bacon until crisp.• Then they killed one of the prisoners and began to cook their terrible meal.• Prick the potatoes with a fork before cooking them.

cook somebody something• He decided to cook his parents a special meal for their wedding anniversary.

单词	cook
释义	cook Word family noun cook cooker cookery cooking cookhousecooking applecookmaidcookoutcookroomcooktopcookwareadjective cooked ≠ uncooked overcooked ≠ undercooked cooking cookablecook-chillverb cook overcook ≠ undercook Related topics: Cooking cook1 /kʊk/ ●●● S1 W3 verb 1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DFCCOOK to prepare food for eating by using heat 烹调；煮，烧 Where did you learn to cook? 你在哪里学烹调的？ Cook the sauce over a low heat for ten minutes. 把这调味汁用低火烧十分钟。 cook a meal/dinner/breakfast etc I’m usually too tired to cook an evening meal. 我经常累得没力气做晚饭。 cook something for supper/lunch/dinner etc He was cooking rice for supper. 他在为晚餐做米饭。 cook somebody something She cooked them all a good dinner every night. 她每晚给他们做一顿可口的晚餐。 cook (something) for somebody I promised I’d cook for them. 我答应了会给他们做饭。 slices of cooked ham 熟的火腿片 a cooked breakfast 做好的早餐 2 [intransitiveI]DFCCOOK to be prepared for eating by using heat 烧，煮 He could smell something delicious cooking. 他闻到了正在烧什么美味的东西。 Hamburgers were cooking in the kitchen. 厨房里在做汉堡包。 3 cook the books CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTto dishonestly change official records and figures in order to steal money or give people false information 做假账；篡改资料 The Government was cooking the books and misleading the public. 政府在篡改数据误导公众。 Examples from the Corpus cook the books• Officials at the bank were found to have cooked the books.• We've just found out Alec's been cooking the books.• One solution would be to make the cities more habitable, but a much more sure-fire way is cooking the books.• The directors of the company made millions from cooking the books before the fraud investigators caught them.• Martin I hate to disturb you when you're cooking the books, but there's a delivery.• When it came to cooking the books, Dennis was in the Raymond Blanc class.• Lost himself in a welter of ambitions, unsafe buildings, cheaper materials; he cooked the books to make more blocks. 4 be cooking informalPLAN to be being planned in a secret way 秘密计划；密谋 They’ve got something cooking, and I don’t think I like it. 他们在搞什么鬼把戏，我觉得不会是好事。 Examples from the Corpus be cooking• Hey, guys! What's cooking?• While the rice is cooking, add the saffron to the stock and allow to stand. 4.• We were cooking for ourselves so we settled in for the evening and made ourselves comfortable.• Soon I saw a small hut where an old man was cooking his breakfast over a fire.• While parsnips are cooking, in a small skillet, saute onion and saffron in butter until soft but not browned.• While sauce is cooking, in another large saute pan, saute apple wedges in butter until lightly browned.• While the buns were cooking members were divided into teams.• While boar is cooking, saute mushrooms in remaining 1 tablespoon of butter until lightly golden brown; set aside.• Once in a while, think about why you are cooking, serving and eating together as a family.• The band is really cooking tonight. 5 be cooking (with gas) EFFICIENT spoken used to say that someone is doing something very well 干得很好，干得出色 The band’s really cooking tonight. 今晚乐队表现极好。 Examples from the Corpus be cooking (with gas)• The air was rippling with heat above the goats, as if they were cooking.• While the rice is cooking, add the saffron to the stock and allow to stand. 4.• While the Quorn mixture is cooking, cook the rice according to the instructions.• Laundry flew from the flagpoles; windows were broken or boarded-up; there were cooking fires in the roads.• Soon I saw a small hut where an old man was cooking his breakfast over a fire.• While parsnips are cooking, in a small skillet, saute onion and saffron in butter until soft but not browned.• Once in a while, think about why you are cooking, serving and eating together as a family.• The East Village was cooking then. 6 cook something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v a) DFCCOOKto prepare food, especially quickly 〔尤指匆忙地〕煮，烧，做〔饭〕 Every night he cooked up a big casserole. 每天晚上他都做一大锅炖锅菜。 b) informalINVENT to invent an excuse, reason, plan etc, especially one that is slightly dishonest or unlikely to work 捏造；编造 the plan that Graham and Dempster had cooked up 格雷厄姆和登普斯特编造出来的计划 Examples from the Corpus cook up• He hadn't eaten all day, so he opened one of them and cooked it up.• Idly I wondered why he insisted on them being cooked sunny side up.• Instead, Miss Arabel wrote, in her neat, tidy script, and Mr Surtees Cook.• The cooks were up at 0500 hours, preparing the usual early breakfast for men condemned to hard work.• Yes, of course he did, probably thought she and Donal had cooked it up between them.• The cook stood up on the forward side, so that the shed protected him when there was a favourable wind.• The kitchen with a small staff cooked or warmed up the men's food free of charge.• We then add a blend of other unusual rices to it and cook them up together. n Grammar Cook belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object. You can say: I’m cooking some pasta. In this sentence, ‘some pasta’ is the object of cook. You can say: Some pasta is cooking. In this sentence, ‘some pasta’ is the subject of cook. n COLLOCATIONS nouns cook a meal Shall I cook the meal tonight? cook breakfast/lunch/dinner Kate was in the kitchen cooking dinner. cook food The book also gives advice on healthy ways of cooking food. cook rice/pasta/sausages etc Cook the pasta for about 8 minutes. adverbs cook something gently/slowly (=on a low heat) Reduce the heat and cook gently for 20 minutes. cook something well/thoroughly (=until it has definitely cooked for a long enough time) Beans should always be cooked well. be cooked through (=in the middle as well as on the outside) Fry the fish until golden and cooked through. cook something evenly (=until all of it is equally well cooked ) Turn the pie several times to cook it evenly. phrases be cooked to perfection (=be cooked exactly the right amount, so it is perfect) All the dishes were cooked to perfection by the French chef. THESAURUS to cook something 烹饪 cook to prepare a meal or food for eating by using heat 烹调，煮，烧 I offered to cook a meal for her. 我主动提出给她做饭。 Cook in a hot oven for 25 minutes. 在烤箱内用高温烹制25分钟。 make to make a meal or a particular dish by cooking it or getting all the parts ready 做，准备〔饭菜〕 John was making dinner. 约翰正在做晚饭。 I think I’ll make a salad for lunch. 我想做个色拉午饭时吃。 prepare to make a meal or a particular dish by getting all the parts ready. Prepare is more formal than make 准备，做〔饭菜；prepare比make正式〕 The children helped to prepare the evening meal. 孩子们帮着准备晚饭。 The dish takes a long time to prepare. 做这道菜很费时间。 rustle up /ˈrʌsəl/ informal to cook a meal or dish quickly using whatever is available 匆匆准备〔饭菜〕 She soon rustled up a tasty soup. 她很快就做出一道美味的汤。 fix especially American EnglishAmE to cook or prepare a meal – used about meals you make quickly 很快地准备〔饭菜〕 Why don’t you take a nap while I fix dinner? 我来弄饭，你睡一会儿吧？ do British EnglishBrE informal to make a particular type of food 做〔某种食物〕 I could do you an omelette. 我可以给你做个煎蛋饼。 I was thinking of doing a fish pie when Michael comes. 我在考虑等迈克尔来了我做个鱼馅饼。 ways of cooking something 烹饪方式 bake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven 烘，烤〔面包或蛋糕〕 Tom baked a cake for my birthday. 我生日汤姆给我烤了个蛋糕。 roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven 烤〔肉或蔬菜〕 Roast the potatoes for an hour. 把马铃薯烤一小时。 fry to cook food in hot oil 煎，炸 She was frying some mushrooms. 她正在煎蘑菇。 stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously 翻炒，爆炒 stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts 翻炒豆腐和豆芽 sauté /ˈsəʊteɪ $ soʊˈteɪ/ to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil 炒，煸，嫩煎〔蔬菜〕 Sauté the potatoes in butter. 用黄油炒马铃薯。 grill to cook food over or under strong heat 〔用高温〕烤炙 grilled fish 烤鱼 broil American EnglishAmE to cook food under heat 〔用火〕烤 broiled fish 烤鱼 boil to cook something in very hot water 〔用水〕煮 He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg. 他甚至不会煮鸡蛋。 English people seem to love boiled vegetables. 英国人似乎很喜欢吃水煮蔬菜。 steam to cook vegetables over hot water 蒸 Steam the rice for 15 minutes. 米饭蒸15分钟。 poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water 〔在热水中慢慢地〕煮〔尤指鱼或蛋〕 poached salmon 水煮三文鱼 toast to cook the outside surfaces of bread 烤〔面包外皮〕 toasted muffins 烤松饼 barbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors 〔在户外〕烧烤 I thought we could barbecue some mackerel. 我想我们可以烤些鲭鱼。 microwave to cook food in a microwave oven 用微波炉烹饪 The beans can be microwaved. 这豆子可以用微波炉烹调。 Examples from the Corpus cook• Cover and simmer until the chicken finishes cooking.• Mom always says no when I offer to cook.• I usually cook a big meal on Sundays.• The last time she cooked a meal for us we really enjoyed it.• I'm just too tired to cook after work.• And the three hundred horsepower presumably needed to cook and dry the pulp?• Some Sharp models track the progress of the food as it cooks by assessing the moisture level.• Will you be cooking for yourself, communally or in turns? 4.• I always tried to teach Auguste to cook from Mr Dolby's recipes.• Many people are timid about eating pork cooked less than well-done.• Cover and cook slowly until beets are tender, stirring occasionally.• Do you want me to cook some pasta or something?• In a large sauté pan, cook the bacon until crisp.• Then they killed one of the prisoners and began to cook their terrible meal.• Prick the potatoes with a fork before cooking them. cook somebody something• He decided to cook his parents a special meal for their wedding anniversary. Related topics: Occupations, Cooking cook2 ●●● S2 noun [countableC] 1 BODFCsomeone who prepares and cooks food as their job 厨师，炊事员 SYN chef He works as a cook in a local restaurant. 他在本地的一家饭店里当厨师。 2. be a good/wonderful/terrible etc cook COOKto be good or bad at preparing and cooking food 是个好/出色/糟糕等的厨师 Examples from the Corpus be a good/wonderful/terrible etc cook• As a result, the adult John is obsessed with food, has an overstocked fridge and is a good cook.• He is a good cook, isn't he?• My aunt and I are good cooks.• Nils may be a good cook, but his time will be better spent away from the galley.• Of motivation to get good grades in school or to be a good cook?• Franca, said to be a good cook, was not a good cook, just an ingenious cook.• To be a good cook you have to do a lot of things precisely, but it requires no understanding.• Zelah was a good cook and he enjoyed the meal. 3. too many cooks (spoil the broth) TOO/TOO MUCHused when you think there are too many people trying to do the same job at the same time, so that the job is not done well 厨师太多（烧坏汤），人多添乱 Examples from the Corpus too many cooks (spoil the broth)• If too many cooks spoil the broth, too many Popes tarnish the faith!• There were too many cooks, they said. → chief cook and bottle-washer at chief1(3) Examples from the Corpus cook• Jane used to work as a cook in an Italian restaurant.• She's a cook for one of the airlines.• Frank's a very good cook.• This column takes a look at local cooks, their culinary likes and dislikes and favorite recipes. From Longman Business Dictionary cookcook /kʊk/ verb LAWACCOUNTING cook the books informal to dishonestly change official records and figures The health authorities have been accused of cooking the books to give more acceptable waiting list figures. Origin cook2 Old English coc, from Latin coquus, from coquere “to cook”
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