cook 1 S1 W3 / kʊk / 动词

1 [不及物和及物动词] to prepare food for eating by using heat :

Where did you learn to cook?

Cook the sauce over a low heat for ten minutes.

cook a meal/dinner/breakfast etc

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

cook something for supper/lunch/dinner etc

He was cooking rice for supper.

cook somebody something

She cooked them all a good dinner every night.

cook (something) for somebody

I promised I’d cook for them.

slices of cooked ham

a cooked breakfast

2 [不及物动词] to be prepared for eating by using heat :

He could smell something delicious cooking.

Hamburgers were cooking in the kitchen.

3 cook the books to dishonestly change official records and figures in order to steal money or give people false information :

The Government was cooking the books and misleading the public.

4 be cooking informal to be being planned in a secret way :

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

5 be cooking (with gas) spoken used to say that someone is doing something very well :

The band’s really cooking tonight.

COLLOCATIONS

名词

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.

副词

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.

短语

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

cook to prepare a meal or food for eating by using heat : I offered to cook a meal for her. | Cook in a hot oven for 25 minutes.

make to make a meal or a particular dish by cooking it or getting all the parts ready : John was making dinner. | I think I’ll make a salad for lunch.

prepare to make a meal or a particular dish by getting all the parts ready. Prepare is more formal than make : The children helped to prepare the evening meal. | The dish takes a long time to prepare.

rustle up / rʌs ə l / informal to cook a meal or dish quickly using whatever is available : She soon rustled up a tasty soup.

fix especially American English to cook or prepare a meal – used about meals you make quickly : Why don’t you take a nap while I fix dinner?

do British English informal to make a particular type of food : I could do you an omelette. | I was thinking of doing a fish pie when Michael comes.

ways of cooking something

bake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven : Tom baked a cake for my birthday.

roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven : Roast the potatoes for an hour.

fry to cook food in hot oil : She was frying some mushrooms.

stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously : stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts

sauté / səʊteɪ $ soʊteɪ / to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil : Sauté the potatoes in butter.

grill to cook food over or under strong heat : grilled fish

broil American English to cook food under heat : broiled fish

boil to cook something in very hot water : He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg. | English people seem to love boiled vegetables.

steam to cook vegetables over hot water : Steam the rice for 15 minutes.

poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water : poached salmon

toast to cook the outside surfaces of bread : toasted muffins

barbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors : I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.

microwave to cook food in a microwave oven : The beans can be microwaved.

cook something ↔ up 短语动词

1 to prepare food, especially quickly :

Every night he cooked up a big casserole.

2 informal to invent an excuse, reason, plan etc, especially one that is slightly dishonest or unlikely to work :

the plan that Graham and Dempster had cooked up