cook
n.厨师 v.烹调,烧煮;纂改(账目),捏造
释义2:
cook
◙ verb1. [with obj.] prepare (food, a dish, or a meal) by mixing, combining, and heating the ingredients in various ways• 烹调,煮,烧 »shall I cook dinner tonight? 今晚我做饭好吗? »[with two objs] she cooked me eggs and bacon. 她为我做了鸡蛋和熏肉。 »[as adj. cooked] a cooked breakfast. 熟食早餐。 »[no obj.] I told you I could cook. 我告诉过你我会做饭。 [no obj.] (of food) be heated so that the state or condition required for eating is reached• 被烹调;被烧煮 »while the rice is cooking, add the saffron to the stock. 煮饭时在汤里加一些藏红花。 (cook something down)heat food and cause it to thicken and reduce in volume• 熬制(食品) »cooking down the chutney can take up to 45 minutes. 熬制酸辣酱需要45分钟。 [no obj.] (cook down)(of food being cooked) be reduced in volume in this way• 熬制 (be cooking)[informal] be happening or planned• [非正式] 发生;计划中 »what's cooking on the alternative fuels front? 替代燃料这个领域有什么进展?2. [with obj.] [informal] alter dishonestly; falsify • [非正式] 用欺骗手段改变;伪造 »a narcotics team who cooked the evidence. 制造假证据的毒品集团。 (be cooked)be in an inescapably bad situation• 陷入困境 »if I can't talk to him I'm cooked. 要是不能和他谈一谈,我就惨了。3. [no obj.] [N. Amer. informal] perform or proceed vigorously or very well• [北美,非正式] 干得起劲;做得欢;干得好 »the band used to get up on the bandstand and really cook. 这支乐队以前总是站在乐池里,演奏得热火朝天。◙ noun1. [often with adj. or noun modifier] a person who prepares and cooks food, especially as a job or in a specified way• 烹饪者;厨师,炊事员 »Susan was a school cook. 苏珊是学校的厨师。 »I'm a good cook. 我做得一手好菜。【IDIOMS】
◘ cook the books1. [informal] alter facts or figures dishonestly or illegally• [非正式] 作假;(非法)篡改(事实或数字)◘ cook someone's goose1. [informal] spoil someone's plans; cause someone's downfall• [非正式] (使某人的计划等)受挫;使垮台◘ too many cooks spoil the broth1. (proverb)if too many people are involved in a task or activity, it will not be done well• [谚] 厨师多了烧坏汤;人多反坏事【派生】
♦ cookable adjective【语源】
1. Old English cōc (noun), from popular Latin cocus, from Latin coquus【PHR V】
◘ cook something up1. concoct a story, excuse, or plan, especially an ingenious or devious one• 策划;捏造(情况,理由,计划)
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