cook /kʊk/ CET4 TEM4 ( cooking, cooked, cooks )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I When you cook a meal, you prepare food for eating by heating it. 烹调

  例：

  I have to go and cook dinner.

  我要去做饭了。

  例：

  Chefs at the restaurant once cooked for President Kennedy.

  这家饭店的厨师曾经给肯尼迪总统做过饭。

• 2. 

  cooking N-UNCOUNT 烹饪

  例：

  Her hobbies include music, dancing, sport, and cooking.

  她的爱好包括音乐、跳舞、运动和烹饪。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I When you cook food, or when food cooks, it is heated until it is ready to be eaten. 烹制

  例：

  ...some basic instructions on how to cook a turkey.

  ...火鸡的一些基本做法。

  例：

  Let the vegetables cook gently for about 10 minutes.

  把蔬菜小火煮约十分钟。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT A cook is a person whose job is to prepare and cook food, especially in someone's home or in an institution. (职业) 厨师

  例：

  They had a butler, a cook, and a maid.

  他们有一位管家、一位厨师和一位女仆。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT If you say that someone is a good cook, you mean they are good at preparing and cooking food. 厨师 (指擅长烹调的人)

  例：

  I'm a lousy cook.

  我是个蹩脚的厨师。