cooking
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cook·ing1 /ˈkʊkɪŋ/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] 1 DFCCOOKthe activity of preparing food so that it is ready to eat, usually by heating it 做饭 My mother does all the cooking. 菜都是我妈妈做的。 I love cooking. 我喜欢做饭。► see thesaurus at food2 DFFOODfood made in a particular way or by a particular person 〔用特殊方法或由特定的人烹调的〕饭菜 My compliments on your cooking. 我很赞赏你的厨艺。 Indian cooking 印度菜 simple basic home cooking (=good food like the food you get in your own home) 简单家常菜n COLLOCATIONSverbsdo the cookingWho does the cooking in your house?share the cooking (=both cook the food)Pete and I usually share the cooking.like/enjoy cookingI enjoy cooking at the weekend.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cooking home cooking (=food cooked at home, not in a restaurant)Home cooking always tastes best to me.Italian/French etc cookingFresh herbs are used a lot in Thai cooking.traditional cookingTraditional Asian cooking uses a lot of oil.vegetarian cookinga book on vegetarian cookingslow cookingSlow cooking gives the dish a better flavour.cooking + NOUNcooking facilities (=somewhere to cook, with the equipment you need)The apartment has one bedroom and a sitting-room with cooking facilities.cooking time (=how long you cook something for)Adjust the cooking time according to the size of the bird.cooking utensils (=pots, spoons, knives etc that you use when cooking)The kitchen has all the cooking utensils you will need.a cooking methodAdjust your cooking methods for healthy eating.n THESAURUSpreparing foodgrate to cut cheese, carrot etc into small pieces by rubbing it against a special toolGrate the cheese and sprinkle it over the top of the pasta.melt to make butter, chocolate etc become liquidMelt the butter, chocolate, and 1 teaspoon of cream over a low heat.sieve British English, sift American English to put flour or other powders through a sieve (=tool like a net made of wire, which you use for removing larger grains or pieces)Sift the flour and cocoa before adding to the rest of the mixture.chop to cut something into pieces, especially using a big knifeChop up the vegetables.dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square piecesDice the carrots and then fry them in butter.season to add salt, pepper etc to foodSeason the meat before grilling.crush to use a lot of force to break something such as seeds into very small pieces or into a powderAdd one clove of crushed garlic.mix to combine different foods togetherMix together all the ingredients in one bowl.beat/whisk to mix food together quickly with a fork or other toolWhisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.stir to turn food around with a spoonStir the sauce gently to prevent burning.fold something in to gently mix another substance into a mixtureFold in the beaten egg whites. knead to press dough (=a mixture of flour and water) many times with your hands when you are making breadKnead the dough for ten minutes, until smooth.drizzle to slowly pour a small amount of a liquid onto somethingDrizzle with olive oil.let something stand to leave something somewhere, before you do something else with itLet the mixture stand for a couple of hours so that it cools naturally.serve to put different foods together as part of a mealServe with rice and a salad.Serve the aubergines on a bed of lettuce.Examples from the Corpus
cooking• Jean-Claude Kausmann doesn't get involved in laundering in his own home - but he does do all the shopping and cooking.• Because they can see nothing in front of them but cooking and scrubbing and mending ... and endless babies.• Maybe you should take a Chinese cooking class.• There's nothing like home cooking.• His hobbies include cooking and wine-making.• Karen loves Italian cooking.• Stop criticizing my cooking!• Do you do a lot of cooking?• Gail's cooking is always good.• Southern cooking• He would give £5 to my mum for all the cooking and £5 to my father and £5 to my uncle.• Who does the cooking in your house?• Their job is at home, in bed and then doing the cooking.• I can recommend that new Greek restaurant. Their cooking is excellent.• Even though cooking may destroy the bacterial cells, it is unlikely to inactivate the toxin.• All meals are provided and the centre specialises in vegetarian cooking.home cooking• The adjacent Gelli Farm Restaurant offers a high cuisine with local produce and home cooking.• Excellent home cooking with choice of menu.• Fine home cooking and all the other special comforts you would expect in this beautifully restored home.• Good home cooking is served and fresh local and garden produce are used.• I'm looking forward to some home cooking.• Like fried chicken, potpie symbolizes home cooking and comfort food, she said.• Breakfast is continental style and dinners are tasty home cooking with a choice of menu.• Dear Skid: Ursula is a big believer in making the man come to the kitchen if he wants home cooking.cooking2 adjective DFC[only before noun] suitable for or used in cooking 适合烹饪的；烹饪用的 The rooms all have cooking facilities (=there is cooking equipment in the rooms). 这些房间都有烹饪设备。cooking pot/utensils/equipment etc 烹调锅/用具/设备等 cooking apples 烹调用的苹果Examples from the Corpus
cooking• That's cooking chocolate -- you shouldn't really eat it on its own.• We keep all the cooking utensils on the bottom shelf.• Add the tomatoes and some of the cooking water.cooking pot/utensils/equipment etc• Just a table and a couple of stools, and above the fireplace a shelf holding various cooking utensils.• They come fully equipped with beds, furniture, bathtubs and cooking utensils.• He dug his long nails into them and stumbled to the cooking pot, almost running.• A cooking pot hung on a tripod though the logs beneath were now blackened cinders.• Like steam coming at you from a cooking pot over a camp fire.• While the meat barbecued and the cooking pots steamed, the captain explained to me the use of a large earthenware jar.• Too big for a cooking pot, too small for a bath, Mrs Kim-Soon decided.cook·ing1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n THESAURUS1cooking2 adjectiveLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
the food it ready that Corpus so preparing of activity is
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cooking
cook‧ing1 /ˈkʊkɪŋ/ 
noun [uncountable]
My mother does all the cooking.
I love cooking.
2. food made in a particular way or by a particular person:
My compliments on your cooking.
Indian cooking
simple basic home cooking (=good food like the food you get in your own home)
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▪do the cooking Who does the cooking in your house?
▪share the cooking (=both cook the food) Pete and I usually share the cooking.
▪like/enjoy cooking I enjoy cooking at the weekend.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cooking
▪home cooking (=food cooked at home, not in a restaurant) Home cooking always tastes best to me.
▪Italian/French etc cooking Fresh herbs are used a lot in Thai cooking.
▪traditional cooking Traditional Asian cooking uses a lot of oil.
▪vegetarian cooking a book on vegetarian cooking
▪slow cooking Slow cooking gives the dish a better flavour.
■ cooking + NOUN
▪cooking facilities (=somewhere to cook, with the equipment you need) The apartment has one bedroom and a sitting-room with cooking facilities.
▪cooking time (=how long you cook something for) Adjust the cooking time according to the size of the bird.
▪cooking utensils (=pots, spoons, knives etc that you use when cooking) The kitchen has all the cooking utensils you will need.
▪a cooking method Adjust your cooking methods for healthy eating.
■ preparing food
▪grate to cut cheese, carrot etc into small pieces by rubbing it against a special tool: Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the top of the pasta.
▪melt to make butter, chocolate etc become liquid: Melt the butter, chocolate, and 1 teaspoon of cream over a low heat.
▪sieve British English, sift American English to put flour or other powders through a sieve (=tool like a net made of wire, which you use for removing larger grains or pieces): Sift the flour and cocoa before adding to the rest of the mixture.
▪chop to cut something into pieces, especially using a big knife: Chop up the vegetables.
▪dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: Dice the carrots and then fry them in butter.
▪season to add salt, pepper etc to food: Season the meat before grilling.
▪crush to use a lot of force to break something such as seeds into very small pieces or into a powder: Add one clove of crushed garlic.
▪mix to combine different foods together: Mix together all the ingredients in one bowl.
▪beat/whisk to mix food together quickly with a fork or other tool: Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
▪stir to turn food around with a spoon: Stir the sauce gently to prevent burning.
▪fold something in to gently mix another substance into a mixture: Fold in the beaten egg whites.
▪knead to press dough (=a mixture of flour and water) many times with your hands when you are making bread: Knead the dough for ten minutes, until smooth.
▪drizzle to slowly pour a small amount of a liquid onto something: Drizzle with olive oil.
▪let something stand to leave something somewhere, before you do something else with it: Let the mixture stand for a couple of hours so that it cools naturally.
▪serve to put different foods together as part of a meal: Serve with rice and a salad. | Serve the aubergines on a bed of lettuce.
cooking2 adjective
The rooms all have cooking facilities (=there is cooking equipment in the rooms).
cooking pot/utensils/equipment etc
cooking apples
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noun [uncountable] Word Family: noun: cook, cooker, cookery, cooking; adjective: cooked ≠ uncooked, overcooked ≠ UNDERCOOKED, cooking; verb: cook, overcook ≠ UNDERCOOK
1. the act of making food and cooking it: 2. food made in a particular way or by a particular person:
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adjective Word Family: noun: cook, cooker, cookery, cooking; adjective: cooked ≠ uncooked, overcooked ≠ UNDERCOOKED, cooking; verb: cook, overcook ≠ UNDERCOOK
[only before noun] suitable for or used in cooking: cooking pot/utensils/equipment etc
Preparing 准备
prepare a dish/a meal/a menu/dinner/the fish准备一道菜／一顿饭／一份菜单／正餐／鱼 weigh out 100g/4oz of sugar/the ingredients称出 100 克／4 盎司的糖／食材 wash/rinse the lettuce/spinach/watercress洗生菜／菠菜／西洋菜 chop/slice/dice the carrots/onions/potatoes把胡萝卜／洋葱／土豆切碎／切成片／切成丁 peel the carrots/onion/potatoes/garlic/orange给胡萝卜／洋葱／土豆／大蒜／橘子去皮 grate a carrot/the cheese/some nutmeg将胡萝卜／干酪／一些肉豆蔻磨碎 remove/discard the bones/seeds/skin去骨；去籽；去皮 blend/combine/mix (together) the flour and water/all the ingredients把面粉和水／所有的食材和在一起 beat/whisk the cream/eggs/egg whites搅打奶油／鸡蛋／鸡蛋清 knead/shape/roll (out) the dough揉捏／定型／擀平面团
Cooking 烹饪
heat the oil in a frying pan在平底煎锅里将油烧热 preheat/heat the oven/( the grill/BrE ( the broilerNAmE 将烤箱／烤架预热／加热 bring to ( the boil/BrE ( a boilNAmE 使沸腾 stir constantly/gently with a wooden spoon用木勺子不停地／轻轻地搅拌 reduce the heat把温度调低 simmer gently for 20 minutes/until reduced by half用文火炖 20 分钟／炖到量减少一半 melt the butter/chocolate/cheese/sugar使黄油／巧克力／奶酪／糖融化 brown the meat for 8–20 minutes把肉加热 8 至 20 分钟使之成棕色 drain the pasta/the water from the pot/in a colander把意大利面滤干；把水从锅里滤出来／滤到滤器里 mash the potatoes/banana/avocado把土豆／香蕉／油梨捣碎
Ways of cooking 烹饪方式
cook food/fish/meat/rice/pasta/a Persian dish烹饪食物／鱼／肉／米饭／意大利面食／波斯菜 bake (a loaf of) bread/a cake/( cookies/especially
NAmE ( biscuits/a pie/potatoes/fish/scones/muffinsBrE 烤（一条）面包／一个蛋糕／曲奇饼／小甜饼／馅饼／土豆／鱼／司康饼／小松糕 boil cabbage/potatoes/an egg/water煮洋白菜／土豆／鸡蛋；烧开水 fry/deep-fry/stir-fry the chicken/vegetables煎／油炸／炒鸡肉／蔬菜 grill meat/steak/chicken/sausages/a hot dog烧烤肉／牛排／鸡肉／香肠／热狗 roast potatoes/peppers/meat/chicken/lamb烘烤土豆／甜椒／肉／鸡肉／羊羔肉 sauté garlic/mushrooms/onions/potatoes/vegetables炒大蒜／蘑菇／洋葱／土豆／蔬菜 steam rice/vegetables/spinach/asparagus/dumplings蒸米饭／蔬菜／菠菜／芦笋／饺子 toast bread/nuts烤面包／坚果 microwave food/popcorn/( a ready mealBrE 用微波炉烹调（或加热）食物／爆米花／预制餐
Serving 上菜
serve in a glass/on a bed of rice/with potatoes盛在玻璃杯里上；上盖饭；和土豆一起上 arrange the slices on a plate/in a layer把切片在盘子里摆好／铺成一层 carve the meat/lamb/chicken/turkey把肉／羊羔肉／鸡肉／火鸡肉切成块 dress/toss a salad给色拉加调味酱；拌色拉 dress with/drizzle with olive oil/vinaigrette浇上橄榄油／色拉调味汁 top with a slice of lemon/a scoop of ice cream/whipped cream/syrup上面放一片柠檬／一勺冰淇淋／搅打好的奶油／糖浆 garnish with a sprig of parsley/fresh basil leaves/lemon wedges/a slice of lime/a twist of orange用一小枝欧芹／新鲜的罗勒叶／柠檬角／一片酸橙／一卷橘子皮做饰菜 sprinkle with salt/sugar/herbs/parsley/freshly ground black pepper洒上盐／糖／香草／欧芹／刚磨碎的黑胡椒