cook

verb

1. 烹饪；烹调
   to prepare food by heating it, for example by boiling, baking or frying it
   1. Where did you learn to cook?
      你在哪里学的烹调？
   2. What's the best way to cook trout?
      鳟鱼怎么做最好吃？
   3. Who's going to cook supper?
      谁来做晚饭？
   4. He cooked me lunch.
      他给我做的午餐。
   5. He cooked lunch for me.
      他给我做的午餐。
2. 煮（或烘烤、煎炸等）
   to be prepared by boiling, baking, frying, etc.
   1. While the pasta is cooking, prepare the sauce.
      煮面的工夫，准备浇头。
3. 密谋；秘密策划
   to be planned secretly
   1. Everyone is being very secretive─there's something cooking.
      人人都讳莫如深——准是在搞什么鬼把戏。

noun

1. 做饭的人；炊事员；厨师
   a person who cooks food or whose job is cooking
   1. John is a very good cook (= he cooks well) .
      约翰很会做菜。
   2. Who was the cook (= who cooked the food) ?
      谁做的饭菜？
   3. She was employed as a cook in a hotel.
      她受雇在一家饭店做厨师。

1. VERB 烹饪;烹调;煮;烧
   When you cook a meal, you prepare food for eating by heating it.
   1. I have to go and cook the dinner...
      我得去做饭了。
   2. Chefs at the St James Court restaurant have cooked for the Queen...
      圣詹姆斯皇家饭店的厨师们曾经为女王烹制菜肴。
   3. We'll cook them a nice Italian meal.
      我们会给他们做一顿美味的意大利餐。
2. V-ERG 烧(熟);煮(熟)
   When you cook food, or when food cooks, it is heated until it is ready to be eaten.
   1. ...some basic instructions on how to cook a turkey...
      烹饪火鸡的一些基本的做法指导
   2. Let the vegetables cook gently for about 10 minutes...
      用小火将蔬菜煮大约10分钟。
   3. Drain the pasta as soon as it is cooked.
      意大利面煮熟以后立即将水沥干。
3. N-COUNT 厨师;炊事员
   A cook is a person whose job is to prepare and cook food, especially in someone's home or in an institution.
   1. They had a butler, a cook, and a maid.
      他们有一个男管家、一个厨师和一个女佣。
4. 做饭的人;烹饪者
   If you say that someone is a good cook, you mean they are good at preparing and cooking food.
5. 篡改数据;做假账
   If you say that someone has cooked the books, you mean that they have changed figures or a written record in order to deceive people.
6. See also: cooking

You often use a more specific verb instead of cook when you are talking about preparing food using heat. For example, you roast meat in an oven, but you bake bread and cakes. You can boil vegetables in hot water, or you can steam them over a pan of boiling water. You can fry meat and vegetables in oil or fat. You can also grill or, in American English, broil them directly under or over a flame. You do not normally talk about grilling bread. Instead, you toast it.
谈论烹调时，通常使用具体的动词代替 cook，如 roast meat in an oven (在烤箱中烤肉)，bake bread and cakes (烤面包和蛋糕)，boil vegetables in hot water (用水煮蔬菜)或者 steam them over a pan of boiling water (放在装有沸水的平底锅里蒸)，fry meat and vegetables in oil or fat (用油炒肉和蔬菜)，也可以 grill them directly under or over a flame (直接在火上面烧烤)，美国英语中使用 broil。烤面包通常不用 grill，而用 toast。

1. Spoon the mixture on to the biscuit base and cook in a preheated oven
   把混合好的糊糊舀到饼干坯上，然后放入已预热的烤箱烘烤。
2. So far, Mr Cook has not commented on these reports
   到目前为止，库克先生仍未就这些报道发表评论。
3. I have to go and cook the dinner
   我得去做饭了。
4. Chefs at the St James Court restaurant have cooked for the Queen
   圣詹姆斯皇家饭店的厨师们曾经为女王烹制菜肴。
5. We'll cook them a nice Italian meal.
   我们会给他们做一顿美味的意大利餐。
6. Let the vegetables cook gently for about 10 minutes
   用小火将蔬菜煮大约10分钟。
7. Drain the pasta as soon as it is cooked.
   意大利面煮熟以后立即将水沥干。
8. They had a butler, a cook, and a maid.
   他们有一个男管家、一个厨师和一个女佣。
9. Cook the bacon until it begins to crisp
   把熏肉烹至酥脆。
10. I was disappointed whenever the cook found fault with my work.
    每当厨师挑剔我干的活儿时，我都非常沮丧。
11. He said that what they were up to would cook Krasky's goose.
    他说他们暗中进行的阴谋可能会使克拉斯基的计划流产。
12. My mum used to help cook the meals for the children
    我妈妈过去常帮忙给孩子做饭。
13. I could cook your supper, though, if that would help.
    不过我可以给你做晚饭，如果这样能帮到你的话。
14. If you live alone, you might not want to cook a hot meal every day.
    如果单身居住，你可能不会想每天都做一顿热菜热饭。
15. The pizza will then take about twenty minutes to cook
    然后比萨饼做出来大约要用20分钟的时间。
16. I'll cook and you read the paper.
    我做饭，你看报纸。
17. I always cook a proper evening meal.
    我总是把晚餐做得很丰盛。
18. Cook the potatoes and turnips in a large saucepan.
    用大炖锅煮土豆和芜菁。
19. Mr Cook has arrived in Greece on the final stage of a tour which also included Egypt and Israel.
    库克先生在行程的最后一站来到了希腊，他此行还包括了埃及和以色列。
20. The last stop in Mr Cook's lengthy tour was Paris
    库克先生漫长旅程中的最后一站是巴黎。
21. I'm not a cook myself but I am interested in nutrition and that.
    我本人不是厨师，但对营养之类的事很感兴趣。
22. 'I'm sure I don't know.' Cook tossed her head
    “我确信我不知道。”库克一甩头说。
23. Tonight it's my turn to cook
    今晚该我做饭了。
24. Don't use pickled beetroot, but buy it uncooked and cook it yourself.
    不要买腌制的甜菜根，买生的来自己煮。
25. This dish takes a long time to cook.
    这菜且煮呢。
26. He is high on his job as a cook.
    他爱好他的厨师工作。

cook sth↔up

1. 捏造；杜撰；编造
   to invent sth, especially in order to trick sb
   1. Where did you learn to cook?
      你在哪里学的烹调？
   2. What's the best way to cook trout?
      鳟鱼怎么做最好吃？
   3. Who's going to cook supper?
      谁来做晚饭？
   4. He cooked me lunch.
      他给我做的午餐。
   5. He cooked lunch for me.
      他给我做的午餐。

v.

be cooking with gas

• 如火如荼地进行；做得起劲
  to be doing sth very well and successfully

cook the books

• 篡改；伪造；捏造
  to change facts or figures dishonestly or illegally
  1. His accountant had been cooking the books for years.
     多年来他的会计师一直在做假账。

cook sb's goose

• 毁掉某人成功的机会
  to ruin sb's chances of success

n.

too many cooks spoil the broth

• 厨师多了烧坏汤；人多手杂反坏事；人多添乱
  if too many people are involved in doing sth, it will not be done well

noun

1. someone who cooks food

verb

1. transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
   1. These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes

2. transform by heating
   1. The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle

3. prepare for eating by applying heat
   1. Cook me dinner, please
   2. can you make me an omelette?
   3. fix breakfast for the guests, please

   Synonym:    fixreadymakeprepare

4. prepare a hot meal
   1. My husband doesn't cook

5. tamper, with the purpose of deception
   1. Fudge the figures
   2. cook the books
   3. falsify the data

   Synonym:    fudgemanipulatefakefalsifywanglemisrepresent