
cooked
词源
源自中古英语 'coken',与古英语 'coc'(厨师)相关,最终源自拉丁语 'coquus'(厨师)。
adjective
❶ 指食物经过加热处理,已经可以食用的状态。通常用于描述肉类、蔬菜等经过煎、煮、烤等烹饪方式处理后的状态。
“The chicken is thoroughly cooked and safe to eat.”
(鸡肉已经完全煮熟,可以安全食用。)
“She prefers her vegetables lightly cooked.”
(她喜欢蔬菜煮得稍微轻一点。)
❶ 非正式用法,指被伪造或篡改过的,通常用于形容数据、证据等不可靠的情况。
“The documents were obviously cooked to hide the truth.”
(这些文件明显被篡改过以掩盖真相。)
“He was accused of presenting cooked data in the report.”
(他被指控在报告中提供了伪造的数据。)
verb
❶ cook的过去式和过去分词形式,表示已经完成了烹饪的动作。
“She cooked dinner for the whole family last night.”
(昨晚她为全家人做了晚餐。)
“Have you ever cooked a turkey for Thanksgiving?”
(你有没有为感恩节煮过火鸡?)
常见短语
cooked up — 非正式表达,指编造或策划某事,通常带有负面含义,表示事情是虚假或不诚实的。
“He cooked up an excuse for being late.”
(他编造了一个迟到的借口。)
cooked to perfection — 形容食物被烹饪得恰到好处,达到了理想的状态,常用于赞美厨艺。
“The lobster was cooked to perfection.”
(龙虾煮得恰到好处。)