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cooked

UK //kʊkt//US //kʊkt//

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。)

同义词:prepared, done, fabricated, falsified

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?)

同义词:prepared, made, baked

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。)