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frying

UK //ˈfraɪ.ɪŋ//US //ˈfraɪ.ɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'frien',与古高地德语 'frīen'(烤)同源,最终可追溯至原始印欧语词根 *prei-(烤)。

noun

❶ 指用油煎或炸食物的烹饪方法,通常需要高温使食物表面快速变脆,常用于处理肉类、蔬菜等食材。

“The sound of frying bacon woke me up in the morning.”

(早上煎培根的声音把我吵醒了。)

“She prefers shallow frying to deep frying for healthier meals.”

(为了更健康的饮食,她喜欢用少油煎而不是油炸。)

同义词:sautéing, pan-frying, deep-frying

verb

❶ 指在热油中烹饪食物的动作,通过高温使食物熟透并产生金黄色的外表,是常见的家庭烹饪方式之一。

“Mom is frying fish for dinner tonight.”

(妈妈正在为今晚的晚餐煎鱼。)

“Be careful when frying with hot oil.”

(用热油煎炸时要小心。)

同义词:cooking, sizzling, browning

常见短语

out of the frying pan into the fire — 形容从糟糕的处境进入更糟糕的境地,类似中文的“才出虎穴,又入狼窝”。

“Quitting his stressful job only to take on more debt was like jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.”

(他辞去高压工作却背负更多债务,简直是才出虎穴又入狼窝。)