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work as a chef
She works as a chef in a busy hotel kitchen.
她在一家繁忙的酒店厨房里当厨师。
专业厨师；职业厨师
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
专业厨师；职业厨师
a professional cook
She works as a chef in a busy hotel kitchen.
她在一家繁忙的酒店厨房里当厨师。
大户人家厨房的主厨
The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
专业厨师
a professional cook
餐厅或其他机构的主厨
The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment.
任何厨师
Any cook.
The chef prepared a delicious three-course meal for the guests.
这位厨师为客人准备了一顿美味的三道菜晚餐。
After years of training, she finally became the head chef at a famous restaurant.
经过多年的培训，她终于成为了一家著名餐厅的主厨。
The chef's signature dish is a grilled salmon with lemon butter sauce.
这位主厨的招牌菜是柠檬黄油酱烤三文鱼。
She works as a chef in a busy hotel kitchen.
她在一家繁忙的酒店厨房里当厨师。
常用于指明所属餐厅或机构。
The chef of this restaurant is famous for his sushi.
这家餐厅的厨师以他的寿司闻名。
所有格结构，表示与厨师相关的物品或特色。
Please try the chef's special dessert.
请尝尝主厨特制的甜点。
Not this
The chief prepared a delicious meal.
Use this
The chef prepared a delicious meal.
Chief 意为‘首领、主管’，而 chef 意为‘厨师’。两者拼写和发音相近，但意义不同。
Not this
He chefs every day.
Use this
He cooks every day.
Chef 是名词，不能用作动词。表示‘烹饪’应用动词 cook。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
主厨
The head chef trained in Paris.
这位主厨曾在巴黎受训。
厨师刀
He sharpened his chef's knife before service.
他在服务前磨了厨师刀。
行政主厨
She was promoted to chef de cuisine.
她被提升为行政主厨。
厨师推荐
Tonight's chef's special is grilled salmon.
今晚的厨师推荐是烤三文鱼。
厨师帽
The chef adjusted his tall white chef hat.
那位厨师调整了他高高的白色厨师帽。
厨师餐桌
We booked a seat at the chef's table.
我们预订了厨师餐桌的一个座位。
完美至极；绝妙
Her presentation was chef's kiss.
她的演示简直完美。
人多反而坏事
Let's just stick to one decision-maker, as too many chefs spoil the broth.
我们只留一个决策者就行，因为人多反而坏事。
主厨特选
I recommend the chef's special today.
我推荐今天的厨师特选。
是，主厨！
In Hell's Kitchen, contestants often respond to Gordon Ramsay with 'Yes, Chef!'
在《地狱厨房》中，选手们经常用“Yes, Chef！”回应戈登·拉姆齐。
我是一名厨师。
In Ratatouille, Remy says 'I'm a chef.' when he realizes his passion.
在《料理鼠王》中，雷米意识到自己的热情时说：“我是一名厨师。”
Use chef naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆点：chef中的ch读作/ʃ/，和“师傅”的“师”（shī）发音相近，联想到专业厨师就是大师傅。
常见场景：professional kitchen、restaurant 通常用于专业烹饪场合，如餐厅或酒店厨房，但在日常对话中也可使用，指称以烹饪为职业的人。
Words that truly rhyme with chef (same stressed vowel /ɛ/) include 'clef', 'deaf', and 'ref'. Note that words like 'beef', 'thief', and 'chief' are spelled with '-ef' but have the vowel /iː/, so they do not rhyme even though they look similar.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.