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a cookbook on [topic]
on 后接主题，表示“关于……的食谱书”。
She bought a cookbook on Italian desserts.
她买了一本关于意大利甜点的食谱书。
食谱；菜谱
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
食谱；菜谱
cookbook
She bought a cookbook on Italian desserts.
她买了一本关于意大利甜点的食谱书。
食谱和烹饪技巧的书籍或百科全书。
A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.
包含食谱和烹饪指导的书
a book of recipes and cooking directions
任何包含策略和技巧的书籍或集合。
Any book or set of strategies and tips.
I bought a new cookbook to learn how to make Italian pasta.
我买了一本新的食谱，想学习如何做意大利面。
She glanced at the cookbook on the kitchen counter before starting to cook.
她开始做饭前看了一眼厨房台面上的食谱。
His grandmother gave him an old cookbook full of family recipes.
他祖母给了他一本写满家庭菜谱的旧食谱。
on 后接主题，表示“关于……的食谱书”。
She bought a cookbook on Italian desserts.
她买了一本关于意大利甜点的食谱书。
with 后接特色内容，如照片、插图等。
I prefer a cookbook with step-by-step photos.
我更喜欢带有分步照片的食谱书。
that 引导的定语从句修饰 cookbook，也可用 which。
This is the cookbook that my aunt gave me.
这是我姑姑给我的那本食谱书。
Not this
I bought cookbook yesterday.
Use this
I bought a cookbook yesterday.
cookbook 是可数名词，单数形式前必须加冠词 a/an 或 the，不能直接裸用。
Not this
This is a cooking book for beginners.
Use this
This is a cookbook for beginners.
英语中表示“烹饪书/食谱”的固定复合名词是 cookbook，不能说 cooking book；cooking 通常指烹饪动作。
Not this
She has many cookbook in her kitchen.
Use this
She has many cookbooks in her kitchen.
cookbook 的复数形式是 cookbooks，many 后需用复数名词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
畅销食谱
Her bestselling cookbook has sold over a million copies.
她那本畅销食谱已售出超过一百万册。
写一本食谱
She plans to write a cookbook of family recipes.
她打算写一本收录家庭食谱的菜谱书。
食谱作者
The cookbook author shared her favorite baking tips.
这位食谱作者分享了她最爱的烘焙技巧。
照着食谱做
I usually follow a cookbook when trying a new dish.
尝试新菜时我通常会照着食谱做。
出版一本食谱
He published a cookbook after years of teaching cooking classes.
在教授烹饪课多年后，他出版了一本食谱。
经典食谱书
This classic cookbook is still popular today.
这本经典食谱书如今依然很受欢迎。
照本宣科的方法；按部就班的做法
The company uses a cookbook approach for onboarding new employees.
这家公司用一套按部就班的方法来让新员工入职。
现成的步骤；标准做法
There is no cookbook recipe for success in business.
商业成功没有现成的套路。
程式化的解决方案；现成的解决办法
This is not a cookbook solution; you need to adapt it to your situation.
这不是一个现成的解决方案；你需要根据自身情况加以调整。
这是一本食谱！
From the 1962 Twilight Zone episode 'To Serve Man,' the translator realizes with horror that the aliens' book is a cookbook.
出自1962年《阴阳魔界》剧集《为了服务人类》，翻译者惊恐地意识到外星人的书是一本食谱。
发短 /ʊ/ 音 (如 good, book)
Use cookbook naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：cook（做菜）+ book（书）→ 一本教你做菜的书=食谱。
语域：neutral 常见场景：家庭烹饪、书店、礼品选购 cookbook 是中性常用词，日常口语和书面语都适用；多用于指包含菜谱和烹饪方法的书，在家庭烹饪、书店或挑选礼品等场景中比较常见。
这些以 -book 结尾的词（book、notebook、textbook、handbook、scrapbook）与 cookbook 的第二个音节 /bʊk/ 押韵。cook /kʊk/ 只有一个音节，只和 cookbook 的前半部分发音相同，不是 cookbook 的整词韵脚；look /lʊk/ 也一样，不要凭拼写误判。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.