Word · Frequency #2338
cooking
烹调；烹饪；做饭
cooking is the present participle of cook.
To prepare food to eat, typically by heating, combining, or seasoning it.
- 1.
To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc.
- 2.
To apply heat to food in the course of preparing it, particularly in a way that transforms it rather than simply making it warmer.
- 3.
To undergo cooking.
- 4.
prepare a hot meal
做热餐
- 5.
To smelt.
- 6.
To be uncomfortably hot.
- 7.
To concoct or prepare.
煮；烧；被烹调；热得难受；热得要命；编造；捏造；炮制；冶炼；熔炼；做热餐
In use
She cooks dinner every night.
He cooked a delicious meal for his family yesterday.
I am cooking pasta right now.
My husband doesn't cook
cook sth
I cook dinner every evening.
我每天晚上做晚饭。
cook for sb
She cooks for her family.
她为家人做饭。
cook sth for sb
He cooked a delicious meal for his friends.
Connections
Collocations
- cook dinner
- 做晚饭
- I usually cook dinner for my family.我通常为家人做晚饭。
- cook a meal
- 做一顿饭
- She cooked a delicious meal for us.她为我们做了一顿美味的饭。
- cook rice
- 煮米饭
- Can you cook some rice for the stir-fry?你能为炒菜煮些米饭吗？
- cook vegetables
- 烹饪蔬菜
- He likes to cook vegetables with olive oil.他喜欢用橄榄油烹饪蔬菜。
- cook for someone
- 为某人做饭
- My mother cooks for us every day.我妈妈每天为我们做饭。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
煮饭时锅里'咕咕'作响，这就是cook（烹调）。
Context & Register
通常用于日常烹饪，中性或非正式场合
Grammar Note
可作及物动词和不及物动词
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with cook (ending /ʊk/). Words like 'coke' or 'cookie' look similar but sound different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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