Tra từ cook - Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.cook¹ S1 W3 /kʊk/ BrE AmE verb
[Word Family: noun: ↑cook, ↑cooker, ↑cookery, ↑cooking; adjective: cooked ≠ ↑uncooked, overcooked ≠ UNDERCOOKED, ↑cooking; verb: ↑cook, ↑overcook ≠ UNDERCOOK]
1. [intransitive and transitive] to prepare food for eating by using heat:
Where did you learn to cook?
Cook the sauce over a low heat for ten minutes.
cook a meal/dinner/breakfast etc
I’m usually too tired to cook an evening meal.
cook something for supper/lunch/dinner etc
He was cooking rice for supper.
cook somebody something
She cooked them all a good dinner every night.
cook (something) for somebody
I promised I’d cook for them.
slices of cooked ham
a cooked breakfast
2. [intransitive] to be prepared for eating by using heat:
He could smell something delicious cooking.
Hamburgers were cooking in the kitchen.
3. cook the books to dishonestly change official records and figures in order to steal money or give people false information:
The Government was cooking the books and misleading the public.
4. be cooking informal to be being planned in a secret way:
They’ve got something cooking, and I don’t think I like it.
5. be cooking (with gas) spoken used to say that someone is doing something very well:
The band’s really cooking tonight.
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COLLOCATIONS
nouns
▪ cook a meal Shall I cook the meal tonight?
▪ cook breakfast/lunch/dinner Kate was in the kitchen cooking dinner.
▪ cook food The book also gives advice on healthy ways of cooking food.
▪ cook rice/pasta/sausages etc Cook the pasta for about 8 minutes.
adverbs
▪ cook something gently/slowly (=on a low heat) Reduce the heat and cook gently for 20 minutes.
▪ cook something well/thoroughly (=until it has definitely cooked for a long enough time) Beans should always be cooked well.
▪ be cooked through (=in the middle as well as on the outside) Fry the fish until golden and cooked through.
▪ cook something evenly (=until all of it is equally well cooked ) Turn the pie several times to cook it evenly.
phrases
▪ be cooked to perfection (=be cooked exactly the right amount, so it is perfect) All the dishes were cooked to perfection by the French chef.
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THESAURUS
to cook something
▪ cook to prepare a meal or food for eating by using heat: I offered to cook a meal for her. | Cook in a hot oven for 25 minutes.
▪ make to make a meal or a particular dish by cooking it or getting all the parts ready: John was making dinner. | I think I’ll make a salad for lunch.
▪ prepare to make a meal or a particular dish by getting all the parts ready. Prepare is more formal than make: The children helped to prepare the evening meal. | The dish takes a long time to prepare.
▪ rustle up /ˈrʌsəl/ informal to cook a meal or dish quickly using whatever is available: She soon rustled up a tasty soup.
▪ fix especially American English to cook or prepare a meal – used about meals you make quickly: Why don’t you take a nap while I fix dinner?
▪ do British English informal to make a particular type of food: I could do you an omelette. | I was thinking of doing a fish pie when Michael comes.
ways of cooking something
▪ bake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven: Tom baked a cake for my birthday.
▪ roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven: Roast the potatoes for an hour.
▪ fry to cook food in hot oil: She was frying some mushrooms.
▪ stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously: stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts
▪ sauté /ˈsəʊteɪ $ soʊˈteɪ/ to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil: Sauté the potatoes in butter.
▪ grill to cook food over or under strong heat: grilled fish
▪ broil American English to cook food under heat: broiled fish
▪ boil to cook something in very hot water: He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg. | English people seem to love boiled vegetables.
▪ steam to cook vegetables over hot water: Steam the rice for 15 minutes.
▪ poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water: poached salmon
▪ toast to cook the outside surfaces of bread: toasted muffins
▪ barbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors: I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.
▪ microwave to cook food in a microwave oven: The beans can be microwaved.
cook something ↔ up phrasal verb
1. to prepare food, especially quickly:
Every night he cooked up a big casserole.
2. informal to invent an excuse, reason, plan etc, especially one that is slightly dishonest or unlikely to work:
the plan that Graham and Dempster had cooked up
II.cook² BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑cook, ↑cooker, ↑cookery, ↑cooking; adjective: cooked ≠ ↑uncooked, overcooked ≠ UNDERCOOKED, ↑cooking; verb: ↑cook, ↑overcook ≠ UNDERCOOK]
[Language: Old English; Origin: coc, from Latin coquus, from coquere 'to cook']
1. someone who prepares and cooks food as their job SYN chef:
He works as a cook in a local restaurant.
2. be a good/wonderful/terrible etc cook to be good or bad at preparing and cooking food
3. too many cooks (spoil the broth) used when you think there are too many people trying to do the same job at the same time, so that the job is not done well
⇨ chief cook and bottle-washer at ↑chief¹(3)

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◎	[kuk]
※	danh từ
	■	người nấu ăn, người làm bếp, cấp dưỡng, anh nuôi
		☆	employed as a cook in a hotel
			được thuê làm đầu bếp trong khách sạn
		☆	I'm not much of a cook
			tôi không phải là tay nấu ăn thạo
		☆	were you the cook?
			anh là người nấu (món này) đấy à?
	〆	too many cooks spoil the broth
		✓	(tục ngữ) quá nhiều người can dự vào một việc thì kết quả chẳng ra làm sao; lắm thầy thối ma; lắm sãi không ai đóng cửa chùa
※	động từ
	■	(to cook something for somebody) làm (thức ăn) bằng cách đun nóng (nấu, nướng, quay, rán)
		☆	where did you learn to cook?
			anh học nấu ăn ở đâu vậy?
		☆	these potatoes aren't (properly) cooked
			khoai này nấu chưa kỹ
		☆	he cooked me my dinner
			anh ấy nấu cơm tối cho tôi
		☆	I like to cook (Chinese dishes) for my family
			tôi thích nấu (món ăn Trung Hoa) cho gia đình tôi
		☆	the vegetables are cooking
			rau đang luộc
		☆	the meat cooks slowly
			thịt này nấu lâu chín
		☆	these apples cook well
			táo này nấu ngon
	■	(thông tục) giả mạo, gian lận, khai gian (những khoản chi tiêu...)
		☆	to cook an election
			gian lận trong cuộc bầu cử
		☆	to cook the books
			gian lận sổ sách
		☆	to cook the accounts, statistics, figures
			giả mạo sổ sách kế toán, thống kê, số liệu
	■	(dùng trong thì tiếp diễn) được sắp đặt; xảy ra do kết quả của một âm mưu
		☆	Everybody is being secretive. There's something cooking
			Mọi người có vẻ giấu giấu giếm giếm. Có âm mưu gì đây?
	〆	to cook off
		✓	nóng quá bị nổ, nổ vì nóng quá (đun...)
	〆	to cook up
		✓	bịa ra, tưởng tượng ra, bày đặt ra (câu chuyện...)
	〆	to cook somebody's goose
		✓	(từ lóng) chắc chắn rằng ai sẽ thất bại

◎	[cook]
〆	saying & slang
	■	play good jazz, play music with skill and inspiration
		☆	The Boss Brass was cookin' last night. What a great band!