chef

/ʃef/ (bre, ipa) · /ʃef/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈshef/ (ame, mw)

chef — noun

  • chefsingular
  • chefsplural

1. a person who has trained to prepare and cook meals as a paid job, often leading

1.名詞A2
釋義

a person who has trained to prepare and cook meals as a paid job, often leading a kitchen team at a place where food is served to paying customers

例句

The head chef at the Osaka hotel trained a new team of kitchen staff.

head chef + trained + team — workplace collocations

Aiko wants to become a chef and open her own restaurant one day.

同義詞
  • cook

    a more general word; any person who prepares food, not necessarily with formal training or in a commercial setting

  • head chef

    specifically the most senior cook who leads the kitchen team

文法句型

a + noun

the + noun

noun as title before name

用法筆記

Chef can be used as a title before a person's name (e.g., Chef Yusuf). The word is more specific than 'cook' — it usually refers to someone who has received professional training and works in a commercial kitchen.

常見錯誤

❌My grandmother is the best chef at home.
✅My grandmother is the best cook at home.
💡A chef works in a professional kitchen; a cook prepares food in any setting, including at home.