deep-fry

/ˌdiːp ˈfraɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdiːp ˈfraɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdēp-ˈfrī/ (ame, mw)

deep-fry — verb

  • deep-frypresent simple I / you / we / they
  • deep-frieshe / she / it
  • deep-friedpast simple
  • deep-frying-ing form

1. to cook food by lowering it into enough hot oil or melted fat for the whole piec

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to cook food by lowering it into enough hot oil or melted fat for the whole piece to stay under the surface, usually until the outside turns crisp

例句

Mert deep-fried the chicken wings for the match on Saturday night.

deep-fry + object for a specific meal

The cook deep-fried the shrimp until the batter turned crisp and light.

deep-fry + object + until result

同義詞
  • fry

    broader cooking word that can include shallow frying as well as deep frying

  • pan-fry

    uses a small amount of oil under the food rather than covering it

  • stir-fry

    uses little oil and constant movement in a hot pan or wok

反義詞
  • boil

    cooks food in hot water instead of oil

  • steam

    cooks food with steam and keeps it out of the oil

文法句型

deep-fry + object

be deep-fried

用法筆記

Usually takes foods such as chicken, fish, potatoes, or tofu as its object. It refers to full immersion in hot oil, unlike 'pan-fry', where the food sits in only a shallow layer of fat.

常見錯誤

❌I deep-fried the dumplings in a little butter in the pan.
✅I pan-fried the dumplings in a little butter in the pan.
💡'deep-fry' means the food cooks fully under hot oil, not in a thin layer of fat.