undercook
undercook — verb
- undercookpresent simple I / you / we / they
- undercookshe / she / it
- undercookedpast simple
- undercooking-ing form
1. to heat food for less time than it needs, so the inside stays partly raw or unsa
to heat food for less time than it needs, so the inside stays partly raw or unsafe to eat.
Christopher undercooked the burgers, and pink juices ran onto the plate.
undercook + meat so the center stays pink
Sora undercooked the rice by turning off the stove early.
undercook + food by stopping the heat too soon
The cafe undercooked the quiche, and the middle still shook when Mia cut it.
Hari undercooked the lentils, leaving hard bits at the bottom of every bowl.
Ingrid undercooked the sausages after moving them away from the hottest coals.
- leave underdone
focuses more on the result than on the cook's action
- not cook through
plain descriptive wording for food that stays uncooked in the middle
- cook through
heat the food until the inside is fully done
- cook properly
bring the food to the intended level of doneness
- overcook
go too far in the opposite direction and leave the food on the heat too long
文法句型
undercook + food
用法筆記
Usually takes the food as its object and is common with meat, rice, eggs, and beans. It names the cooking mistake, while undercooked describes the food after that mistake.