cook
cook — 動詞
- cookpresent simple I / you / we / they
- cookshe / she / it
- cookedpast simple
- cooking-ing form
1. to make food ready to eat by using heat — for example by frying, boiling, or bak
烹調；煮
用加熱方式製作食物
to make food ready to eat by using heat — for example by frying, boiling, or baking in an oven
Tamar learned to cook rice and vegetables from her grandmother in Seoul.
Tamar 在首爾跟祖母學會了煮米飯和蔬菜。
cook + food item (rice and vegetables)
The chicken needs to cook in the oven for about forty minutes.
雞肉需要在烤箱裡烤大約四十分鐘。
intransitive: food + cook + time + place
Caleb offered to cook dinner for his colleagues after the late meeting.
Caleb 主動表示要為開完會的同事們做晚餐。
cook + meal + for + person
Liang was cooking chicken soup for his sick neighbour when it started to rain.
Liang 正在為生病的鄰居煮雞湯時，突然下起雨來。
past continuous: was cooking + meal + for + person
The vegetables are cooking slowly in a large pot of boiling water on the stove.
蔬菜正在爐子上的大鍋沸水裡慢慢煮著。
passive continuous: are cooking + adverb + place
- cook dinner
- cook a meal
- cook food
- cook rice
- cook vegetables
- cook chicken
- learn to cook
文法句型
cook + food/meal
cook + for + person
cook + person + food/meal
food + cooks (intransitive)
用法筆記
Used both transitively (cook food) and intransitively (the rice cooks). A second object can follow: cook someone a meal.
常見錯誤
2. to change numbers, records, or test results dishonestly in order to deceive peop
竄改；偽造
為欺騙他人而篡改紀錄或數據
to change numbers, records, or test results dishonestly in order to deceive people
The accountant was caught cooking the company's financial records last year.
那位會計去年竄改公司財務紀錄時被逮個正著。
cook + financial records (dishonest use)
Sayaka discovered that someone had cooked the test scores to make them appear higher.
Sayaka 發現有人竄改了考試成績，讓分數看起來更高。
cooked + test scores (past participle)
Investigators found evidence that the manager had cooked the numbers to hide losses.
調查人員找到經理為隱瞞虧損而偽造數字的證據。
Politicians who cook election data face serious legal consequences in many countries.
竄改選舉資料的政治人物在許多國家都會面臨嚴重的法律後果。
cook + election data (fraud context)
- cook the books
- cook the accounts
- cook the records
- cook the data
- cook the figures
- falsify
more formal and general; used in legal and official contexts
- doctor
informal; suggests small dishonest changes
- tamper with
emphasises secretly interfering with something; can apply to physical objects too
文法句型
cook + financial records / accounts / results
用法筆記
Frequently used in past participle form (cooked books, cooked records). The object is typically financial records, accounts, test results, or data.
常見錯誤
3. used in casual conversation to ask what is happening or being planned
發生（…事）
非正式用語，詢問正在進行的事
used in casual conversation to ask what is happening or being planned
Tamar asked her colleagues what was cooking for the office holiday party.
Tamar 問同事們公司的年終派對有什麼計劃。
what + was + cooking (asking about plans)
Nobody at the lab seemed to know what was cooking with the new research project.
實驗室裡似乎沒有人知道那項新研究計劃的進展如何。
Hey Caleb, what's cooking at your apartment this Saturday night?
嘿 Caleb，你這週六晚上在公寓有什麼活動？
informal greeting: 'what's cooking?'
We called the venue to find out what was cooking for the wedding reception.
我們打電話給場地，想知道婚禮招待會有什麼安排。
- what's cooking
- what was cooking
文法句型
what + is/was + cooking
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the phrase 'what's / what was cooking'. Does NOT refer to food preparation in this sense. Used only in informal spoken or casual written contexts.
常見錯誤
4. to be performing or progressing with great energy and skill
表現出色
非正式用語，表示表現非常好
to be performing or progressing with great energy and skill
The jazz band was really cooking at the concert hall last Friday night.
那支爵士樂團上週五晚上在音樂廳的演出精采極了。
subject (band) + was cooking (performing well)
Once the team started cooking in the second half, they scored three quick goals.
球隊下半場開始發威，連進了三球。
Christopher's new restaurant is really cooking this year with customers coming from all over town.
Christopher 的新餐廳今年生意好得不得了，顧客從全城各地湧來。
business + is cooking (succeeding)
The development team was really cooking on the new app interface last week.
開發團隊上週全力衝刺，新應用程式的介面設計進展飛快。
- really cooking
- was cooking
- is cooking
文法句型
subject + is/was + cooking
用法筆記
Typically used in continuous progressive forms (is cooking, was cooking, has been cooking). The subject is usually a performer, group, or business entity. Not used in formal writing.
常見錯誤
cook up
phrasal verbTo invent or create something, often a story or excuse, quickly.
編造
She cooked up a clever excuse for being late.
The kids cooked up a plan to surprise their mother.
Captain Cook
idiomJames Cook (1728–1779), a famous British explorer and navigator who mapped many parts of the Pacific Ocean, Australia, and New Zealand
庫克船長（James Cook，1728–1779），英國著名探險家和航海家，曾繪製太平洋、澳洲和紐西蘭大量海岸線地圖
Captain Cook was the first European to reach the eastern coast of Australia in 1770.
be cooking with gas
idiomTo be making very good progress or doing something excellently.
進展順利
After fixing the engine, Mia was cooking with gas.
Are you cooking with gas on that new project?
cook the books
idiomTo change financial records dishonestly to hide money or avoid taxes.
做假帳
The manager was fired for cooking the books.
Did the accountant cook the books to hide losses?
To ruin someone's plans or chances of success.
毀掉某人的機會
His mistake cooked his goose for the promotion.
If you lie, it will cook your goose with the boss.
cook — 名詞
- cooksingular
- cooksplural
1. a person whose job or role is to prepare food by heating it
廚師；做飯的
負責烹調食物的人
a person whose job or role is to prepare food by heating it
Liam works as a cook at an Italian restaurant near the train station.
Liam 在火車站附近一家義大利餐廳當廚師。
works as a cook (job role)
Adaeze is an excellent cook who learned her recipes from her aunt in Lagos.
Adaeze 是一位非常出色的廚師，她的菜譜是跟拉各斯的阿姨學的。
adjective + cook: an excellent cook
The head cook decided to add more fresh vegetables to the lunch menu this week.
主廚這週決定在午餐菜單上多加一些新鮮蔬菜。
head cook (compound noun for lead role)
Jiwoo wants to become a professional cook after finishing culinary school.
Jiwoo 從烹飪學校畢業後想成為一名專業廚師。
Reema is not a very good cook, but she is trying hard to improve.
Reema 不太會做菜，但她很努力想要進步。
not a very good cook (negative modifier)
- good cook
- excellent cook
- terrible cook
- head cook
- professional cook
- work as a cook
- chef
more formal and professional; a chef usually has formal training and manages a kitchen, while a cook may not
- kitchen staff
refers to all people who work in a kitchen, not just those who cook
文法句型
a + adjective + cook
用法筆記
Commonly used with an adjective to describe skill level: a good cook, an excellent cook, a terrible cook. Do not confuse with 'cooker', which is a kitchen appliance.