undercook

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undercook — 動詞

  • 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

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

沒煮熟

煮的時間不夠，裡面未熟

to heat food for less time than it needs, so the inside stays partly raw or unsafe to eat.

例句

Christopher undercooked the burgers, and pink juices ran onto the plate.

Christopher 沒把漢堡肉煮熟，盤子上還流出粉紅色的肉汁。

undercook + meat so the center stays pink

Sora undercooked the rice by turning off the stove early.

Sora 太早關火，把飯煮得沒熟。

undercook + food by stopping the heat too soon

同義詞
反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

❌I undercooked because the oven was weak.
✅I undercooked the chicken because I pulled it out too soon.
💡'undercook' normally needs the food as its object.