underdone

/ˌʌndəˈdʌn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌndərˈdʌn/ (ame, ipa)

1.形容詞B1

釋義

未煮熟

食物未完全煮熟的

Food, especially meat, that is described as underdone has not been cooked for long enough and still needs more time to be ready to eat.

例句

Hui likes his steak underdone, so he always orders it rare at restaurants.

Hui 喜歡吃沒熟的牛排，所以在餐廳他總是點三分熟。

collocation: underdone steak

These potatoes taste a bit underdone, so Rachel put them back in the oven.

這些馬鈴薯吃起來有點沒熟，所以 Rachel 把它們放回烤箱。

common with vegetables other than meat

同義詞

undercooked
more common and neutral in register; can apply to any food
rare
only used for steak or red meat; describes a deliberate choice, not an accident

反義詞

underdone + noun (e.g. underdone steak)

be + underdone (e.g. the chicken is underdone)

Often used for meat, but can describe any food — vegetables, potatoes, or baked goods — that has not been cooked through.

❌The steak is raw.' (when meaning it was cooked but not enough).

✅The steak is underdone.

💡'raw' means never cooked; 'underdone' means cooked but not for long enough.

underdone — 形容詞