Tra từ cook - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cook [cook cooks cooked cooking] verb, noun BrE [kʊk] NAmE [kʊk]
verb
1. intransitive, transitive to prepare food by heating it, for example by boiling, baking or frying it
• Where did you learn to cook?
•~ sth What's the best way to cook trout?
•Who's going to cook supper?
•Add the onion and cook for three minutes.
•He cooked lunch for me.
•~ sb sth He cooked me lunch.
2. intransitive (of food)to be prepared by boiling, baking, frying, etc
• While the pasta is cooking, prepare the sauce.
3. intransitive be cooking (informal)to be planned secretly
• Everyone is being very secretive— there's something cooking.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English cōc (noun), from popular Latin cocus, from Latin coquus.

Thesaurus:
cook verb T, I
•There are various ways to cook fish.
make • • bake • • roast • • toast • • fry • • grill • • barbecue • |AmE broil • |especially AmE fix • |especially spoken get • |especially written prepare •
cook/make/fix/get/prepare breakfast/lunch/dinner
cook/roast/fry/grill/barbecue/broil/prepare chicken
cook/bake/roast/fry potatoes

Collocations:
Cooking
Preparing
prepare a dish/a meal/a menu/dinner/the fish
weigh out 100g/4oz of sugar/the ingredients
wash/rinse the lettuce/spinach/watercress
chop/slice/dice the carrots/onions/potatoes
peel the carrots/onion/potatoes/garlic/orange
grate a carrot/the cheese/some nutmeg
remove/discard the bones/seeds/skin
blend/combine/mix (together) the flour and water/all the ingredients
beat/whisk the cream/eggs/egg whites
knead/shape/roll (out) the dough
Cooking
heat the oil in a frying pan
preheat/heat the oven/(BrE) the grill/(NAmE) the broiler
bring to (BrE) the boil/(NAmE) a boil
stir constantly/gently with a wooden spoon
reduce the heat
simmer gently for 20 minutes/until reduced by half
melt the butter/chocolate/cheese/sugar
brown the meat for 8-20 minutes
drain the pasta/the water from the pot/in a colander
mash the potatoes/banana/avocado
Ways of cooking
cook food/fish/meat/rice/pasta/a Persian dish
bake (a loaf of) bread/a cake/(especially NAmE) cookies/(BrE) biscuits/a pie/potatoes/fish/scones/muffins
boil cabbage/potatoes/an egg/water
fry/deep-fry/stir-fry the chicken/vegetables
grill meat/steak/chicken/sausages/a hot dog
roast potatoes/peppers/meat/chicken/lamb
sauté garlic/mushrooms/onions/potatoes/vegetables
steam rice/vegetables/spinach/asparagus/dumplings
toast bread/nuts
microwave food/popcorn/(BrE) a ready meal
Serving
serve in a glass/on a bed of rice/with potatoes
arrange the slices on a plate/in a layer
carve the meat/lamb/chicken/turkey
dress/toss a salad
dress with/drizzle with olive oil/vinaigrette
top with a slice of lemon/a scoop of ice cream/whipped cream/syrup
garnish with a sprig of parsley/fresh basil leaves/lemon wedges/a slice of lime/a twist of orange
sprinkle with salt/sugar/herbs/parsley/freshly ground black pepper

Example Bank:
•Ensure that the meat is cooked through.
•I'll cook you a special meal for your birthday.
•Make sure you cook the meat well.
•The vegetables were cooked perfectly.
•Turn the fish over so that it cooks evenly.
•the smell of freshly cooked bacon
•What's the best way to cook trout?
•Who's going to cook supper?
Idioms: ↑cook somebody's goose ▪ ↑cook the books ▪ ↑cooking with gas ▪ ↑too many cooks spoil the broth
Derived: ↑cook something up

noun
a person who cooks food or whose job is cooking
•John is a very good cook (= he cooks well).
•Who was the cook (= who cooked the food)?
•She was employed as a cook in a hotel.
compare ↑chef

Word Origin:
Old English cōc (noun), from popular Latin cocus, from Latin coquus.

Example Bank:
•He's a very good cook.
•She wants to become a professional cook.
•easy recipes for home cooks