cooking
cooking — noun
1. the activity of making food ready to eat by washing, cutting, and applying heat
the activity of making food ready to eat by washing, cutting, and applying heat using methods such as boiling, frying, or baking
Jisoo learned cooking from her grandmother when she was young.
The cooking class teaches students how to prepare fresh pasta from scratch.
cooking class: noun compound for a learning activity
Christopher enjoys cooking at home after a long day at the office.
Good cooking needs patience and the freshest ingredients you can find.
- cookery
more common in British English; refers to the art or skill of cooking
- food preparation
broader term that includes steps before heating, such as washing and chopping
文法句型
cooking + noun (compound)
possessive + cooking
用法筆記
Uncountable noun. To refer to a person who cooks, use the countable noun 'cook' ('She is a wonderful cook').
常見錯誤
2. meals or dishes made ready to eat through heating, viewed in terms of their styl
meals or dishes made ready to eat through heating, viewed in terms of their style, origin, or quality
This restaurant serves traditional Mexican cooking that tastes just like home.
traditional [origin] cooking: cuisine style
Dewi's cooking is always fresh and full of bold flavour.
Feng brought homemade cooking to the party for everyone to share.
The cooking at that small café reminds me of my childhood meals.
文法句型
possesive + cooking
adjective + cooking
[origin/nationality] + cooking
用法筆記
Unlike sense 1 (the activity), this sense refers to the food itself. It is often preceded by a possessive noun ('grandma's cooking') or a cultural adjective ('Italian cooking').
常見錯誤
cooking — adjective
1. designed or intended to be used in the process of heating food to make it ready
designed or intended to be used in the process of heating food to make it ready to eat, rather than being eaten raw or used for another purpose
Use cooking oil rather than butter for frying at high heat.
cooking oil: common compound noun
These cooking apples are too sour to eat raw but work well in pies.
Keep cooking wine in a dark cupboard after opening the bottle.
Cooking chocolate has less sugar than eating chocolate, so it melts smoothly.
Mert keeps cooking sherry in his kitchen for sauces and stews.
- culinary
formal; used more broadly for anything related to cooking (e.g. 'culinary skills')
- eating
used in contrast for apples and similar fruits ('eating apple' = good raw)
文法句型
cooking + noun
用法筆記
This adjective appears only before nouns (attributive position). It is used to label ingredients that are meant to be heated during cooking, as opposed to being consumed in their raw state. Common in compound nouns such as 'cooking oil', 'cooking apple', and 'cooking wine'.