cooking

cooking — 名詞

1. the activity of making food ready to eat by washing, cutting, and applying heat

1.名詞A1
釋義

烹飪；烹調

準備和烹煮食物的過程

the activity of making food ready to eat by washing, cutting, and applying heat using methods such as boiling, frying, or baking

例句

Jisoo learned cooking from her grandmother when she was young.

Jisoo 小時候跟祖母學烹飪。

The cooking class teaches students how to prepare fresh pasta from scratch.

烹飪課教學生如何從頭開始製作新鮮義大利麵。

cooking class: noun compound for a learning activity

同義詞
  • 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

❌I love the cooking of my mother.
✅I love my mother's cooking.
💡Use possessive form, not 'of', to describe someone's style of cooking.
❌She is a good cooking.
✅She is a good cook.
💡'cooking' is the activity; 'cook' is the person who does it.

2. meals or dishes made ready to eat through heating, viewed in terms of their styl

2.名詞A2
釋義

菜餚；料理

已烹調好的食物

meals or dishes made ready to eat through heating, viewed in terms of their style, origin, or quality

例句

This restaurant serves traditional Mexican cooking that tastes just like home.

這家餐廳供應傳統墨西哥料理，吃起來就像家裡做的。

traditional [origin] cooking: cuisine style

Dewi's cooking is always fresh and full of bold flavour.

Dewi 做的菜總是新鮮又有濃郁風味。

同義詞
  • cuisine

    more formal; emphasises a regional or cultural style of cooking

  • fare

    formal; used for the type of food offered, especially in restaurants

  • dishes

    refers to specific prepared items rather than the overall style

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

❌I bought some cooking at the market.
✅I bought some cooked food at the market.
💡'cooking' as a noun for prepared food describes a style or quality, not individual items for sale.

cooking — 形容詞