bake
gb/bˈeɪk/ us/bˈeɪk/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 8600
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
A2
action
1
Cook food in an oven
To cook food in an oven using dry heat.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to bake [food] (in the oven)
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners often use 'cook' instead of 'bake' for cakes and bread, saying *'I cooked a cake'* instead of *'I baked a cake'*. Use 'bake' for food cooked with dry heat in an oven (like bread, cakes, and many desserts) and 'cook' as the general word. Another mistake is saying *'bake in 180 degrees'*; it is more natural to say *'bake at 180 degrees'*.
Συνώνυμα
cook (More general; can use any method such as boiling, frying, or grilling, while 'bake' is specifically dry heat, usually in an oven.)
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roast (Often used for meat or vegetables cooked at high heat, sometimes uncovered and with added fat, while 'bake' is common for bread, cakes, and many desserts.)
Αντώνυμα
freeze (To make food very cold or hard by lowering its temperature, the opposite of heating it in an oven.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
bake bread
|bake a cake
|bake cookies
|bake in the oven
|freshly baked bread
|bake at 180 degrees
Θέματα
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
Παραδείγματα
- I baked a chocolate cake for her birthday.
- The bread needs to bake for about thirty minutes.
- She bakes fresh cookies every Sunday afternoon.
- Bake the chicken until the skin is golden and crisp.
- Let the lasagna bake uncovered for the last ten minutes.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I bake bread every weekend.
- Please bake the pizza for fifteen minutes.
- She likes to bake cookies for her friends.
- We will bake the fish in the oven.
Ρήμα
informal
B1
state
2
Feel uncomfortably hot
To feel very hot and uncomfortable because it is very warm.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to bake (in [place])
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this with the cooking meaning and say things like *'The sun baked me'* when they mean *'I was baking in the sun.'* Use this sense mainly for how a person or animal feels, often in the pattern *'We were baking in [place].'*
Συνώνυμα
swelter (More formal and descriptive; often used in writing, while 'bake' is more casual and conversational.)
Αντώνυμα
freeze (To feel very cold, the opposite of feeling extremely hot.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
bake in the sun
|bake inside the car
|we're baking in here
|bake on the beach
Θέματα
weather
|daily life
|emotions
|daily_life
Παραδείγματα
- We were baking in the car while stuck in traffic.
- I was baking in my thick coat on the crowded train.
- They spent the afternoon baking on the beach with no shade.
- It's so hot in this room that everyone is baking.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- We are baking in this small room.
- I was baking on the bus because it was so hot.
- They were baking in the sun at the park.
Ρήμα
B2
action
3
Become dry and hard from heat
To become dry and hard because the sun or heat is very strong.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to bake [surface or material]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may not realize this sense can be used for earth or materials, not just food. In this meaning, 'bake' does not involve cooking; it describes what happens to the ground or other materials in strong heat.
Συνώνυμα
dry out (General term for losing moisture; 'bake' suggests strong, often sun-driven heat that makes something very dry and sometimes hard.)
Αντώνυμα
soak (To become very wet by absorbing liquid, the opposite of becoming dry and hard.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
the ground baked hard
|baked earth
|bake dry
|fields baked in the sun
Θέματα
nature
|weather
Παραδείγματα
- The soil baked hard after weeks without rain.
- Mud bricks are left in the sun to bake before they are used.
- The clay baked solid in the intense heat.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The ground baked hard in the hot sun.
- The mud baked and turned to dry earth.
- The field baked for days without rain.
Ουσιαστικό
B1
entity
4
Dish baked in one container
A food dish where different things are mixed and cooked together in the oven in one dish.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a [ingredient] bake
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may expect 'bake' as a noun to mean any baked food, but in many recipes it specifically refers to a one-dish meal such as a 'pasta bake' or 'potato bake', not to bread or cakes.
Συνώνυμα
casserole (Very similar; often includes sauces and is baked in a deep dish, but 'casserole' is more established, while 'bake' is common in names like 'pasta bake'.)
Αντώνυμα
salad (A cold or room‑temperature mixed dish, often uncooked, contrasting with a hot dish baked in the oven.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
pasta bake
|potato bake
|tuna bake
|vegetable bake
Θέματα
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
Παραδείγματα
- We're having a tuna and sweetcorn bake for dinner.
- She brought a cheesy pasta bake to the party.
- This vegetable bake is one of my favorite easy meals.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I made a pasta bake for my family.
- We ate a potato bake with cheese.
- He brought a chicken bake to the picnic.
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Λημματική μορφή
bake
IPA
GB/bˈeɪk/
US/bˈeɪk/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
bake (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (bake)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
- Base: bake
- 3rd Person Singular: bakes
- Present Participle: baking
- Past: baked
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
bake in
1/bˈeɪk ˈɪn/
phrasal verb
Include as a built-in feature
To include something, such as a rule or feature, as a permanent part of a system, plan, or product from the start.
Παραδείγματα
- The new law bakes in stronger protections for consumers.
- We should bake in regular feedback sessions when we design the project schedule.
- Security needs to be baked in from the beginning, not added later.
bake sale
1/bˈeɪk sˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
Fundraiser selling baked goods
An event where people sell cakes, cookies, and other baked food to collect money, usually for a school, club, or charity.
Παραδείγματα
- The school is holding a bake sale to raise money for new computers.
- She made cupcakes for the charity bake sale.
- We raised over $500 at the weekend bake sale.
bake-off
1/bˈeɪk ˈɔf/
fixed phrase
Baking competition
A competition where people bake cakes, bread, or other things, and judges decide who baked the best one.
Παραδείγματα
- Our office is organizing a bake-off to raise money for charity.
- She won first prize in the local bake-off with her lemon tart.
- The TV show turned a simple village bake-off into a national event.
half-baked
1/hˈæf bˈeɪkt/
idiom
informal
Poorly planned or developed idea
Used to describe an idea or plan that is not well thought out or not fully developed.
Παραδείγματα
- The manager rejected their half-baked proposal immediately.
- We need a solid strategy, not some half-baked idea you thought of on the train.
- His plan to quit his job and travel with no money sounded completely half-baked.