cooker
gb/kˈʊkɚ/ us/kˈʊkɚ/
A2
Inglês
Aceções
0 aceções
Nome
A2
entity
1
appliance used to cook food
A kitchen machine you use to cook food, usually with hot rings and an oven.
Padrão de uso:
turn on/off the [cooker]; cook [food] on the [cooker]
Erro comum:
Learners may use cooker when they mean a single oven; a cooker often includes both burners and an oven (BrE).
Sinónimos
stove (Common in American English; may not always include an oven.)
|
range (Especially American English for a stove with an oven.)
Antónimos
freezer (An appliance for keeping food cold rather than heating it.)
Colocações
electric cooker
|gas cooker
|freestanding cooker
|built-in cooker
|cooker top
|cooker hood
|cooker timer
|cooker knob
|turn on the cooker
|clean the cooker
Temas
food
|cooking
|home
|daily_life
Exemplos
- The cooker is old, but the oven still works well.
- Turn the cooker off when you’ve finished cooking.
- We bought a new gas cooker for the kitchen.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The soup is on the cooker.
- Please turn off the cooker.
Nome
B1
role
2
person who cooks food
A person who cooks food (but cook is more common).
Padrão de uso:
[someone] is a good/bad [cooker]
Erro comum:
Cook is the usual word for the person; cooker more often means the appliance.
Sinónimos
cook (The standard and much more common word.)
Colocações
a good cooker
|a great cooker
|a terrible cooker
|home cooker
Temas
food
|people
Exemplos
- He’s a brilliant cooker and loves trying new recipes.
- I’m not much of a cooker, so I keep meals simple.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- She is a good cooker.
Nome
informal
B2
state
3
very hot day or place
Something that feels very hot.
Padrão de uso:
a real [cooker]; It’s a [cooker] in [place].
Erro comum:
This is informal and regional; it may sound unusual in more formal English.
Sinónimos
scorcher (Informal, especially for a very hot day.)
Antónimos
freezer (Informal term for a very cold place.)
Colocações
a real cooker
|an absolute cooker
|a bit of a cooker
|it's a cooker in here
Temas
weather
|daily_life
Exemplos
- It was a real cooker yesterday, so we stayed indoors.
- With the windows closed, the office turned into a cooker.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- It’s a cooker in this room.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
cooker
IPA
GB/kˈʊkɚ/
US/kˈʊkɚ/
Sílabas e acento
cook - er (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (cook)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: cooker
- Plural: cookers
Família de palavras
Forms
cookers
noun
Core family
cook
verb A1
cooking
noun
Related words
cookbook
noun
cookery
noun
overcook
verb
Negative and opposite forms
uncooked
adjective
undercook
verb
Advanced or less common
cookware
noun
Expressões
cooker ring
1/kˈʊkɚ ɹˈɪŋ/
fixed phrase
one heated cooking surface
One hot place on top of a cooker where you put a pan.
Exemplos
- Put the pan on the front cooker ring.
- One of the cooker rings isn’t heating properly.
electric cooker
1/ɪlˈɛktɹɪk kˈʊkɚ/
fixed phrase
cooker powered by electricity
A cooker that uses electricity for heat.
Exemplos
- The flat comes with an electric cooker and a small fridge.
- Electric cookers are common in buildings without a gas supply.
gas cooker
1/ɡˈæs kˈʊkɚ/
fixed phrase
cooker powered by gas
A cooker that uses gas for heat.
Exemplos
- They replaced the electric model with a gas cooker.
- A gas cooker gives you instant heat control.
it’s a cooker
1/ˈɪts ə kˈʊkɚ/
idiom
informal
it’s extremely hot
It’s very, very hot.
Exemplos
- It’s a cooker outside today—take water with you.
- With the heater on, it’s a cooker in here.
pressure cooker
1/pɹˈɛʃɚ kˈʊkɚ/
fixed phrase
sealed pot for fast cooking
A pot that cooks food quickly using pressure.
Exemplos
- I made the beans in a pressure cooker to save time.
- Follow the instructions carefully when using a pressure cooker.
pressure-cooker situation
1/pɹˈɛʃɚ kˈʊkɚ sˌɪt͡ʃuˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
very stressful, intense situation
A situation that is very stressful and intense.
Exemplos
- The final week before launch was a pressure-cooker situation for the whole team.
- Trading floors can be pressure-cooker environments.
rice cooker
1/ɹˈaɪs kˈʊkɚ/
fixed phrase
machine for cooking rice
A machine that cooks rice.
Exemplos
- We use a rice cooker every day.
- Rinse the rice before you put it in the rice cooker.
slow cooker
1/slˈoʊ kˈʊkɚ/
fixed phrase
electric pot for slow cooking
An electric pot that cooks food slowly for many hours.
Exemplos
- I put the stew in the slow cooker before work.
- The slow cooker keeps the curry warm until dinner.