cooker
gb/kˈʊkɚ/ us/kˈʊkɚ/
A2
Engleză
Sensuri
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Substantiv
A2
entity
1
appliance used to cook food
A kitchen machine you use to cook food, usually with hot rings and an oven.
Tipar de utilizare:
turn on/off the [cooker]; cook [food] on the [cooker]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may use cooker when they mean a single oven; a cooker often includes both burners and an oven (BrE).
Sinonime
stove (Common in American English; may not always include an oven.)
|
range (Especially American English for a stove with an oven.)
Antonime
freezer (An appliance for keeping food cold rather than heating it.)
Colocații
electric cooker
|gas cooker
|freestanding cooker
|built-in cooker
|cooker top
|cooker hood
|cooker timer
|cooker knob
|turn on the cooker
|clean the cooker
Teme
food
|cooking
|home
|daily_life
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The soup is on the cooker.
- Please turn off the cooker.
Substantiv
B1
role
2
person who cooks food
A person who cooks food (but cook is more common).
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] is a good/bad [cooker]
Greșeală frecventă:
Cook is the usual word for the person; cooker more often means the appliance.
Sinonime
cook (The standard and much more common word.)
Colocații
a good cooker
|a great cooker
|a terrible cooker
|home cooker
Teme
food
|people
Exemple
- He’s a brilliant cooker and loves trying new recipes.
- I’m not much of a cooker, so I keep meals simple.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- She is a good cooker.
Substantiv
informal
B2
state
3
very hot day or place
Something that feels very hot.
Tipar de utilizare:
a real [cooker]; It’s a [cooker] in [place].
Greșeală frecventă:
This is informal and regional; it may sound unusual in more formal English.
Sinonime
scorcher (Informal, especially for a very hot day.)
Antonime
freezer (Informal term for a very cold place.)
Colocații
a real cooker
|an absolute cooker
|a bit of a cooker
|it's a cooker in here
Teme
weather
|daily_life
Exemple
- It was a real cooker yesterday, so we stayed indoors.
- With the windows closed, the office turned into a cooker.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- It’s a cooker in this room.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
cooker
IPA
GB/kˈʊkɚ/
US/kˈʊkɚ/
Silabe și accent
cook - er (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (cook)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: cooker
- Plural: cookers
Familie de cuvinte
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
Expresii
cooker ring
1/kˈʊkɚ ɹˈɪŋ/
fixed phrase
one heated cooking surface
One hot place on top of a cooker where you put a pan.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- I put the stew in the slow cooker before work.
- The slow cooker keeps the curry warm until dinner.