| 释义 |
bake
I. \ˈbāk\ verb
(baked ; baked \-kt\ ; or archaic bak·en \-kən\ ; baking ; bakes)
Etymology: Middle English baken, from Old English bacan; akin to Old High German bāen to warm, bahhan to bake, Old Norse baka, Greek phōgein to roast
transitive verb
1. : to prepare (as food) by a dry heat either in an oven or on heated metal or stone or under coals
2. : to dry or harden by subjecting to heat
< the ground was baked by the hot sun >
< baked bricks >
3. obsolete
a. : to make into a hard or solid mass
b. : to harden by cold
intransitive verb
1. : to prepare food by baking it
2. : to undergo the process of baking
< the potatoes were baking in the oven >
3. : to be subjected to intense heat
< the rocks bake in the desert sun >
< a sizable audience, baking in a blaze of newsreel and television lights — Truman Capote >
Synonyms: see dry
II. noun
(-s)
1. : the action or process of baking : subjection to or preparation by baking
< for best results a slow bake at a moderate temperature is essential >
2. Scotland : a hard biscuit
3.
a. : a meal or individual dish consisting largely of baked food
< a delicious vegetable bake >
b. : a social gathering at which a baked specialty is served as the main dish; especially : clambake
4. : a batch of baked goods : production or total output of baked goods
< turning out a huge daily bake of fresh bread > |