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Chinese translation of 'cook up'

cook up

(inf)

vt

[scheme] 策划(劃) (cèhuà)
[excuse, story] 捏造 (niēzào)

See cook

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cook up

1. phrasal verb

If someone cooks up a dishonest scheme, they plan it.

[informal]

He must have cooked up his scheme on the spur of the moment. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]

2. phrasal verb

If someone cooks up an explanation or a story, they make it up.

[informal]

She'll cook up a convincing explanation. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]

3. phrasal verb

If you cook up a quantity of food, especially a large quantity, you heat it until it is ready to be eaten.

Hot food is available, though the prisoners have to cook it up themselves. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

He used to cook up great cauldrons of pasta. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]

See full dictionary entry for cook

cook up in British English

verb (tr, adverb)

1. informal

to concoct or invent (a story, alibi, etc)

to prepare (a meal), esp quickly

3. slang

to prepare (a drug) for use by heating, as by dissolving heroin in a spoon

noun cook-up

(in the Caribbean) a dish consisting of mixed meats, rice, shrimps, and sometimes vegetables

cook up in American English

Informal

to concoct; devise; invent

to cook up an alibi

See full dictionary entry for cook

Examples of 'cook up' in a sentence
cook up

If necessary we'll cook up a disaffected ex-employee, or something.They'll trace it to Desirée, but she'll cook up a convincing explanation.Little did I know he was about to throw away every tenet of his training and cook up this... Dice Therapy.

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释义	Trends of cook up View usage for: Chinese translation of 'cook up' cook up (inf) vt [scheme] 策划(劃) (cèhuà) [excuse, story] 捏造 (niēzào) See cook Nearby words of cook up convoy COO cook cook up "cook wanted" cookbook cooker cook up 1. phrasal verb If someone cooks up a dishonest scheme, they plan it. [informal] He must have cooked up his scheme on the spur of the moment. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If someone cooks up an explanation or a story, they make it up. [informal] She'll cook up a convincing explanation. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If you cook up a quantity of food, especially a large quantity, you heat it until it is ready to be eaten. Hot food is available, though the prisoners have to cook it up themselves. [VERB noun PARTICLE] He used to cook up great cauldrons of pasta. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] See full dictionary entry for cook cook up in British English verb (tr, adverb) 1. informal to concoct or invent (a story, alibi, etc) 2. to prepare (a meal), esp quickly 3. slang to prepare (a drug) for use by heating, as by dissolving heroin in a spoon noun cook-up 4. (in the Caribbean) a dish consisting of mixed meats, rice, shrimps, and sometimes vegetables cook up in American English Informal to concoct; devise; invent to cook up an alibi See full dictionary entry for cook Examples of 'cook up' in a sentence cook up If necessary we'll cook up a disaffected ex-employee, or something. Harcourt, Palma A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE They'll trace it to Desirée, but she'll cook up a convincing explanation. Butterworth, Michael THE FIVE MILLION DOLLAR PRINCE Little did I know he was about to throw away every tenet of his training and cook up this... Dice Therapy. Luke Rhinehart THE BOOK OF THE DIE (2000)
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Chinese translation of 'cook up'

cook up

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cook up in British English

cook up in American English

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