| 单词 | bake |
| 释义 | bake v. & n. --v 1. a tr. cook (food) by dry heat in an oven or on a hot surface, without direct exposure to a flame. b intr. undergo the process of being baked. 2. intr. colloq. a (usu. as be baking) (of weather etc.) be very hot. b (of a person) become hot. 3. a tr. harden (clay etc.) by heat. b intr. (of clay etc.) be hardened by heat. 4. a tr. (of the sun) affect by its heat, e.g. ripen (fruit). b intr. (e.g. of fruit) be affected by the sun's heat. --n 1. the act or an instance of baking. 2. a batch of baking. 3. US a social gathering at which baked food is eaten. Phrases and idioms baked Alaska see ALASKA. baked beans baked haricot beans, usu. tinned in tomato sauce. baking-powder a mixture of sodium bicarbonate, cream of tartar, etc., used instead of yeast in baking. baking-soda sodium bicarbonate. Etymology: OE bacan |
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