做菜 — meaning in English

English meaning

• cook noun A person who prepares food, especially as a job.
• smother verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.

Senses

做菜 is used for these senses in English:

• cook (intransitive, figuratively) To be uncomfortably hot.
• smother (transitive, cooking) To cook in a close dish.

cook — full definition

1. noun A person who prepares food, especially as a job.
2. verb To prepare food by applying heat.
3. verb (slang) To manufacture illegal drugs, especially methamphetamine.
4. verb (informal) To tamper with or falsify records or figures.
5. verb (informal) To be doing very well or proceeding successfully.

smother — full definition

1. verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.
2. verb To suppress or hold back a feeling, reaction, or activity almost completely.
3. verb To cover something thickly, especially food, with a sauce, topping, or affection.

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