recipe

/ˈresəpi/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

食谱；烹饪法；方法；秘诀

释义与例句

n. 食谱；烹饪法
a set of instructions for cooking a particular dish
  1. My mother gave me her recipe for tomato soup.
    妈妈把她做番茄汤的食谱给了我。
  2. The recipe calls for two eggs and a cup of flour.
    这个食谱需要两个鸡蛋和一杯面粉。
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  1. He learned the recipe by watching his grandmother cook.
    他通过看祖母做饭学会了这道菜的做法。
n. 方法；秘诀
a way of achieving something, especially a successful one
  1. Hard work and patience are a recipe for success.
    努力和耐心是成功的秘诀。
  2. There is no simple recipe for solving this problem.
    解决这个问题没有简单的办法。
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  1. Mixing debt with high spending is a recipe for trouble.
    负债加上高消费是自找麻烦。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 recipe 读作 /ˈresəpi/，重音在首音节；a recipe for 既可指“做某菜的食谱”，也可指“导致某结果的因素”。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • menu 菜单
    recipe 是烹饪某道菜的具体步骤；menu 是餐馆提供的菜品清单。误用：*The waiter handed us the recipe 点餐时应说 menu。
    The menu lists soups, main courses and desserts. 菜单上列有汤、主菜和甜点。
常见搭配
  • a recipe for ……的食谱；……的秘诀
    The plan is a recipe for confusion. 这个计划只会造成混乱。
  • follow a recipe 按照食谱做
    Follow the recipe exactly, or the bread may not rise. 严格照着食谱做，否则面包可能发不起来。
  • recipe book 食谱书
    She bought a new recipe book on Italian cooking. 她买了一本关于意大利菜的新食谱。