cooker
UK/'kukә/US
A2
Definitions
n.
An appliance or piece of equipment used for cooking food.
炊具,炉灶。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcook + -er (the thing that does it) = the device that cooks. Chiefly British for what Americans call a stove or range; very common in compounds like pressure cooker and slow cooker.
Root cook still carries 4 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.pressure cooker高压锅
- 2.slow cooker慢炖锅
- 3.rice cooker电饭煲
- 4.gas cooker燃气灶
Example Sentences
- 1.
We bought a slow cooker to make stews on busy days.
- 2.
The gas cooker has four burners and an oven.