27 Kuszmina 17 Flashcards
miscellaneous
/ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/
She gave me some money to cover any miscellaneous expenses.
The museum houses a miscellaneous collection of iron age artefacts.
consisting of many different kinds of things that are not connected and do not easily form a group
miscellaneous
/ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/
raw
rɔː
not cooked
raw meat
raw eggs/vegetables
These fish are often eaten raw.
The tigers were fed raw chicken bones
not cooked
raw
rɔː
rare
/rer/
(of meat) cooked for only a short time so that the inside is still red
‘How would you like your steak?’ ‘Rare.’
(of meat) cooked for only a short time so that the inside is still red
rare
/rer/
medium
/ˈmiːdiəm/
There are three sizes—small, medium and large.
a medium steak (= one cooked quite well but not too much)
Cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes.
Choose medium to large tomatoes.
in the middle between a larger and smaller size, amount, length, temperature, etc.
SYNONYM average
medium
/ˈmiːdiəm/
well done
/ˌwel ˈdʌn/
He prefers his steak well done.
(of food, especially meat) cooked completely or for a long time
well done
/ˌwel ˈdʌn/
underdone
/ˌʌndərˈdʌn/
not cooked enough
not cooked enough
underdone
/ˌʌndərˈdʌn/
overdo
/ˌəʊvərˈduː/
overdo something to cook something for too long
The fish was overdone and very dry.
to cook something for too long
overdo
/ˌəʊvərˈduː/
contain
kənˈteɪn
To contain is to hold or have something.
I have to find something to contain these apples.
