recipe

US: /ˈɹɛsəpi/
UK: /ɹˈɛsɪpˌiː/


English Vietnamese dictionary


recipe /'resipi/
  • danh từ
    • công thức (bánh, món ăn, thuốc pha chế)
    • đơn thuốc, thuốc pha chế theo đơn, thuốc bốc theo đơn
    • phương pháp, cách làm (việc gì)

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 ~ (for sth) a set of instructions that tells you how to cook sth and the items of food you need for it: a recipe for chicken soup + vegetarian recipes + a recipe book
2 ~ for sth a method or an idea that seems likely to have a particular result: His plans are a recipe for disaster. + What's her recipe for success?

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
1 formula, prescription:
Elizabeth gave me a marvellous recipe for chocolate cake.
2 plan, procedure, method, approach, technique, way, means, system, programme, modus operandi, Colloq US MO:
The minister insists that his recipe for conquering inflation will work.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

good | perfect | sure
(figurative) Turning away under a strong attack is a sure recipe for defeat.
| delicious, mouth-watering, tasty | favourite | basic
The basic recipe can be adapted by adding grated lemon.
| easy, simple | complicated | new | authentic, classic, old, original, traditional
The ales are brewed to an original Yorkshire recipe.
| original
Was there rum in the original recipe?
| secret, special | family | vegetarian | Italian, Mexican, etc. | cake, sauce, etc.

VERB + RECIPE

have
I've got a good recipe for fudge.
| cook, make
This recipe can also be made with ricotta cheese.
| try (out)
I enjoy trying out new recipes.
| read | follow, stick to, use
If you want the dish to turn out right you should follow the recipe.
| adapt | devise
All the recipes in the book have been devised by our team of experts.
| discover, find
He is credited with having discovered the first recipe for gin back in the 1600s.

RECIPE + VERB

call for sth, use sth
She always said that if a recipe calls for cream you shouldn't use yogurt instead.
| contain sth
The recipe contains lots of fat.
| make sth, serve sb
This recipe makes about thirty biscuits. This recipe serves four people.

RECIPE + NOUN

book, card, leaflet | idea
a magazine filled with recipe ideas

PREP.

to a ~
The dish is made to a traditional Italian recipe.
| ~ for
a recipe for leek soup (figurative) To live every day to the full is a recipe for happiness.

PHRASES

a recipe for disaster/success


Concise English dictionary


recipes'resɪpɪ
noun
+directions for making something