汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 火候
火候
heat control / maturity / crucial moment
(~儿)①烧火的火力大小和时间长短烧窑炼铁都要看~ㄧ她炒的菜,作料和~都很到家。②比喻修养程度的深浅他的书法到~了。③比喻紧要的时机这儿正缺人,你来得正是~。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这些蔬菜烧的火候恰到好处。

The vegetables were cooked to perfection.

这鸡烤得正到火候

This roast hen is done to a turn.

煮腊八粥时控制好火候是关键。

Controlling the heat is of great importance in making Laba porridge.

置一平底煎锅,中低档火候,炒洋葱使其变软。

In a saute pan, set over medium-low heat, cook Onions until soft.

锅还没开,先别铺桌布。(不到火候别开锅)。

Do not spread the cloth till the pot begins to boil.

不仅节省燃料,烤制(包括涮烫)速度更快,火候更易掌握。

Not only save fuel, baked (including shabu hot) faster and easier to grasp the level of attainment.

我连法语都没大明白,更甭提他怎么知道火候到了。

I barely understood the French, let alone how he knew they were ready.

所用材料必须新鲜,厨师需掌控好火候,以此保证鱼肉的鲜嫩。

The material must be fresh, and the cook must control the heat to make sure the fish remain tender and pure.

我们吃了顿丰美的晚餐,鸡肉做得恰到火候,还有自家种的蔬菜。

We had a wonderful dinner, with chicken done to a turn and home-grown vegetables.

如果火候过大,冰则会被烧干,从而婚姻就变成了爱情的坟墓。

When fire is too strong, ice can be dried up. Then marriage becomes the grave of love.