Fire was one of the earliest major technological advances for humankind, providing heat, protection, and cooked food (which is much easier to cat and digest).
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Back in the 1950s, most of us grew up in households where Mom cooked virtually every night.
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But its surface has been cooked and dried by an ocean of carbon dioxide, trapped in the burning death grip of a runaway greenhouse effect.
2019年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C
In most cases, the human waste is used on grain crops, which are eventually cooked, minimizing the risk of transmitting water-borne diseases.
2016年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C
It was hot, but it wasn't cooked.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
烹饪;烹调;煮;烧
When you cook a meal, you prepare food for eating by heating it.