Definition

1. Verb:

   • To grill: To cook food by placing it on a rack over direct, dry heat, often from charcoal or gas. This method is commonly used for meat and vegetables.
   • To bake: To cook food by surrounding it with dry heat in an oven. This method is typically used for bread, cakes, and certain dishes.
   • To roast: To cook food, especially meat, by exposing it to dry heat in an oven or over a fire.

2. Verb (colloquial/slang):

   • To squander / to burn through money: To lose all of one's money, typically through gambling or wasteful spending.

Usage Examples

• Verb (cooking):

  • Chúng tôi thích nướng thịt heo vào cuối tuần. (We like to grill pork on weekends.)
  • Cô ấy nướng một ổ bánh mì cho bữa sáng. (She baked a loaf of bread for breakfast.)
  • Gà nướng là món ăn yêu thích của tôi. (Roast chicken is my favorite dish.)

• Verb (slang):

  • Anh ta nướng hết tiền tiết kiệm ở sòng bạc. (He squandered all his savings at the casino.)

Advanced Usage

• "nướng mình": To sunbathe; to bask in the sun.
  • Họ ra bãi biển để nướng mình dưới ánh nắng. (They went to the beach to sunbathe.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thịt nướng (n): Grilled meat, barbecue.

  • Quán này có món thịt nướng ngon. (This restaurant has delicious grilled meat.)

• Bánh nướng (n): Baked cake or pastry (e.g., mooncake).

  • Bánh nướng là loại bánh trung thu phổ biến. (Baked cake is a popular type of mooncake.)

• Lò nướng (n): Oven.

  • Cô ấy làm nóng lò nướng trước khi nướng bánh. (She preheated the oven before baking the cake.)

Synonyms

• Grill: To cook over direct heat.
• Bake: To cook in an oven.
• Roast: To cook with dry heat, especially meat.
• Squander: To waste money recklessly.

Related Idioms

• Nướng tiền: To burn money; to spend money foolishly and quickly.

  • Mua chiếc xe đắt tiền đó là nướng tiền. (Buying that expensive car is burning money.)

• Nóng như nướng: As hot as an oven; used to describe extremely hot weather.

  • Trời hôm nay nóng như nướng. (The weather today is as hot as an oven.)

verb

1. to grill; to bake; to roast
   • thịt nướng
     baked meat