recipe
n
1 ~ (for sth) set of instructions for preparing a food dish, including the ingredients required 烹饪法; 食谱
[attrib 作定语]
recipe books, cards 烹饪书、 食谱卡片.
2 ~ for sth (fig 比喻) method of achieving sth 方法; 秘诀; 诀窍
What is your recipe for success? 你取得成功有什麽窍门?
His plans are a recipe for (ie are likely to lead to) disaster. 他的计画後患无穷.
Really? So was my friend Bob White. Do you know him?
真的吗?我的朋友鲍勃·怀特也在中心学校。你认识他吗?
(Looking at the other woman) I'm sorry, but I don't think I know you.
(瞅着玛蒂尔德)很抱歉,我想我不认识你呀。
Perhaps in those days I was. Pierre and I did have a very good time at the ball. But that was the last moment of happiness in our lives. That night everything changed.