bake
/beɪk; bek/ v
1 [I, Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr]
~ sth (for sb) (cause sth to) be cooked by dry heat in an oven （使某物放在烤箱烘烤
bake bread, cakes, etc 烘面包、糕饼等
The bread is baking/being baked. 面包正在烘烤.
I'm baking Alex a birthday cake/baking a birthday cake for Alex. 我正在给阿列克斯烤生日蛋糕.
baked potatoes 烤的马铃薯
baked beans, ie haricot beans baked and tinned with tomato sauce 烘豆（经烘烤後加入番茄汁做成罐头的菜豆）. =>Usage at cook 用法见 cook.
2 [I, Tn, Cn.a]
(cause sth to) become hard by heating （使某物）烤硬
The sun baked the ground hard. 太阳把地晒得硬帮帮的.
The bricks are baking in the kilns. 里正在烧砖.
3 [I] (fig infml 比喻, 口) be or become very hot 灼热; 炎热
It's baking today! 今天天气炎热!
We are baking in the sun. 我们让太阳晒熟了.