verb phrase · informal

stir-fry vegetables

UK/ˈstɜː(r)ˌfraɪ ˈvɛdʒtəb(ə)lz/US/ˈstɝːˌfraɪ ˈvɛdʒtəblz/STIR-FRY VEG·e·TA·BLES

Band 4-5speakingtask2

to quickly fry vegetables in a wok or pan while stirring constantly

Examples

“I stir-fry vegetables with garlic and soy sauce for a quick dinner.”

“Stir-frying vegetables keeps them crisp and colourful.”

“She learned how to stir-fry vegetables in a cooking class.”

Band 8 sentence

“For a healthy midweek meal I often stir-fry vegetables with a splash of sesame oil and some chilli for flavour.”

Collocations

  • stir-fry vegetables in a wok
  • quickly stir-fry vegetables

Word family

stir-fry verb / nounstir-fried adjective

Common mistakes

stir vegetables→stir-fry vegetables

stir fry veges→stir-fry vegetables

Say it for a higher band

5fry vegetables→6stir fry vegetables→7+stir-fry vegetables

Synonyms

pan-fry vegetables

Easily confused

pan-fry vegetables

“She pan-fries the vegetables gently in butter until they're golden.”

Related words

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