n.[C]

1. 【醫】處方（符號R）
2. 烹飪法；食譜；（糕餅等的）製作法[（+for）]
   I'd like to have your recipe for cookies.

   你能不能告訴我製作小甜餅的方法。

3. 訣竅；方法[（+for）]
   He thinks the one recipe for success lies in hard work.

   他認為成功的唯一訣竅在於勤奮。

n.

1. a set of instructions for preparing a dish.
2. something likely to lead to a particular outcome:
   high interest rates are a recipe for disaster.
3. archaic a medical prescription.