Cooked all the way through, with no pink or red left inside. We use it almost only about meat, and most often about steak or beef, because that is the meat people can choose the cooking level of. In a restaurant the waiter may ask how you want your steak, and the usual answers go rare, medium rare, medium, medium well, well-done — well-done is the far end, cooked the longest.

Cooked all the way through整個煮到全熟，with no pink or red left inside裡面沒有粉紅或血紅色。We use it almost only about meat我們幾乎只用它來形容肉，and most often about steak or beef而且最常用在牛排或牛肉上，because that is the meat people can choose the cooking level of因為那是人們可以選熟度的肉。In a restaurant the waiter may ask在餐廳裡服務生可能會問 how you want your steak你的牛排要幾分熟，and the usual answers go常見的答案依序是 rare, medium rare, medium, medium well, well-done一分熟、三分熟、五分熟、七分熟、全熟——well-done is the far end全熟是最極端的那端，cooked the longest煮最久的。

Note that it is a description of a level, not a judgement: a well-done steak is not a better steak. Many cooks quietly think it is the worst way to eat good beef, because long cooking makes it drier and firmer, so a few chefs will even refuse to do it.

Note that it is a description of a level要注意這只是在描述熟度，not a judgement不是評價：a well-done steak is not a better steak全熟的牛排不代表是比較好的牛排。Many cooks quietly think很多廚師私下覺得 it is the worst way to eat good beef這是吃好牛肉最糟的方式，because long cooking makes it drier and firmer因為久煮會讓肉變乾變硬，so a few chefs will even refuse to do it所以有些主廚甚至會拒絕這樣做。

Your students should know the trap here: there is another 'well done' — two separate words, no hyphen — that means 'good job!' and is said to a person, not about food. Same sounds, different thing.

Your students should know the trap here你的學生應該要知道這裡的陷阱：there is another 'well done'還有另一個'well done'——two separate words, no hyphen分開兩個字，沒有連字號——that means 'good job!'意思是「做得好！」，and is said to a person是對人說的，not about food不是在講食物。Same sounds發音一樣，different thing意思完全不同。

Written with the hyphen and sitting in front of a noun, it is about cooking: 'a well-done steak'. After the verb it usually loses the hyphen: 'I like my steak well done.' Both spellings are common and nobody will mind.

Written with the hyphen寫成有連字號的樣子，and sitting in front of a noun放在名詞前面時，it is about cooking講的就是煮的熟度：'a well-done steak'「a well-done steak」（全熟牛排）。After the verb放在動詞後面時，it usually loses the hyphen通常就不用連字號：'I like my steak well done.'「I like my steak well done.」（我的牛排要全熟）。Both spellings are common兩種寫法都很常見，and nobody will mind也沒人會在意。

One more small thing: with chicken and pork, nobody says well-done, because those are always cooked through anyway — you would just say 'cooked'.

One more small thing還有一個小地方：with chicken and pork講到雞肉和豬肉，nobody says well-done沒有人會說well-done，because those are always cooked through anyway因為那些肉本來就一定會煮全熟——you would just say 'cooked'你只會說「cooked」（煮熟了）就好。