| [/rəust; rost/] v 用法:
1 (a) [Tn, Tn.pr] cook (meat, etc) in an oven, or over or in front of a fire 烤（肉等）:
roast a joint of meat, a chicken, some potatoes 烤一大块肉、 鸡、 一些土豆.
(b) [I, Ipr] be cooked in this way 烤; 烘; 焙:
the delicious smell of meat roasting in its own juices 原汁烤肉的香味. =>Usage at cook 用法见cook. 用法:
2 [Tn] dry (sth) and turn it brown using intense heat 烘乾或烤（某物）:
roast coffee beans, peanuts, chestnuts 烘焙咖啡豆、 花生、 栗子. 用法:
3 [I, Tn] expose (sb/oneself) to the heat of a fire, the sun, etc 烤火; 晒太阳:
We're going to lie in the sun and roast for two weeks. 我们打算躺著晒太阳, 晒上两个星期. *
roast one's toes in front of the fire 在火前烤脚趾. 用法:
4 [Tn] (US infml) criticize (sb/sth) harshly, esp in jest; ridicule 严厉批评（某人[某事物]）（尤指以取笑方式）; 嘲讽:
The critics roasted her new play. 评论家狠狠挖苦她 的新剧. roast 2
adj [attrib 作定语] cooked in an oven, etc 烘烤的; 烤制的:
roast beef 烤牛肉. n 用法:
1 [C] joint of meat that has been roasted or is meant for roasting 烤过的或适於烤食的大块肉:
order a roast from the butcher 向肉商订购一块烤著吃的大块肉. 用法:
2 [C] (esp US) outdoor picnic or barbecue at which food is roasted 户外烧烤野餐. 用法:
3 [C, U] (US infml) (occasion of) harsh criticism or ridicule, esp in jest 严厉的批评; 嘲讽; （尤指）挖苦. |