| 释义 |
roast /rəʊst/ vt. | vi. | n. | a. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 烤，炙；烘
roast meat on a spit 用铁叉烤肉
roast a potato in ashes 在灰烬中烘土豆
2. 【冶】焙烧
3. 烘焙，烘干；将…烘成褐色
freshly-roasted coffee beans 新烘的咖啡豆
4. 使受热发烫；使极热；使取暖；处…以烙刑
be roasted by the summer sun 被夏日的炎阳曝晒
roast oneself in the sun (in front of the fire) 在太阳下(在炉前)取暖
be roasted alive 被活活烧死
5. 〈口〉取笑，嘲弄
6. 〈口〉严厉批评，非难
a film roasted by most critics 遭到多数批评家严厉批评的一部影片
They got roasted for what they had done to you. 他们由于对你干了那些事而受到苛责。
❷ vi.
1. 烤，炙；烘
Put the meat in the oven to roast. 把肉放到炉子里去烤。
2. 被烘焙，被焙干；被烘成褐色
3. 受热发烫；感到极热；取暖
wheat fields roasting under a merciless sun 在酷日下晒得发烫的小麦田
Can't we open a window? I'm roasting. 可不可以开一扇窗? 我热死了。
lie in the sun and roast 躺在太阳下取暖
II n.
1. 烤，炙；烘
give the chicken a good roast 把这鸡烤个透
2. 烘烤过的东西；(一块或一盆)烤肉；待烤的(一块)肉；烘焙咖啡
cold roast 冷烤肉
pork roast 烤猪肉
3. 烤食野餐会
4. 【冶】焙烧
5. 〈口〉取笑，嘲弄
6. 〈口〉严厉的批评，非难
III a.
烤过的；烘过的
roast beef 烤牛肉
[< OFr rostir < Gmc; 与 OHG rosten < rost gridiron, roast 有关] phr. rule the roast 当家；当头头，统治一切，支配一切 That child of yours seems to me to rule the roast in this house. 据我看，在这个家里一切都由你那个孩子说了算。 Jim is very bossy; he always wants to rule the roast. 吉姆十分霸道，他老是想支配一切。 |