单词 | toast |
释义 | toastWord family adjectivetoastedtoastynountoastertoastietoastingtoasting forktoastmasterverbtoast Cookingtoast1 /təʊst $ toʊst/ ●●○ S3 noun 1 I had a piece of toast for breakfast. →5 see picture at 见图 bread 我早饭吃了一片吐司。 2 [countableC]DRINK if you drink a toast to someone, you drink something in order to thank them, wish them luck etc 〔为答谢或祝福某人而进行的〕祝酒,敬酒,干杯 I’d like to propose a toast (=ask people to drink a toast) to the bride and groom. ► see thesaurus at drink 我提议为新郎新娘干杯。 3. be the toast of Broadway/Hollywood etc POPULARto be very popular and praised by many people for something you have done in a particular field of work 百老汇/好莱坞等的大红人 4 warm as toast British EnglishBrEHOT very warm and comfortable 温暖舒适 They sat near the fire, warm as toast. 他们坐在火边,温暖又舒适。 Examples from the Corpus warm as toast• The kerosene stove kept the room warm as toast. 5 be toast informal to be in trouble because of something you have done 自找麻烦 → French toast If you challenge her, you’re toast. 如果你和她对着来,那是自找麻烦。 Examples from the Corpus be toast• The company is toasting the success of a business that's blooming, thanks to the Elderflower and an army of pickers.• It can either be toasted in a skillet till it crackles or added directly to the dough.• His front was toasting, but icicles seemed to be lying along his back.• Despite dim warehouse lighting, everyone can see the guy is toast.• And he was toasting this self-same happy chance in home-made elderflower wine when he first heard the chanting.• She was toasted by all of them, one after the other, seriously and without embarrassment, without even smiles.• With all this good news, fund managers should be toasting their prospects in 1996. Examples from the Corpus toast• toast with butter and jam• There will also be potluck munchies and a non-alcoholic toast at midnight, she says.• Serve chilled with hot dry toast.• Children, especially boys, will construct a fake gun using anything from sticks to a piece of toast.• Just a cup of tea and a slice of toast each.• House Minority Leader Art Hamilton had a slice of toast and black coffee.• Mixed protein dishes include cheese sandwiches, beans on toast and porridge that is made with milk.• The appeal of watching these football highlights over toast and tea was enhanced by the vibrant colour of the images.• Mountbatten was to propose the toast to the Navy, I to the guests. piece of toast• He also made her a piece of toast.• She went to the bread bin and seemed to be preparing to make herself a piece of toast.• The french windows banged and Clare came out into the garden, holding a piece of toast.• Children, especially boys, will construct a fake gun using anything from sticks to a piece of toast.• And, while they were arguing, Conradin made himself another piece of toast.• I distinctly remember assembling on a tray some orange-topped mushrooms, a rusty bed-spring, and some blackened pieces of toast.• She eyed the last piece of toast and rouille, decided she didn't dare look as though she wanted it.• Amy took the two pieces of toast out of the toaster and flipped them quickly on to the breadboard. propose a toast• He stands up stiffly and proposes a toast to their old friend.• I want to propose a toast to an absent - and sorely missed - friend. Cookingtoast2 verb [transitiveT] 1 DRINKto drink a glass of wine etc to thank someone, wish someone luck, or celebrate something 向…敬酒,为…举杯祝酒 toast somebody/something with something They toasted the birth of their new baby with champagne. 他们用香槟酒庆贺自己孩子的出生。 2 DFCto make bread or other food brown by placing it close to heat 烘,烤〔面包或其他食品〕 I toasted the cheese sandwiches. ► see thesaurus at cook 我烤了干酪三明治。 3 HOTto sit near a fire to make yourself warm 〔坐在火边〕给…取暖,使暖和 Tom was toasting his feet by the fire. 汤姆在火边烘脚。 Examples from the Corpus toast• Let's toast Edward for a job well done.• I toasted him, and drank my last drink.• While he was toasting it and putting butter on it, Conradin listened to the noises beyond the dining-room door.• Lightly toast the nuts.• We toast the Sears Tower, the tallest building in the world. 1. (1400-1500) → TOAST2; 2. from the use of pieces of toast to add to the taste of drink toast2 (1300-1400) Old French toster, from Late Latin tostare “to roast”, from Latin tostus, past participle of torrere; → TORRID |
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