roast
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(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.
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.
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.
4 [Tn] (US infml 口) 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, adj [attrib 作定语]
cooked in an oven, etc 烘烤的; 烤制的: roast beef 烤牛肉. n
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.
2 [C] (esp US) outdoor picnic or barbecue at which food is roasted 户外烧烤野餐.
3 [C, U] (US infml 口) (occasion of) harsh criticism or ridicule, esp in jest 严厉的批评; 嘲讽; (尤指)挖苦.
OK. We can get some more tomorrow. We should finish the floor now. Can you take the other end of this piece of wood? Now you have to pull it to make the surface smooth like that.