roast
- IPA[rəʊst]
英式
- cook (food, especially meat) by prolonged exposure to heat in an oven or over a fire；(of food) be cooked by roasting
- (of food) having been roasted
- a joint of meat that has been roasted or that is intended for roasting；the process of roasting something, especially coffee, or the result of this
verb: roast, 3rd person present: roasts, gerund or present participle: roasting, past tense: roasted, past participle: roasted
noun: roast, plural noun: roasts
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. cook (food, especially meat) by prolonged exposure to heat in an oven or over a fire she was going to roast a leg of mutton for Sunday dinner 同義詞
- ▪ (of food) be cooked by roasting she checked the meat roasting in the oven for lunch
- ▪ process (a foodstuff, metal ore, etc.) by subjecting it to intense heat decaffeinated coffee beans are roasted and ground
- ▪ make or become very warm, especially through exposure to the heat of the sun or a fire the fire was hot enough to roast anyone who stood close to it Jessica could feel her face begin to roast
- 2. informal criticize or reprimand severely if you waste his time he'll roast you 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ North American subject to good-natured ridicule the Prince was roasted by Martin—a friendly American custom of insulting a person as a sign of favour
形容詞
- 1. (of food) having been roasted a plate of cold roast beef
名詞
- 1. a joint of meat that has been roasted or that is intended for roasting carving the Sunday roast
- ▪ the process of roasting something, especially coffee, or the result of this the roast is stopped when the colour is moderately dark brown round beans give a more even roast than the usual split beans
- ▪ a particular type of roasted coffee continental roasts this is the roast most likely to be used in espresso
- ▪ an outdoor party at which meat of a particular type is roasted Harold put on a terrific pig roast
- 2. US a banquet at which the guest of honour is subjected to good-natured ridicule.
