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 烤一大塊肉、 雞、 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 用法見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; 曬太陽
We're going to lie in the sun and roast for two weeks. 我們打算躺著曬太陽, 曬上兩個星期.
roast one's toes in front of the fire 在火前烤腳趾.
4 [Tn] (US infml 口) criticize (sb/sth) harshly, esp in jest; ridicule 嚴厲批評(某人[某事物])(尤指以取笑方式); 嘲諷
The critics roasted her new play. 評論家狠狠挖苦她 的新劇. roast, adj [attrib 作定語]
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 烤過的或適於烤食的大塊肉
order a roast from the butcher 向肉商訂購一塊烤著吃的大塊肉.
2 [C] (esp US) outdoor picnic or barbecue at which food is roasted 戶外燒烤野餐.
3 [C, U] (US infml 口) (occasion of) harsh criticism or ridicule, esp in jest 嚴厲的批評; 嘲諷; (尤指)挖苦.
I have done nothing wrong and I fear no judgement. I desire my pound of flesh.
我并沒有做錯事,我不怕審判。我要求給我應得的那一磅肉。
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.
他們要在船艙里工作,切掉舊的金屬,焊接新的金屬板,鉆孔,埋電線和電話線以及安裝新的水管和蒸汽管。
When everyone had taken his/her place, the lawyer spoke as follows.