toast
n[U]
1 sliced bread made brown and crisp by heating under a grill, in a toaster, etc 烤面包片(面包切成片後放在烤架下、 面包片加熱器等中烤黃、 烤脆)
make some toast for breakfast 把面包片烤熱作早餐
a poached egg on toast 烤面包片加荷包蛋
two slices of buttered toast 兩片涂黃油的烤面包片.
2 (idm 習語) have sb on `toast (infml 口) have sb completelyat one's mercy 任意擺布某人. warm as toast => warm1. toast, v [I, Tn]
become or make brown and crisp by heating 烤黃; 烤脆
a toasted (cheese) sandwich 烤過的(乾酪)三明治
(fig 比喻) toasting oneself/one's feet in front of the fire 烤火[烤烤腳]. toaster n electrical device for toasting slices of bread (電的)面包片加熱器.
toast v [Tn]
wish happiness, success, etc to (sb/sth) by drinking wine, etc 為(某人[某事物])幸福、 成功等祝酒
toast the bride and groom 為新娘和新郎祝酒
toast the success of a new company 為新公司獲得成功而乾杯. toast, n
1 act of toasting 祝酒; 敬酒
propose a loyal toast to the Queen 提議向女王敬酒
drink a toast 乾杯 * reply/respond to the toast, ie (of the person toasted) make a speech in reply (接受敬酒的人)致答詞.
2 person,etc toasted 受敬酒的人等
be the toast of (ie praised and congratulated by) the whole neighbourhood 受到鄰里交口稱贊和祝賀的人.