roast

roast
verb

[with obj.]cook (food, especially meat) by prolonged exposure to heat in an oven or over a fire
烤，炙；烘（食物，尤指肉）
she was going to roast a leg of mutton for Sunday dinner.
她打算为星期天的正餐烤一只羊腿。
[as adj. roasted]roasted chestnuts.
烤栗子。
■[no obj.](of food) be cooked in such a way
（食物）烤，炙；烘
she checked the meat roasting in the oven for lunch.
她查看了正在炉子上烤的午餐吃的肉。
■process (a foodstuff, metal ore, etc.) by subjecting it to intense heat
烘干，烘焙（食品原料，金属矿等）
decaffeinated coffee beans are roasted and ground.
脱去了咖啡因的咖啡豆被烘干并磨碎。
■make (someone or something) very warm, especially by exposure to the heat of the sun or a fire
（尤指通过暴露在太阳下或炉火前）使受热发烫；使十分暖热
the fire was hot enough to roast anyone who stood close to it.
炉火热得可以使站在旁边的人发烫。
■[no obj.]become very hot
变热，发烫
Jessica could feel her face begin to roast.
杰西卡感到她的脸开始发烫。
■torture by exposure to fire or great heat
以火刑折磨
a fresco of St Catherine being roasted on a wheel.
一幅绘有圣凯瑟琳在轮子上被火刑折磨的壁画。
■criticize or reprimand severely
严厉批评，苛责
if you waste his time he'll roast you.
如果你浪费他的时间，他会严厉批评你。
■(N. Amer. informal)tease in a good-natured way
(北美，非正式)和善地戏弄

adjective

[attrib.](of food) having been cooked in an oven or over an open fire
（食物）烤过的；烘过的
a plate of cold roast beef.
一盘烤过的冷牛肉。

noun

a joint of meat that has been roasted or that is intended for roasting
（大块）烤肉；待烤的肉
carving the Sunday roast.
把星期天要烤的肉切片。
■a dish or meal of roasted food
一盘烘烤物；一餐烘烤物
■[mass noun]the process of roasting something, especially coffee, or the result of this
烤，炙；烘（尤指咖啡）；烘烤过的东西（尤指咖啡）
■[with adj.]a particular type of roasted coffee
（某种）烘过的咖啡
continental roasts.
（欧洲）大陆式烘烤咖啡。
■an outdoor party at which meat, especially of a particular type, is roasted
烤食野餐会
Harold put on a terrific pig roast.
哈罗德搞了一次了不起的烤猪肉野餐会。

语源

Middle English: from Old French rostir, of West Germanic origin

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