单词 | roast |
释义 | Word Frequency roast(rəʊst) verb (mainly tr) 1. to cook (meat or other food) by dry heat, usually with added fat and esp in an oven 2. to brown or dry (coffee, etc) by exposure to heat 3. metallurgy to heat (an ore) in order to produce a concentrate that is easier to smelt 4. to heat (oneself or something) to an extreme degree, as when sunbathing, sitting before the fire, etc 5. (intransitive) to be excessively and uncomfortably hot 6. informal to criticize severely noun 7. something that has been roasted, esp meat 8. US and Canadian a comedy show in which a public figure is subjected to mockery Word origin C13: from Old French rostir, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch roosten to roast |
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