释义 |
roast /rōst/ transitive verb- To cook before a fire
- To bake
- To parch by heat
- To heat strongly
- To dissipate the volatile parts of (esp sulphur) by heat
- To criticize excessively, even sarcastically
- To banter (slang)
intransitive verb- To undergo roasting
- (of a person) to be very hot (informal)
adjective Roasted noun- A joint, esp of beef, roasted or to be roasted
- An open-air party at which roasted meat is cooked and eaten (N American)
- An operation of roasting
- Banter (slang)
ORIGIN: OFr rostir (Fr rôtir); of Gmc origin roasˈter noun - An apparatus for roasting
- A pig, etc suitable for roasting
- A very hot day (informal)
roastˈie noun (informal) A roast potato roastˈing noun - The action of the verb
- A severe reprimand (slang)
- A form of group sexual activity in which a person is penetrated in more than one orifice at the same time (slang)
adjective (informal)Very hot roast beef noun roast-beef plant noun The fetid iris (from its smell) roasting jack noun An apparatus for turning a joint in roasting cry roast-meat (archaic) To publish one's good luck foolishly rule the roast (mistakenly roost) To lord it, predominate |