roast

🇬🇧 UK/rәust/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To cook food in an oven or over a fire without liquid; to criticize or mock someone harshly

烤,烘焙;严厉批评,嘲弄

n.

A piece of meat cooked by roasting; an event where someone is humorously mocked

烤肉;(对某人的)幽默嘲弄活动

adj.

Cooked by roasting

烤制的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
roastother
=roast

Common Collocations

  • 1.roast chicken烤鸡
  • 2.roast beef烤牛肉
  • 3.Sunday roast周日烤肉大餐
  • 4.roast over an open fire在明火上烤

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She decided to roast a whole chicken with herbs and garlic for dinner.

  • 2.

    The comedian roasted the celebrity mercilessly in front of the live audience.

  • 3.

    We roasted marshmallows over the campfire and told stories all night.

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