词典释义：
cook (food, especially meat) by prolonged exposure to heat in an oven or over a fire
烤，炙；烘（食物，尤指肉）
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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
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[as adj.
roasted ]roasted chestnuts .烤栗子。
[no obj.](of food)be cooked in such a way
（食物）烤，炙；烘
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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）
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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
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the fire was hot enough to roast anyone who stood close to it .炉火热得使站在旁边的人感到发烫。
[no obj.]become very hot
变热，发烫
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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
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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，斥责
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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。
〈北美，非正式〉 和善地戏弄。
(of food)having been cooked in an oven or over an open fire
（食物）烤过的；烘过的
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a plate of cold roast beef .一盘烤过的冷牛肉。
a joint of meat that has been roasted or that is intended for roasting
（大块）烤肉；待烤的肉
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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
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continental roasts .（欧洲）大陆式烘烤咖啡。
an outdoor party at which meat, especially of a particular type, is roasted
烧烤野餐会
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Harold put on a terrific pig roast .哈罗德搞了一次了不起的烤猪肉野餐会。
"Middle English： from Old French
