1 [I,T] to cook or be cooked in an oven or over a fire 烤 [I]
a smell of roasting meat 烤肉的气味 [T] to roast a chicken 烤鸡 ☞ Look at the note at cook. 参看cook的注释。
2 [T] to heat and dry sth 烘干:
roasted peanuts烘花生
roastadj (only before a noun 只用于名词前) roast beef/potatoes/chestnuts 烤牛肉;烘土豆;烤栗子
roast²
/rəʊst ||; rost/noun
1 [C,U] a piece of meat that has been cooked in an oven 烤肉
2 [C] (especially US 尤为美) an outdoor meal at which food is cooked over a fire 户外烧烤餐
☞ Look at barbecue. 参看barbecue。
roast1/rost; rəʊst/v [I,T] to cook meat or vegetables in an OVEN or over a fire 烤﹔烘〔肉﹑蔬菜〕see box at见 COOK1 方框see picture at见 POTATO 图
roast2n [C] 1 a large piece of roasted meat 大块烤肉2 AmE an outdoor party where you cook food on an open fire【美】户外烧烤野餐会: a pig roast 烤猪野餐会 —roast adj [only before noun 仅用于名词前]: roast beef 烤牛肉
roastroastroastsroastedroastingverb (roasts, roasting, roasted)to cook or be cooked in an oven or over a fire: Roast the chicken in a hot oven.▶ roastadjective: roast beef and roast potatoes