roast
verb uk/rəʊst/ us/roʊst/
(COOK)
A2 [ T or I ]烘;烤;焙
to cook food in an oven or over a fire
Just roast the chicken in the oven and baste it in oil and lemon. 直接把鸡放在烤箱里烤，烤时涂上油和柠檬汁。
figurative We lay on the beach and roasted (= got very hot) in the Mediterranean sun. 我们躺在地中海的沙滩上晒日光浴。
[ T or I ]烘焙（坚果或咖啡豆）
to heat nuts or coffee beans so that they become drier and browner
- More examples
- I roasted the vegetables with some olive oil.
- Have these red peppers been roasted?
- Roast the lamb in a hot oven for 45 minutes.
- I roasted a few nuts.
- We roasted chestnuts on the open fire.
(CRITICIZE)
[ T ] informal严厉批评;非难
to criticize severely or speak angrily to someone
Critics roasted him for exploiting racial stereotypes. 批评者抨击他利用了刻板的种族成见。
[ T ] mainly US, informal吐槽（名人）
to humorously criticize and make jokes about a famous person at a public event honouring that person, as a part of the event
He's known for roasting big-name celebrities on his Comedy Central shows. 他以在《喜剧中心》的节目上吐槽名人而出名。
roast
adjective [ before noun ] uk/rəʊst/ us/roʊst/ (also roasted)
A2 烘;烤;焙
Roast meat or vegetables have been cooked in an oven or over a fire
roast beef/chicken/potatoes 烤牛肉／鸡／土豆
roasted red pepper sauce 烘焙的辣椒酱
roast
noun [ C ] uk/rəʊst/ us/roʊst/
(MEAT)
大块烤肉
a large piece of roasted meat
(ENTERTAINMENT)
mainly US（对名人的）吐槽
an event where a famous person has jokes and humorous criticisms made about them, for entertainment
There will be a roast hosted by Bill Maher to mark Larry King's 50 years on radio and television. 比尔·梅尔将主持一场吐槽会，纪念拉里·金在广播电视界从业50周年。