1. vt. & vi.烤；烘；焙　 be cooked in this way; dry (sth) and turn it brown using intense heat
2. vt. & vi.严厉批评；嘲讽 criticize (sb/sth) harshly, especially in jest; ridicule　

　～ flour　炒面
　～ meat　烤肉
　～ an ox　烤一头牛
　～ potatoes　烤马铃薯
　～ rice　炒米饭

　Put the meat into the oven to roast.　把肉放到炉子里去烤。
　Can't we open a window?
　I'm roasting.　可不可以开一扇窗?我热死了。
　We roast meat and potatoes.　我们烤肉和马铃薯。
　You've made a fire fit to roast an ox.　你生的火可以烤一头牛。
　He roasted himself in front of the fire.　他在炉前烤火取暖。
　The sun was roasting us.　太阳火辣辣地烤着我们。
　Coffee beans are roasted before they are ground.　咖啡豆先炒一下，然后再磨碎。
　The film was roasted by most critics.　这部电影受到影评界大多数人的严厉批评。
　They got roasted for what they had done to you.　他们由于对你干了那些事而受到苛责。

 ♣ roast, bake, toast
　参见bake条。

1. roast也可用作名词，意为“烤肉”。例如：
　Let's have a nice roast for Sunday dinner.　让我们星期天晚餐好好吃一顿烤肉。
2. roast还可用作形容词，意为“烤好的，烤制的”，通常只用作定语。例如：
　There's a piece of roast beef.　这儿有一块烤牛肉。

　［词源］古法语rostir（烤）