
roasting
词源
源自中古英语 'rosten',来自古法语 'rostir',最终源于日耳曼语系,与德语 'rösten' 同源。最初指用火烤制食物的过程。
noun
❶ 指用高温烘烤食物的烹饪方法,通常用于肉类或蔬菜,使其表面金黄酥脆。
“The chicken needs another hour of roasting to be fully cooked.”
(这只鸡还需要再烤一小时才能完全熟透。)
“Roasting vegetables brings out their natural sweetness.”
(烤蔬菜能带出它们天然的甜味。)
❶ 指对某人进行严厉批评或嘲笑的非正式场合,通常带有幽默或调侃的意味。
“The comedian faced a brutal roasting from the audience.”
(这位喜剧演员遭到了观众无情的调侃。)
“At the party, everyone took turns roasting the birthday boy.”
(派对上,大家轮流调侃寿星。)
adjective
❶ 形容非常炎热的天气或环境,让人感到闷热难耐。
“We stayed indoors to escape the roasting summer heat.”
(我们待在室内以躲避酷热的夏日高温。)
“The roasting temperature made it impossible to work outside.”
(灼热的温度让人无法在户外工作。)
常见短语
roasting hot — 形容天气极其炎热,热到让人难以忍受的程度。
“It's roasting hot today, so let's go to the pool.”
(今天热得要命,我们去游泳池吧。)
give someone a roasting — 严厉批评或嘲笑某人,通常是在公开场合。
“The coach gave the team a roasting after their poor performance.”
(教练在球队表现糟糕后严厉批评了他们。)