roast
verb- [transitive, intransitive] roast (something)
to cook food, especially meat, without liquid in an oven or over a fire; to be cooked in this way 烘，烤，焙（肉等） to roast a chicken 烤一只鸡 The smell of roasting meat came from the kitchen. 厨房里飘来烤肉的香味。 You should boil the potatoes for a little before you roast them. 土豆在烤之前，应该稍微煮一下。
Collocationssee also pot-roast, spit-roastTopics Cooking and eatingb1Cooking 烹饪；烹调 Cooking 烹饪 Preparing 准备 - prepare a dish/a meal/a menu/dinner/the fish
准备一道菜／一顿饭／一份菜单／正餐／鱼 - weigh out 100g/4oz of sugar/the ingredients
称出 100 克／4 盎司的糖／食材 - wash/rinse the lettuce/spinach/watercress
洗生菜／菠菜／西洋菜 - chop/slice/dice the carrots/onions/potatoes
把胡萝卜／洋葱／土豆切碎／切成片／切成丁 - peel the carrots/onion/potatoes/garlic/orange
给胡萝卜／洋葱／土豆／大蒜／橘子去皮 - grate a carrot/the cheese/some nutmeg
将胡萝卜／干酪／一些肉豆蔻磨碎 - remove/discard the bones/seeds/skin
去骨；去籽；去皮 - blend/combine/mix (together) the flour and water/all the ingredients
把面粉和水／所有的食材和在一起 - beat/whisk the cream/eggs/egg whites
搅打奶油／鸡蛋／鸡蛋清 - knead/shape/roll (out) the dough
揉捏／定型／擀平面团
Cooking 烹饪 - heat the oil in a frying pan
在平底煎锅里将油烧热 - preheat/heat the oven/(British English) the grill/(North American English) the broiler
将烤箱／烤架预热／加热 - bring to (British English) the boil/(North American English) a boil
使沸腾 - stir constantly/gently with a wooden spoon
用木勺子不停地／轻轻地搅拌 - reduce the heat
把温度调低 - simmer gently for 20 minutes/until reduced by half
用文火炖 20 分钟／炖到量减少一半 - melt the butter/chocolate/cheese/sugar
使黄油／巧克力／奶酪／糖融化 - brown the meat for 8–20 minutes
把肉加热 8 至 20 分钟使之成棕色 - drain the pasta/the water from the pot/in a colander
把意大利面滤干；把水从锅里滤出来／滤到滤器里 - mash the potatoes/banana/avocado
把土豆／香蕉／油梨捣碎
Ways of cooking 烹饪方式 - cook food/fish/meat/rice/pasta/a Persian dish
烹饪食物／鱼／肉／米饭／意大利面食／波斯菜 - bake (a loaf of) bread/a cake/(especially North American English) cookies/(British English) biscuits/a pie/potatoes/fish/scones/muffins
烤（一条）面包／一个蛋糕／曲奇饼／小甜饼／馅饼／土豆／鱼／司康饼／小松糕 - boil cabbage/potatoes/an egg/water
煮洋白菜／土豆／鸡蛋；烧开水 - fry/deep-fry/stir-fry the chicken/vegetables
煎／油炸／炒鸡肉／蔬菜 - grill meat/steak/chicken/sausages/a hot dog
烧烤肉／牛排／鸡肉／香肠／热狗 - roast potatoes/peppers/meat/chicken/lamb
烘烤土豆／甜椒／肉／鸡肉／羊羔肉 - sauté garlic/mushrooms/onions/potatoes/vegetables
炒大蒜／蘑菇／洋葱／土豆／蔬菜 - steam rice/vegetables/spinach/asparagus/dumplings
蒸米饭／蔬菜／菠菜／芦笋／饺子 - toast bread/nuts
烤面包／坚果 - microwave food/popcorn/(British English) a ready meal
用微波炉烹调（或加热）食物／爆米花／预制餐
Serving 上菜 - serve in a glass/on a bed of rice/with potatoes
盛在玻璃杯里上；上盖饭；和土豆一起上 - arrange the slices on a plate/in a layer
把切片在盘子里摆好／铺成一层 - carve the meat/lamb/chicken/turkey
把肉／羊羔肉／鸡肉／火鸡肉切成块 - dress/toss a salad
给色拉加调味酱；拌色拉 - dress with/drizzle with olive oil/vinaigrette
浇上橄榄油／色拉调味汁 - top with a slice of lemon/a scoop of ice cream/whipped cream/syrup
上面放一片柠檬／一勺冰淇淋／搅打好的奶油／糖浆 - garnish with a sprig of parsley/fresh basil leaves/lemon wedges/a slice of lime/a twist of orange
用一小枝欧芹／新鲜的罗勒叶／柠檬角／一片酸橙／一卷橘子皮做饰菜 - sprinkle with salt/sugar/herbs/parsley/freshly ground black pepper
洒上盐／糖／香草／欧芹／刚磨碎的黑胡椒
- [transitive, intransitive] roast (something)
to cook nuts, beans, etc. in order to dry them and turn them brown; to be cooked in this way 烘烤，焙，炒（坚果、豆子等） roasted chestnuts/coffee beans/peanuts 炒栗子；烘过的咖啡豆；炒花生 We spent the evening round the fire, talking and roasting chestnuts. 我们围着火炉度过了一个晚上，聊着天，烤着栗子。
- [transitive] roast somebody (informal or humorous)
to be very angry with somebody; to criticize somebody strongly （对某人）非常生气，严厉批评 - [transitive] roast somebody (North American English, informal)
to tell unkind jokes about somebody, but in a friendly way, as a form of tribute (= praise or honour) 烤： 以友善的方式，以致敬的方式讲出关于某人的不友善的笑话（赞美或称赞）Other stars stepped forward to roast the veteran actor and comedian. 其他明星上前烘烤这位资深演员兼喜剧演员。
- [intransitive, transitive] roast (something) (informal)
to become or to make something become very hot in the sun or by a fire 暴晒；烘烤
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French rostir, of West Germanic origin.