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
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/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。