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roasting

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++roast·ing1 /ˈrəʊstɪŋ $ ˈroʊ-/ adjective  1 HOT (also roasting hot) informal very hot, especially so that you feel uncomfortable 灼热的〔尤指令人感到不舒服〕 a roasting hot day 酷热的一天 I’m absolutely roasting in this suit. 穿着这套衣服,我真是热死了。2 [only before noun] used for roasting food 用于烤炙[烘焙] a roasting dish 烤盘5 see picture at 见图 pan1
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roastingPut the meat into a roasting pan, join-side down, smear with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.The Vision even comes with two baking sheets and an vitreous enamelled roasting tin and trivet.Cook in the oven for 20 minutes, then pour away as much fat as possible from the roasting tin.Trim spare ribs of any excess fat, then place in a large roasting tin.Remove stubborn caramelised turkey grease from the roasting tray by filling it with a solution of biological washing powder.
roasting2 noun  give somebody/get a roasting British English informalTELL somebody OFF if you give someone a roasting, you tell them angrily that you disapprove of their behaviour 怒斥某人/遭到痛斥 He got a roasting from angry fans. 他遭到愤怒歌迷的斥责。
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roastingAt which juncture, Shelford gave his troops a roasting.Now, after the daily roasting, they stayed indoors, avoiding the mosquitoes that dive-bombed in the dusk.
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roasting
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roasting1 /ˈrəʊstɪŋ $ ˈroʊ-/ adjective
1. (also ˌroasting ˈhot) informal very hot, especially so that you feel uncomfortable:
    a roasting hot day
    I’m absolutely roasting in this suit.
2. [only before noun] used for roasting food:
    a roasting dish

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roasting2 noun
give somebody/get a roasting British English informal if you give someone a roasting, you tell them angrily that you disapprove of their behaviour:
    He got a roasting from angry fans.


roast·ingBrE /ˈrəʊstɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈroʊstɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] used for roasting meat, vegetables, etc. 用于烤炙(或烘焙)的a roasting dish用于烘烤的盘子 (also ˌroasting ˈhot) so hot that you feel uncomfortable 燥热的;灼热的a roasting hot day酷热的一天
roast·ingBrE /ˈrəʊstɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈroʊstɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, singular] (slang) an occasion when a woman has sex with more than one man (一女多男的)乱交give sb/get a ˈroastingto criticize sb or be criticized in an angry way 严厉批评;受到严厉批评