roasting
adjective
uk/ˈrəʊ.stɪŋ/us/ˈroʊ.stɪŋ/(alsoroasting hot)veryhot:
灼热的；炙热的It was a roastingsummerday.那是一个炎热的夏日。
I'm roasting!我热死了！
feeling hot
- hotAre you too hot? I can turn on the air.
- overheatedI didn't drink enough water before I went out sunbathing, and now I'm overheated.
- roastingTurn the heating down - I'm roasting!
- swelteringSweltering, she kicked off the bedcover.
Hot & heat
- bake
- baking
- beat down
- blistering
- boiling
- broiling
- fuggy
- glow
- heat haze
- heated
- heatwave
- oppressive
- red-hot
- scorching
- sizzle
- stuffy
- swelter
- thermal
- ultra-hot
- white heat
roasting
noun[Cusually singular]
informaluk/ˈrəʊ.stɪŋ/us/ˈroʊ.stɪŋ/theactofcriticizingsomeone in anangryway:
严厉批评；非难I got a roasting from Mum for being back late.我回家晚了，挨了妈妈一痛臭骂。
mainlyUS
anoccasionwhenpeoplehumorouslycriticizeand makejokesabout afamouspersonat apubliceventhonouringthatperson:
DavidLetterman got ahilariousroasting at theMarkTwainAwards.
Talking angrily
- bite
- bitesomeone'shead offidiom
- bite/snapsomeone'shead offidiom
- bluster
- dress
- dress down
- edge
- givesomeonea piece of your mindidiom
- harangue
- hit
- hue
- huff
- invective
- jump
- piece
- rant
- rave
- spit
- spit blood/venomidiom
- tongue-lashing
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Chastising & rebuking
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