roaster

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone who roasts coffee beans; a company or place of business that does so.
    — Several artisanal roasters are operating in the region now.
  2. A machine for roasting things; especially, one that roasts coffee beans.
    — They've invested in large roasters with impressive stainless steel parts.
  3. A kitchen utensil used for roasting.
    — I found a really nice roaster in the kitchenware aisle, plus a bamboo cutting board.
  4. A chicken, pig, etc. suitable for roasting.
    — I found a really nice roaster in the meat department, and I'm going to make some stuffing for it, too.
  5. Someone who roasts food.
    — Hank is just about everyone's favorite pig roaster around here. He stays pretty busy with block parties, weddings, and reunions.
  6. A type of industrial furnace; especially, one that roasts ore.
    — Having been dumped out of the mine cars, the ore then moves along a conveyor to the roaster.
  7. One who roasts or banters, especially as a comedy routine.
    — He does standup, and he's a pretty good roaster.
  8. An epistellar gas giant exoplanet. informal
    — Some of the earliest discoveries of exoplanets were roasters because they are the least difficult to detect.
  9. An objectionable person; somebody making a fool of themselves. Scotland,derogatory,slang
    — Person A: Oh look, he's at it again. Person B: What a roaster.

词形变化

roasters plural

词汇关系

衍生词
broaster candy roaster corn roaster microroaster

词源

From Middle English roster, roostare, equivalent to roast + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix). Same formation as roster, although the words have very different meanings.
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