roasting
UK ['rəʊ.stɪŋ] US ['roʊ-] adjective (also roasting hot)
■very hot 灼热的；炙热的•It was a roasting summer day.那是一个炎热的夏日。 •I'm roasting!我热死了！
UK ['rəʊ.stɪŋ] US ['roʊ-] noun countable usually singular informal
■when you criticize someone in an angry way 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。 |