toast
UK [təʊst] US [toʊst] noun
BREAD 面包
ADVANCED uncountable
■sliced bread made warm, crisp (= hard enough to break) and brown by being put near a high heat 烤面包片，吐司•a slice of toast一块烤面包片 •I have toast and marmalade for breakfast.我早饭吃烤面包片和橘子酱。 •I'm having beans on toast for supper.晚饭我吃烤面包片加豆子。
UK [təʊst] US [toʊst] noun
DRINK 饮料
countable
■an expression of good wishes or respect for someone which involves holding up and then drinking from a glass of alcohol, especially wine, after a short speech 祝酒；干杯•Now, if you'd all please raise your glasses, I'd like to propose a toast to the bride and groom.现在请大家都举起杯来，我提议为新娘新郎干杯。 •Champagne corks popped as the guests drank a toast to the happy couple.香槟酒瓶砰地打开了，客人举杯为这对幸福的伉俪干杯。
UK [təʊst] US [toʊst] noun
the toast of sth old-fashioned
■The toast of a particular place is a person who is very much admired there for something they have recently done 受…敬慕的人•Not so long ago Viviana was a little-known actress playing in a provincial theatre - these days she's the toast of New York/ the town.不久以前，维维安娜还是一个在地方剧院演出的鲜为人知的演员——而现在她已经成了纽约／城里备受推崇的人物。
UK [təʊst] US [toʊst] verb transitive
HEAT 加热
■to make bread or other food warm, crisp (= hard enough to break) and brown by putting it near a high heat 烤，烘•Do you want this bread toasted?你要把这块面包烤一烤吗？ •Can I have a toasted sandwich , please?我能要一份烤三明治吗？ ■informal
■to warm yourself or part of your body 使暖和，给…烤火•He's just toasting his feet by the fire.他正在火旁烤脚。
UK [təʊst] US [toʊst] verb transitive
DRINK 饮料
■to hold up your glass and then drink as an expression of good wishes or respect 为…干杯•We toasted the happy couple.我们为这对幸福的伉俪干杯。 |