toast
noun
verb
təʊst noun
1 bread that has been heated so that it is brown on both sides and no longer soft 烤面包(片),吐司 U
I had a piece of toast for breakfast.
我早饭吃了一片吐司。
2 if you drink a toast to someone, you drink something in order to thank them, wish them luck etc 〔为答谢或祝福某人而进行的〕祝酒,敬酒,干杯 C
I’d like to propose a toast (=ask people to drink a toast) to the bride and groom.
我建议为新郎新娘干杯。
3
be the toast of Broadway/Hollywood etc
to be very popular and praised by many people for something you have done in a particular field of work 百老汇/好莱坞等的大红人
4
warm as toast
very warm and comfortable [英] 温暖舒适 BrE
They sat near the fire, warm as toast.
他们坐在火边,温暖又舒适。
5
be toast
to be in trouble because of something you have done [非正式] 自找麻烦 informal
If you challenge her, you’re toast.
如果你和她对着来,那是自找麻烦。
verb
6 to drink a glass of wine etc to thank someone, wish someone luck, or celebrate something 向…敬酒,为…举杯祝酒
toast sb/sth with sth
They toasted the birth of their new baby with champagne.
他们用香槟酒庆贺他们孩子的出生。
7 to make bread or other food brown by placing it close to heat 烘,烤〔面包或其他食品〕
I toasted the cheese sandwiches.
我烤了奶酪三明治。
8 to sit near a fire to make yourself warm 〔坐在火边〕使暖和
Tom was toasting his feet by the fire.
汤姆在火边烘脚。