roast，toast，grill，bake 这几个词有什么区别？

1. roast烤（肉），烘；

2. toast烤面包，干杯；

3. grill烧烤，烤肉架；

4. bake烤硬，烘干.
   

1. roast是专门指“烤”的单词，属于动词或形容词词性，用做名词专指烤肉、烧烤。

2. toast专门指烤面包片、吐司，另外还有干杯、祝酒、敬酒之意，且只有名词词性。

3. grill 指用烤架烘烤食物   就是野餐啊什么的会出现的那种烧烤架。

4. bake除了“烤”的意思之外，还有“烘焙，因受热而发干发硬‘的意思，且只有动词词性。

下面是关于cooking的一些用词，包括了 roast, toast, grill, bake。这些解释摘自于 Longman 字典，没有翻译，我觉得看英文解释更容易理解。

WAYS OF COOKING SOMETHING

bake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven

  Tom baked a cake for my birthday.

roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven

  Roast the potatoes for an hour.

fry to cook food in hot oil

  She was frying some mushrooms.

stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously

  stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts.

saute to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil

  Saute the potatoes in butter.

grill to cook food over or under strong heat

  grilled fish

broil American English to cook food under heat

  broiled fish

boil to cook something in very hot water

  He doesn't even know how to boil an egg.

  English people seem to love boiled vegetables.

steam to cook vegetables over hot water

  Steam the rice for 15 minutes.

poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water

  poached salmon

toast to cook the outside surfaces of bread

  toasted muffins

barbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors

  I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.

microwave to cook food in a microwave oven

  The beans can be microwaved.