Grill



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 烤; 拷问; n.烤架
• ［英］ v. 烤 ( broil) ;拷问 ( to question relentlessly)
• ［类］ entangle : involve / scrutinize : observe / grill : question ( 纠缠是卷入很深 / 细察是观察很深 / 盘问是询问很深)

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb

• Date: 1668
• 1. to broil on a grill; also to fry or toast on a griddle
• 2.
  • a. to torment as if by broiling
  • b. to question intensely <the police grilled the suspect>
• ? griller noun

II. noun

• Etymology: French gril, from Old French greil, from Latin craticulum — more at griddle
• Date: 1685
• 1. a cooking utensil of parallel bars on which food is exposed to heat (as from charcoal or electricity)
• 2. food that is broiled usually on a grill — compare mixed grill
• 3. a usually informal restaurant or dining room

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