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Toast Meaning and Usage in English (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：toasted bread (Toast)

Toast 🔊

/toʊst/

n., v.

Sliced bread that has been heated until it turns brown and crispy.

Close-up of toast slices with butter on plate

toasted bread 🔊

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/ˈtoʊstɪd brɛd/

n., v.

A slice of bread that has been browned by heat, typically eaten for breakfast.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'tostus' meaning 'roasted or parched'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of golden bread popping from a toaster; then imagine raising a glass to celebrate.

📖 Example

For a quick breakfast, I just have toast with strawberry jam and a cup of tea. 🔊 For a quick breakfast, I just have toast with strawberry jam and a cup of tea.

🔗 Collocations

buttered toast – toast spread with butter

toast and jam – toast served with fruit preserve

French toast – bread soaked in egg and milk, then fried

🔄 Synonyms

crispy bread (n.) – bread that has been browned and made crunchy

grilled bread (n.) – bread cooked on a grill until browned

🚫 Antonyms

raw bread (n.) – unprocessed bread dough

🌱 Derivatives

toaster (n.) – an electric appliance for toasting bread

📖 Cultural Story

In 17th-century England, a piece of spiced toast was placed in wine to improve flavor. The person honored in a toast was seen as adding flavor to the gathering, hence the term.

Meaning 2：drink to honor (Toast)

Toast 🔊

/toʊst/

n., v.

The act of raising your glass and drinking to honor someone or wish for success.

Group clinking wine glasses in toast celebration

drink to honor 🔊

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/drɪŋk tuː ˈɑːnər/

n., v.

An act of raising a glass and drinking to express good wishes or respect for someone.

📁 Category：Culture & History 🔖 Level：中级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

At the wedding, the father of the bride gave a heartfelt toast to wish the new couple a lifetime of happiness. 🔊 At the wedding, the father of the bride gave a heartfelt toast to wish the new couple a lifetime of happiness.

🔗 Collocations

propose a toast – to suggest that everyone drink to honor someone

respond to a toast – to acknowledge and drink after being honored

toast to the bride – a drink in honor of the bride

🔄 Synonyms

tribute (n.) – an act or statement designed to show admiration

salute (n.) – a gesture of respect, often with a raised glass

🚫 Antonyms

curse (n.) – an expression of ill will

🌱 Derivatives

toastmaster (n.) – a person who proposes toasts at formal events