N-SING 斥责;痛斥 If someone gives you a roasting, they criticize you severely about something in a way that shows that they are very annoyed with you. 斥责;痛斥 [British, informal]
The team was given a roasting by manager Alex Feguson.
这个团队遭到了亚历克斯·费格森经理的严厉批评。
SYN reprimand, dressing down [informal], chastisement, bawling-out [informal]