名詞 barbecue:

1. meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce
   同義詞：barbeque
2. a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit
   同義詞：barbeque
3. a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
   同義詞：barbeque

動詞 barbecue:

1. cook outdoors on a barbecue grill
   同義詞：barbeque, cook out

1. If you're not busy Sunday, we'd love to have you both over for a barbecue.
   如果你周日有空，我們想請你們倆來吃燒烤。
2. We can't calculate on (having) good weather for the barbecue.
   我們不能指望著(有)好天氣才去燒烤。
3. Want to join us for a barbecue?
   想同我們一起去燒烤野餐嗎?
4. The sunshine bodes well for our barbecue.
   明媚的陽光對我們的烤肉野餐是個吉兆。

bar.be.cue

n.（名詞）
A grill, pit, or outdoor fireplace for roasting meat.
烤架：用于熏烤肉類的烤架、坑洞或戶外烤爐

A whole animal carcass or section thereof roasted or broiled over an open fire or on a spit.
烤全牲：在戶外的火上或烤叉上烤炙的整個動物或部分動物
A social gathering, usually held outdoors, at which food is cooked over an open flame.
戶外烤肉餐：社交聚會，通常在戶外舉行，食物在戶外的火上烤炙
v.tr.（及物動詞）
bar.be.cued,bar.be.cu.ing,bar.be.cues
To roast, broil, or grill (meat or seafood) over live coals or an open fire, often basting with a seasoned sauce.
烤炙：在燃煤或戶外的火上澆油和調(diào)味汁燒烤或炙烤（肉類或海鮮）

來源：
American Spanish barbacoa
美國西班牙語 barbacoa
[of Taino origin]
[源自泰諾語]