roar
verbVerb Forms
Idioms present simple I / you / we / they roar | |
he / she / it roars | |
past simple roared | |
past participle roared | |
-ing form roaring |
- [intransitive]
to make a very loud, deep sound 吼叫;咆哮 We heard a lion roar. 我们听见了狮子的吼声。 The gun roared deafeningly. 枪炮轰鸣声震耳欲聋。 The engine roared to life (= started noisily). 发动机隆隆启动。 The wind was roaring in my ears. 风在我耳边呼啸。 The man roared in pain and fury as he tried to get to his feet. 当那个人试图站起来时,他痛苦而愤怒地吼叫着。
- [intransitive, transitive]
to shout something very loudly 叫喊;大声地说 The crowd roared. 人群一片喧哗。 - roar something (out)
The fans roared (out) their approval. 崇拜者大声叫好。 He roared out James’s name. 他大声喊出詹姆斯的名字。 - + speech
‘Stand back,’ he roared. “靠后站。” 他吼道。
- [intransitive]
to laugh very loudly 放声大笑 - [intransitive] + adv./prep.
(of a vehicle or its rider/driver )车辆或驾驶者 to move very fast, making a lot of noise 呼啸而行;开得飞快 She put her foot down and the car roared away. 她踩下油门,车子呼啸而去。 A group of young men on motorcycles roared past. 一群骑摩托车的年轻人呼啸而过。
- [intransitive]
(of a fire )火 to burn brightly with a lot of flames, heat and noise 熊熊燃烧 A log fire was roaring in the hearth. 炉火在壁炉里熊熊燃烧。
Word OriginOld English rārian (verb), imitative of a deep prolonged cry, of West Germanic origin; related to German röhren. The noun dates from late Middle English.
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