making a continuous loud deep noise 咆哮的；呼啸的；轰鸣的 (of a fire 火 burning with a lot of flames and heat 熊熊燃烧的 There was a roaring fire in the grate, piled high with logs. 壁炉里有一团熊熊的火，上面堆满了木头。
see also rip-roaring
Idioms
do a roaring trade (in something)
- (informal)
to sell a lot of something very quickly 生意兴隆；售出大量（某物） The ice-cream vendors were doing a roaring trade. 冰淇淋小贩生意兴隆。
roaring drunk
extremely drunk and noisy 耍酒疯 He rolled home roaring drunk at 3 o’clock in the morning. 凌晨3点，他醉醺醺地滚回家。
a roaring success
- (informal)
a very great success 巨大的成功 The latest Disneyland has been a roaring success. 最近的迪斯尼乐园获得了巨大的成功。