roll
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they roll | |
| he / she / it rolls | |
| past simple rolled | |
| past participle rolled | |
| -ing form rolling |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to turn over and over and move in a particular direction; to make a round object do this （使）翻滾，滾動 - + adv./prep.
The ball rolled down the hill. 球滾下了山。 Tears rolled down her cheeks. 眼淚沿她雙頰淌下。 We watched the waves rolling onto the beach. 我們望着波浪湧向海灘。 The marble rolled behind the sofa. 大理石滾到沙發後面。 - roll something + adv./prep.
Delivery men were rolling barrels across the yard. 送貨人正把桶滾到院子另一邊。 He rolled the boulder aside. 他把巨石滾到一邊。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slowly
- quickly
- gently
- …
- down
- off
- + adv./prep.
- [intransitive, transitive]
to turn over and over or round and round while remaining in the same place; to make something do this （使）原地轉圈，原地打轉 Her eyes rolled. 她那雙眼睛滴溜溜地轉動。 - + adv./prep.
a dog rolling in the mud 在泥漿裏打滾的狗 - roll something
She rolled her eyes (= to show surprise or disapproval). 她翻着白眼。 - roll something + adv./prep.
He was rolling a pencil between his fingers. 他用手指撚動着鉛筆。
- [intransitive, transitive]
to turn over to face a different direction; to make somebody/something do this （使）翻身，翻轉 - roll over
She rolled over to let the sun brown her back. 她翻了個身，讓太陽把她的背曬成古銅色。 He quickly rolled over and got to his feet. 他快速滾了幾下後站了起來。 - roll over onto something
I rolled over onto my stomach. 我翻過身來趴着。 - roll onto something
He rolled onto his back. 他翻過身來仰面躺着。 - roll somebody/something over
The paramedics rolled him over to make it easier for him to breathe. 護理人員把他翻過來，讓他更容易呼吸。 - roll somebody/something over onto something
I rolled the baby over onto its stomach. 我讓嬰兒翻過身去趴着。 - roll somebody/something onto something
She rolled the patient onto his side. 她把病人側躺着。 - roll something (especially North American English)
She rolled her car in a 100 mph crash. 她在時速 100 英裏時翻了車。
Homophones role | rollrole roll- role noun
She's playing the role of Elizabeth Bennet. 她在扮演伊麗莎白·班納特。
- roll noun
The soup is served with a freshly baked roll. 這湯配有新鮮出爐的面包卷。
- roll verb
Everyone must roll the dice, and the player with the highest number starts. 每個人都必須擲骰子，人數最多的玩家開始。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slowly
- quickly
- gently
- …
- down
- off
- roll over
- [transitive] roll something
to throw dice in a game 擲骰子 Each player rolls their dice. 每個玩家擲骰子。 - (especially North American English)
Players take turns rolling a die and moving around the board. 玩家輪流滾動骰子並在棋盤上移動。 Roll a six to start. 擲出6開始。
- [intransitive, transitive]
to move smoothly on wheels or as if on wheels; to make something do this （使）滾動 - + adv./prep.
The car began to roll back down the hill. 汽車開始倒着往山下滑。 The traffic rolled slowly forwards. 車流緩緩地向前挪動。 Tanks rolled triumphantly into the city. 坦克耀武揚威地駛進城裏。 - roll something + adv./prep.
He rolled the trolley across the room. 他推着手推車穿過房間。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slowly
- quickly
- gently
- …
- down
- off
- + adv./prep.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to move or flow forward in a steady way 滾動： 穩定移動或向前移動 - [transitive, intransitive]
to make something/yourself into the shape of a ball or tube 使…成球狀（或管狀） - roll something into something
I rolled the string into a ball. 我把線繩兒繞成了一個球。 Roll the mixture into small balls and place them on a baking tray. 將混合物揉成小球，放在烤盤上。 - roll something up
We rolled up the carpet. 我們把地毯卷了起來。 a rolled-up newspaper 卷成卷的報紙 The hedgehog rolled (up) into a ball. 刺猬團成了一個球。 Armadillos roll into a ball to protect themselves from harm. 犰狳卷成一團保護自己不受傷害。
Extra ExamplesHe rolled the paper into a tight ball. 他把紙緊緊團成一個球。 She carried the magazine tightly rolled up in her hand. 她手裏拿着一本卷得緊緊的雜志。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- tightly
- up
- into
- roll something into something
- [transitive] roll something
to make a cigarette yourself by putting tobacco on special paper and forming it into a tube 使…成球狀（或管狀） - [transitive]
to fold the edge of a piece of clothing, etc. over and over on itself to make it shorter 把（衣服的邊）卷起來 - [transitive] roll something (out)
to make something flat by pushing something heavy over it 使平坦；壓平 
- [transitive]
to wrap or cover somebody/something/yourself in something （用某物）包裹，覆蓋 - [intransitive, transitive] roll (something) (+ adv./prep.)
to move or make something move from side to side （使）搖擺，搖晃 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- heavily
- slightly
- [intransitive, transitive]
to make a long continuous sound 發出持續的聲音 rolling drums 咚咚的鼓聲 Thunder rolled. 雷聲隆隆。 - roll something
to roll your r’s (= by letting your tongue vibrate with each ‘r’ sound) 發 r 的舌尖顫音
Extra ExamplesTopics Languagec2From the walls a trumpet sounded, a drum rolled and the gate swung open. 牆裏響起喇叭聲，鼓咚咚作響，大門打開了。 You have to roll your r's when speaking Spanish. 當你說西班牙語時，你必須轉動你的r。 The sky had darkened and thunder rolled in the west. 天空變暗了，雷聲在西邊隆隆作響。
- [intransitive, transitive]
when a machine rolls or somebody rolls it, it operates 啓動；開動 - [intransitive] (informal)
to behave in a particular way （某場比賽的）最佳運動員 She surprised her fans with a completely new look because that's how she rolls. 她以一種全新的面貌讓粉絲們大吃一驚，因爲她就是這樣滾動的。
turn over翻轉
move (as if) on wheels滾動
of clouds/waves
make ball/tube做成球／管
fold clothing疊衣服
make something flat使平坦
wrap up包裹
of ship/plane/walk船只；飛機；行走
make sound發出聲音
machine機器
behave行爲
Idioms
be rolling in money/it
- (informal)
to have a lot of money 非常富有；財源滾滾；腰纏萬貫
get/set/start/keep the ball rolling
to make something start happening; to make sure that something continues to happen 開始某事；繼續某事
heads will roll (for something)
- (informal, usually humorous)
used to say that some people will be punished because of something that has happened 有些人將（爲某事）受到懲罰
let’s roll
- (informal, especially North American English)
used to suggest to a group of people that you should all start doing something or going somewhere 咱們開始幹吧；咱們動身吧
ready to roll
- (informal)
ready to start 準備開始；就要開始 The show is just about ready to roll. 演出馬上就要開始。
rolled into one
rolling in the aisles
roll (over) in his/her grave (North American English also)
(British English turn in his/her grave)
(of a person who is dead 亡者 likely to be very shocked or angry 九泉之下不得安甯 My father would roll over his grave if he knew. 如果我父親知道的話，他會翻過他的墳墓。
a rolling stone gathers no moss
- (saying)
a person who moves from place to place, job to job, etc. does not have a lot of money, possessions or friends but is free from responsibilities 滾石不生苔，頻遷不聚財
roll/slip/trip off the tongue
to be easy to say or pronounce 容易說（或發音）；順口 It's not a name that exactly rolls off the tongue, is it? 這不是一個能脫口而出的名字，是嗎？
roll on…!
roll up your sleeves
to prepare to work or fight 捋起袖子；準備動手；摩拳擦掌
roll with the punches
to adapt yourself to a difficult situation 使自己適應艱苦環境
