roar UK [rɔ:r] US [rɔ:r] verb ADVANCED intransitive ■to make a long, loud, deep sound 吼叫;咆哮•We could hear the lions roaring at the other end of the zoo.我们可以听到狮子在动物园的另一端咆哮。 intransitive ■If a vehicle or aircraft roars somewhere, it moves there very quickly making a lot of noise (车辆或飞机)呼啸而行•She looked up as a plane roared overhead.一架飞机轰鸣着掠过她的头顶,她抬头张望。 •The street was full of boys roaring up and down on their motorbikes.大街上到处是些年轻小伙子骑着摩托车来回呼啸而过。 transitive ■to shout loudly 大声地说;叫喊•[+ speech] "Stop that!" he roared.“住手!”他大吼道。 UK [rɔ:r] US [rɔ:r] verb Phrasal Verbs roar with sth ■to express an emotion, such as laughter or anger, noisily 因…大叫;放声(大笑;高声(怒吼)•She roared with laughter when she saw what he was wearing.看到他的一身穿戴,她哈哈大笑起来。 UK [rɔ:r] US [rɔ:r] noun countable or only singular ■a loud, deep sound 吼叫;呼啸;咆哮•The lion let out a loud roar.狮子发出一声吼叫。 •His apartment was on a main road and there was a constant roar of traffic.他的公寓在一条大马路旁边,轰鸣的车辆声不绝于耳。 |