roar

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈɹɔː/    美 /ˈɹoɹ/|/ˈɹɔɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.
  2. The cry of the lion.
    — The Winkies were not a brave people, but they had to do as they were told. So they marched away until they came near to Dorothy. Then the Lion gave a great roar and sprang towards them, and the poor Winkies were so frightened that they ran back as fast as they could.
  3. The deep cry of the bull.
  4. A loud resounding noise.
    — the roar of a motorbike
  5. A show of strength or character.
动词 v.
  1. To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. intransitive
    — Sole on the barren ſands the ſuff'ring chief / Roar'd out for anguiſh, and indulg'd his grief.
  2. To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
    — The audience roared at his jokes.
  3. Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
    — The lioness roared to scare off the hyenas.
  4. Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
    — The brazen throat of war had ceased to roar.
  5. To proceed vigorously. figuratively
    — United's attempt to extend their unbeaten league sequence to 23 games this season looked to be in shreds as the Seasiders - managed by Ian Holloway - roared into a fully deserved two-goal lead at the interval.
  6. To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly. transitive
    — This last action will roar thy infamy.
  7. To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
    — It was a mad, roaring time, full of extravagance.
  8. To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses do when they have a certain disease.
  9. To cry. Midlands,North,UK,Yorkshire,informal
    — Tom, Tom, the piper's son, Stole a pig, and away he run! The pig was eat, and Tom was beat, And Tom went roaring down the street.

词形变化

roars present,singular,third-person roaring participle,present roared participle,past roared past roars plural

词汇关系

衍生词
aroar die roaring die roaring for a priest hell-roaring outroar rip-roaring roar ahead roar away roar back roarer roaring boy roaring cat roaring drunk roaring forties roaring game roaring success roarless roar off roar on roar out roarsome roary space roar uproar within a bull's roar
相关词
uproar

词源

词源 1
From Middle English roren, raren, from Old English rārian (“to roar; wail; lament”), from Proto-West Germanic *rairōn, from Proto-Germanic *rairōną (“to bellow; roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to shout; bellow; yell; bark”), perhaps of imitative origin.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian roorje (“to roar”), German röhren (“to roar”).
词源 2
From Middle English roren, raren, from Old English rārian (“to roar; wail; lament”), from Proto-West Germanic *rairōn, from Proto-Germanic *rairōną (“to bellow; roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to shout; bellow; yell; bark”), perhaps of imitative origin.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian roorje (“to roar”), German röhren (“to roar”).
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary