- n. 岩石；摇滚乐；困境
- vt. 使震惊；摇动；使动心
- vi. 来回摇动；跳摇摆舞
- [U]岩,岩层 part of the earth's crust
- [C]岩石,礁石 mass of this standing out from the earth's surface or from the sea
- [C]大石块,大圆石 large detached stone or boulder
- [U]摇滚乐 any of several styles of popular music which are based on rock and roll, usually , played on modern electrical instruments
- vt. & vi. (使)来回摆动 (cause to) move regularly backwards and forwards or from side to side
- vt. 使震惊; 使受震动 cause great shock and surprise to
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter;
"he threw a rock at me"
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust;
"that mountain is solid rock"
"stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"
United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
(figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable;
"he was her rock during the crisis"
"Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church"
hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western;
"rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll."
pitching dangerously to one side
move back and forth or sideways;
"the ship was rocking"
"the tall building swayed"
"She rocked back and forth on her feet"
cause to move back and forth;
"rock the cradle"
"rock the baby"
"the wind swayed the trees gently"
- The ship struck on a rock and sank.
- The deer is standing on the edge of the rock.
- The 1970s were best known for rock music.
- Their marriage is on the rocks.
- The news of the president's death rocked the nation.
- The trees stood in an attitude of intentness, as if they waited longingly for a wind to come and rock them.
- We will rock you with the poems of Keats.
- He rocked back and forth in his rocking chair.
- Con il coccodrillo balla il Rock!
- Rock is hard.
- The house was founded upon a rock.
- They sat at a flat rock.
- He lifted the rock without effort.
- They cut a passage through the solid rock.
- There were some fine specimens of rocks and ores in the museum.
- There was danger from falling rocks.
- The waterfall pours down over the rocks.
- They climbed up among the rocks.
- Ocean waves are gradually eating away the coastal rocks.
- The gale drove the ship on to the rocks.
- The cargo ship struck against a rock and sank.
- He steered the boat carefully between the rocks.
- That boy threw rocks at me.
- They threw rocks at her car.
- Rock music has a strong beat and goes on repeating the same few simple phrases.
- Our plan is built on the rock.
- Our unity is as firm as a rock.
- The ship rocked in the squall.
- The tower rocked under the impact of the hurricane.
- The comedian made the audience rock with laughter.
- She rocked the baby in her arms.
- Stormy applause rocked the hall.
- The waves rocked the boat.
- The earthquake rocked the house.
- The explosion rocked the valley.
- The event rocked the solid beliefs they had never dreamed of questioning.
- His sudden death rocked the village.
- The news of the president's assassination rocked the nation.
- He refused to meddle with anything that might rock the boat.
- Even if you don't agree with me, you mustn't rock the boat at this difficult time.
- The building was rocked by the earthquake.
- Our boat was rocked by the waves.
- The young mother rocked her baby to sleep.
- The movement of the ship rocked us to sleep.
- She sat in her chair, rocking gently backwards and forwards.
- on the rocks
饮料加冰块未加水 of drinks served with ice cubes but no water
- rock between (v.+prep.)
在…之间摆动 sway between sth
rock between sth
The speedometer was rocking between 60 and 65.
- big rock 大岩石
- coastal rock 岸边的岩石
- igneous rock 火成岩
- jagged rocks 嶙峋的岩石
- liquid rock 岩浆
- rugged rocks 不平的岩石
- solid rock 磐石
- rock one's beliefs 动摇信念
- rock the baby 抱着婴儿晃动
- rock the boat 使小船摇晃,破坏现状
- rock the hall 震动大厅
- rock the house 使房屋摇动
- rock the nation 震惊全国
- rock the valley 震撼山谷
Her father..was 'the rock' on which the family rested.出自： Janet Morgan
He rocked himself back and forth in his sorrow.出自： J. Steinbeck
She pushed the pram, rocking it up and down.出自： H. E. Bates
- rock作“礁石”“巨石”解时,是可数名词,常用作复数形式; 作“岩,岩层”“摇摆舞,摇滚乐”解时,是不可数名词。
- rock既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词、代词作宾语; 用作不及物动词时,常与介词连用。
- rock是物质名词，表示“石”。在英式英语中a rock指“一块岩石”或者“一块大石头”，约有一百斤重，不指那种三两重的小石头。不过，在美式英语中，a rock也可以指“一块小石头”的意思。
- rock, stone
- stone指体积较小的天然石块; rock指体积巨大的天然石块。例如:
- The wall is made of stone.这堵墙是石头块砌成的。
- He built his house on rock.他在岩石上建起了房子。
- rock, quake, quiver, shake, shiver, tremble
- 在表示因寒冷或恐惧而发抖时, shake, tremble, quiver和shiver常可互换。rock和shake强调外界因素所致, quake则强调自身因素引起。在摇动的幅度上, rock>quake>quiver>shiver。在摇动的频率上, shiver>tremble>quiver>rock。在程度上, quake最弱,几乎难以觉察。tremble强调无法克服性,而shiver则强调短暂性。用于指声音时, tremble只表示声音断断续续; quiver则指音调高低或声音强弱方面的颤抖。例如:
- His hands were trembling〔shaking〕 from cold.他冷得两手直哆嗦。
- He was quaking〔shivering〕 in his boots at the thought.他一想到这些就怕得发抖。
- The ground quaked under his feet.大地在他脚下震动。
- His insides quaked at the thought.想到这一点,他心里就发慌。
- The pine needles were still quivering.松针还在抖动着。
- A network of ripples quivered momentarily across the surface of the still pool.顷刻间平静的池面上轻轻地泛起一层涟漪。
- She tried to steady her fingers, but they quivered uncontrollably.她想稳定住自己的手指,但它们不由自主地抖动不已。
- The tower rocked under the impact of the hurricane.在飓风袭击下这座高塔摇晃得厉害。
- The earthquake rocked the house.地震使房屋摇动。
- He was trembling with rage.他气得发抖。
- The whole house trembled as the train went by.火车经过时,整座屋子都在震颤。
- Such thought may make you shiver at first.这种想法一开始会使你心惊肉跳。
- ☆ 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古英语的rocc，意为石头。
- rocky adj. 多岩石的,由岩石组成的; 坚如磐石的,坚硬的; 摇摆的；摇晃的