| 释义 |
rock¹ /rɒk/ n. | a. | phr.
I n.
1. 岩石，岩
a passage cut through (the) solid rock 从坚固的岩石中开辟出的通道
aqueous rock 水成岩
igneous rock 火成岩
2. 大石，岩块；〈美口〉石子
rocks rolling down the side of a mountain 从山腰滚下的巨石
throw a rock in the lake 往湖里扔石子
3. 【地】矿石，矿砂
4. 牢固的基础，支柱；庇护所，靠山
married life based on the twin rocks of trust and understanding 以信任和理解为双重坚实基础的婚姻生活
His father was one of the rocks upon which the village depended. 他的父亲是全村信赖的中坚人物之一。
the Rock of Ages 万古磐石(指耶酥基督)
5. [常作 rocks] 礁石，暗礁；隐患，祸根；危险的事物
The ship struck a rock and sank. 船触礁下沉。
the rocks and shoals that sailors are heir to 水手们势必与之打交道的暗礁和险滩
Intelligence leads the way over the rocks of ignorance and prejudice. 聪明才智指引人们越过无知和偏见的险阻。
That is the rock you'll split on. 那就是危险(或隐患)所在。
6. 〈口〉宝石；钻石
7. 〈美俚〉1块钱，1美元； 〈美口〉〈旧〉[rocks] 钱财
make thirty rocks 赚30块钱
a pocket full of rocks 装满钱的口袋
pile up rocks 聚财
8. 〈美俚〉小块硬物；西洋骨牌
9. 〈俚〉(加于饮料的)小冰块，碎冰
one Scotch over rocks 一杯加冰块的苏格兰威士忌酒
10. 冰糖；〈主英〉彩色硬棒糖
a stick of rock 一根彩色硬棒糖
11. = rock pigeon
12. = rockfish
13. = rock salmon
14. [the R-] 直布罗陀
15. [the R-] 纽芬兰的非官方名称
16. [rocks] 〈粗〉〈俚〉睾丸
17. 〈美俚〉【棒】失误
18. 〈口〉块状强效纯可卡因
19. 〈口〉篮球
II a.
用岩石筑成的
[< OFr roche < L rocca] phr. (as) firm (或 steady, solid) as a rock 1. 坚如磐石；屹然不动 2. (人)可靠的 be built (或 founded) on (或 upon) the (或 a) rock建立在磐石上；建立在牢固的基础上 between a rock and a hard place〈口〉左右为难，进退两难 get one's rocks (off)〈俚〉
1. 〈粗〉达到性高潮
2. 感到非常兴奋
have (或 get) rocks in one's (或 the) head〈美俚〉愚蠢；神经不正常
You got rocks in your head for sending us out on this cockeyed flight. 你们一定神经不正常，派我们作这次荒唐的飞行。
off the rocks 脱离危险；不致毁灭
The company now knows what it must do to keep off the rocks.这家公司现在知道该怎么办才不致倒闭。
on the rocks 〈口〉
1. 触礁
be (或 go, run) on the rocks触礁
The ship was wrecked on the rocks. 船触礁失事。
2. (婚姻等)濒于破裂；遇经济困难；(濒于)破产：
His marriage is on the rocks.他的婚姻濒于破裂
3. 加冰块(而不搀苏打水等)
order a double martini on the rocks 要一杯加冰块的双料马丁尼酒
pull a rock 〈美俚〉【棒】失误
see rocks ahead 看到前面的暗礁；看到前途的危险
It's not going to be an easy task. I can see rocks ahead.这将不是件容易干的工作。我看到前面困难重重。 |