单词 | roll |
释义 | rollWord family noun roll roller rollawayrollbackrollbarroll-callrollcollarrollerballRollerbladerollerbladerrollerbladingrollerblindrollercoasterroller skaterolling pinrolling stockroll-on roll-offrolloutrolloveradjective rolling rollablerolledroll-onverb roll unroll , Games, Colours & sounds, Water, Air, Tobacco, Crime Natureroll1 /rəʊl $ roʊl/ ●●● S1 W2 verb → role1 round object 圆形物体 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep, transitiveT]TURN if something rolls, especially something round, or if you roll it, it moves along a surface by turning over and over (使)〔尤指圆形物体〕滚动 roll down/into/through etc The ball rolled into the street. 球滚到了街上。 One of the eggs rolled off the counter. 其中一只鸡蛋滚下了柜台。 roll something along/in/onto etc something Roll the chicken breasts in flour. 把鸡胸脯肉在面粉里滚一下。 2 person/animal 人/动物 [intransitiveI, transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] (also roll over)TURN to turn your body over one or more times while lying down, or to turn someone else’s body over 打滚;(使)翻身,翻转 roll down/onto/off etc The children rolled down the hill, laughing. 孩子们笑着从山坡上滚下来。 Ralph rolled onto his stomach. 拉尔夫翻身趴着。 roll somebody onto/off something I tried to roll him onto his side. 我试图让他翻过身侧卧。 3 shape of tube/ball 筒形/球形 [transitiveT] (also roll up)TURN to make something into the shape of a tube or ball 使成筒形[球形] roll something into a ball/tube Roll the dough into small balls. 把面团搓成小丸子。 Would you like the paper rolled or folded? 这纸你要卷起来,还是折叠起来? 4 make STH flat 使某物平坦 [transitiveT]FLAT to make something flat by rolling something heavy over it 把…轧平 → rolling pin Pizza dough should be rolled thinly. 做比萨饼的面团要擀得薄薄的。 5 clothes 衣服 [transitiveT] (also roll up) to fold the sleeves or legs of something that you are wearing upwards, so that they are shorter 卷起〔衣袖、裤腿〕 His sleeves were rolled above his elbows. 他的袖子卷到了胳膊肘的上面。 6 STH with wheels 有轮子的东西 [intransitiveI, transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONPUSH to move on wheels, or make something that has wheels move (使)滚动,开动 roll into/forwards/past etc Her car was slowly rolling away from the curb. 她的车慢慢驶离路缘。 roll something to/around etc something ► see thesaurus at push The waitress rolled the dessert trolley over to our table. 女服务员把甜点车推到我们的桌前。 7 drop of liquid 液滴 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]LIQUIDMOVE/CHANGE POSITION to move over a surface smoothly without stopping 〔平稳地〕移动 roll down/onto etc Tears rolled down her cheeks. 泪珠顺着她的脸颊滚落。 8 waves/clouds 浪/云 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]DN to move continuously in a particular direction 〔朝特定方向〕滚动,翻滚 roll into/towards etc Mist rolled in from the sea. 雾从海上滚涌而来。 We watched the waves rolling onto the beach. 我们看着波浪涌上海滩。 9. game 游戏 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DG if you roll dice, you throw them as part of a game 掷(骰子) 10 sound 声音 [intransitiveI]CSOUND if drums or thunder roll, they make a long low series of sounds 〔鼓或雷〕隆隆作响 Thunder rolled in the distance. 远处雷声隆隆。 11 machine/camera 机器/摄影机 [intransitiveI]ON/SWITCHED ON if a machine such as a film camera or a printing press rolls, it operates 启动,转动 There was silence as the cameras started to roll. 摄影机开始转动,大家安静了下来。 12. ship/plane 船/飞机 [intransitiveI]TTWTTA if a ship or plane rolls, it leans one way and then another with the movement of the water or air 〔随着水流或气流〕左右摇晃,摇摆 13 cigarette 香烟 [transitiveT]DFT to make your own cigarette, using tobacco or marijuana and special paper 卷〔烟〕 → roll-up Ben rolled a joint (=a cigarette containing marijuana) and lit it. 本卷了一支大麻烟点上。 It’s cheaper to roll your own (=make your own cigarettes). 自己动手卷烟比较便宜。 14 shoulders 肩膀 [transitiveT] to move your shoulders forward, up, and back down 转动〔肩膀〕 He rolled his shoulders back. 他转动双肩。 15 eyes 眼睛 [transitiveT]HBH to move your eyes around and up, especially in order to show that you are annoyed or think something is silly 〔尤表示不快或认为某事愚蠢而〕翻〔白眼〕,骨碌碌地转动〔眼球〕 Lucy rolled her eyes as Tom sat down beside her. 汤姆在露西身旁坐下,露西翻了个白眼。 16 attack 攻击 [transitiveT] American EnglishAmE informalSCC to rob someone, especially when they are drunk and asleep 〔趁人醉酒睡着时〕抢劫 Kids on the streets rolled drunks for small change. 街头流浪儿在醉汉身上偷零钱。 17 (all) rolled into one TOGETHERif someone or something is several different things rolled into one, they include or do the work of all those things 集于一体,合为一体 Mum was cook, chauffeur, nurse, and entertainer all rolled into one. 妈妈既要做饭又要开车,既要照料家人又要逗大家开心,真是一身数职。 Examples from the Corpus (all) rolled into one• The band's sound was metal and punk and rap all rolled into one.• For many, this outsized jamboree became both a new Pentecost and a New Jerusalem rolled into one.• In practice, stages 2 and 3 are often rolled into one.• It had all the elements one finds in several different testimonies all artfully rolled into one.• Lloyd Kaufman is also a writer, director, producer, actor and studio mogul, all rolled into one.• Lovable Manuel is quite the tyrant, a mini Papi and Mami rolled into one.• She was a fallen Magdalene and a lamenting dolorosa rolled into one.• So the service offers a payment system and a management information system rolled into one.• They represent a kind of hybrid architect, designer, engineer, set builder and scenario maker, all rolled into one. 18 get (something) rolling START TO HAPPEN, EXIST ETCto start happening or make something start happening in a smooth and successful way 开始实施;开始运作 The business didn’t really get rolling until 1975. 公司直到1975年才真正开始运作。 Have a good breakfast to get your day rolling. 好好地吃一顿早餐,开始新的一天。 Examples from the Corpus get (something) rolling• If you could get on to Basil, then we can get the ball rolling.• Straightening your wheels puts them in the proper attitude to get them rolling again.• I got the process rolling by talking directly to every person in the wing.• They were Mo Taylor getting himself rolling consistently toward the basket and dropping in finger rolls and jump shots.• To get the ball rolling, here a few for starters ... 1.• Early arrivals heard one of our own, the superb John Hurley, get the ball rolling in the upstairs bar.• After developing the infrastructure and getting the ball rolling, the mine churned out great quantities of lead and silver.• Celtic got the ball rolling with a goal from the impressive Nicholas after just 10 minutes. 19 be rolling in money/dough/cash/it to have or earn a lot of money 非常富有;财源滚滚;腰缠万贯 ‘He’s rolling in it, ’ said the girl, pointing at Lewis. “他可有钱啦。”女孩指着刘易斯说。 Examples from the Corpus be rolling in money/dough/cash/it• Mel Levine is rolling in dough.• After all, this man was a tycoon as well as a doctor; he must be rolling in money.• Because the people who are rolling in it certainly are. 20. be rolling in the aisles LAUGHif people in a theatre, cinema etc are rolling in the aisles, they are laughing a lot 〔剧院、电影院等的观众〕笑得东倒西歪 21 be ready to roll spokenREADY to be ready to start doing something 准备就绪 The car was packed and we were ready to roll. 车子满了,我们准备出发。 Examples from the Corpus be ready to roll• After months of planning, we were finally ready to roll.• The next morning, the plan was ready to roll.• The technology is ready to roll and it's not like they've shied away in the past from fleecing motorists.• As at the end of Dame Sirith, the cycle of fabliau narrative is ready to roll around again. 22. let’s roll spoken used to suggest to a group of people that you all begin doing something or go somewhere 我们开始吧;我们走吧 23 roll with the punches to deal with problems or difficulties by doing whatever you need to do, rather than by trying only one method 灵活应变克服困难 Strong industries were able to roll with the punches during the recession. 实力雄厚的行业在经济衰退时期灵活应变挺了过来。 Examples from the Corpus roll with the punches• In high school you could just roll with the punches.• Also be aware that the struggle itself can be exhilarating and enlightening, so roll with the punches and enjoy the fight!• Many industries were able to roll with the punches in a tough economy. 24 roll on something British EnglishBrE spokenWAIT used to say that you wish a time or event would come quickly 但愿…早日来到 Roll on the weekend! 但愿周末早点来到! 25. roll your r’s SLSAYto pronounce the sound /r/ using your tongue in a way that makes the sound very long 卷舌发r音 26. a rolling stone gathers no moss CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERused to say that someone who often changes jobs, moves to different places etc is not able to have any permanent relationships or duties 滚石不生苔〔形容经常换工作、搬迁等的人不能有长久的关系或责任〕 n27. that's how I roll/it's how I roll spoken used to say that what you are doing is how you like to do things or live your life → set/start/keep the ball rolling at ball1(6), → heads will roll at head1(37), → let the good times roll at let1(21) PHRASAL VERBS28 roll around (also roll round British English) phrasal verbphr v AGAINif a time, event etc that happens regularly rolls around, it arrives or takes place again 〔时间、事件等定期出现的事物〕到来,如期而至 By the time Wednesday rolled around, I still hadn’t finished. 星期三到来时,我仍然没有完成。 Examples from the Corpus By the time ... rolled around• Last season they were 3-10 by the time Thanksgiving rolled around, and they never recovered.• By the time Wednesday rolled around, Curtis had apparently forgotten his offer. 29 roll something ↔ back phrasal verbphr v a) REDUCEto reduce the influence or power of a law, system, government etc 降低,削减〔影响或权力〕 a threat to roll back the legislation of the past 12 years 削弱这项已实施12年的法律的威胁 b) especially American EnglishAmEREDUCE to reduce a price, cost etc 降低 〔价格、成本等〕 the administration’s promise to roll back taxes → rollback 政府减税的承诺 c) PMDWARto force your opponents in a war to move back from their position 使〔敌方〕退却,击退 d) roll back the years British EnglishBrE to make someone remember something from the past 令人忆起往事 Looking at those old photos really rolled back the years. 看着那些老照片,往事历历在目。 Examples from the Corpus roll back• The second week involves setting up the rod, taking line out and roll casting.• On the opposite bank, Luke rolled off her back and lay on the grass.• The cat rolls on to its back and pushes itself farther into the light.• Donna rolled on to her back, her eyes half-closed, her limbs numb.• He rolled his head back on his shoulders and looked straight up to the sky.• I rolled on my back, stuck my legs in the air and laughed.• Hateley instantly exploited the error, rolling the ball back to Ian Ferguson and what followed was hell for defender Sergei Fokine.• Ten years ago he restored the engine and replaced the tires, had a friend roll the odometer back to zero. roll back the years• But he rolled back the years wearing his old jockeys' uniform in the Radcliffe Selling Stakes at Nottingham. 30 roll something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v a) roll a window downTTCOPEN to open a car window 摇下车窗 b) to unfold the ends of your sleeves or trouser legs so that they are their usual length 捋下〔衣袖或裤管〕 He rolled down his sleeves and buttoned the cuffs. 他捋下袖子,扣上袖口的纽扣。 Examples from the Corpus roll down• He rolled his window down and awaited the boy, still laughing.• They wanted desks and tables with wheels that could be rolled up and down corridors.• They roll grenades down floors of cinemas and blow up women and kids: does your heart bleed about that, Trevor?• She did not observe a large tear rolling slowly down his cheek.• They rolled up and down perfectly and their presence obviated the need for curtains.• Wearing his scarlet flannel pad, he rolled majestically down the chute to the quay and everybody laughed and cheered.• It pitched a yard short, bit viciously and rolled back down the green shelf at the front of the green.• Mosquitoes began to gather, and Gary and I rolled our sleeves down to protect our arms. 31 roll in phrasal verbphr v a) ARRIVEto happen or arrive in large numbers or quantities 大量发生[涌来] As the result of our appeal, the money came rolling in. 在我们的呼吁之下,捐款不断地涌来。 b) ARRIVEto arrive, especially later than usual or expected 到达,抵达〔尤指迟于正常或预期〕 Chris finally rolled in at about 4:00 am. 凌晨4点左右,克里斯总算来了。 c) DNif mist, clouds etc roll in, they begin to cover an area of the sky or land 〔云、雾等〕滚滚而来 Fog rolled in from the sea. 雾从海上滚涌而来。 Examples from the Corpus roll in• Rebecca usually rolls in around noon.• Chris finally rolled in at about 4:00 am. 32 roll out phrasal verbphr v a) FLAT roll something ↔ out to make food that you are preparing flat and thin by pushing a rolling pin over it 把某物碾平[擀薄] Roll out the dough on a floured surface. 把面团放在撒过面粉的台面上擀薄。 b) roll something ↔ out to make a new product available for people to buy or use 在市场上推出某物 SYN launch The company expects to roll out the new software in September. → roll-out 公司希望在9月推出这款新软件。 c) to leave a place, especially later than expected 离开〔通常比预期的要晚〕 of We used to hear people rolling out of the pubs at closing time. 我们以前经常听到人们到了打烊时间才离开酒吧。 He finally rolled out of bed at noon. 到了中午,他终于起床了。 d) OPEN roll something ↔ out to put something flat on the ground or a surface, when it was previously rolled into a tube shape 把某物铺开 We rolled out our sleeping bags under the stars. 我们在星空下铺开睡袋。 e) roll out the red carpetVISIT to make special preparations for an important visitor 铺上红地毯〔隆重欢迎〕 Examples from the Corpus roll of• Peter had been on all fours and had had to roll out of the gutter on to the pavement.• Orange One rolled out of the orbit and we followed.• As I drive over the herd with the submersible, they roll out of the way like tumbleweed before the wind.• Skunks roll out of their dens in February or March and embark on a long prowl.• The first locally-built unit is expected to roll out of Varanasi in December. roll out the red carpet• Practically lies down and purrs ... Well it's nice to roll out the red carpet, isn't it? 33 roll (somebody) over phrasal verbphr v TURNto turn your body over once so that you are lying in a different position, or to turn someone’s body over (使)翻身 Ben rolled over and kissed her. 本翻过身来吻她。 onto The guards rolled him over onto his front. 看守们把他翻过身让他趴着。 Examples from the Corpus roll over• A wave tossed it and rolled it over.• The second it ended, I would roll back over and spit up again.• She rolls it over the carpet by pushing it.• Then people rolling around all over the place. 34 roll up phrasal verbphr v a) to make something into the shape of a tube or ball, or to become this shape (把…)卷成筒形[球形] roll something ↔ up Painters arrived and rolled up the carpet. 油漆工来了,把地毯卷了起来。 into Many animals roll up into a ball for warmth. 很多动物缩成一团保暖。 b) roll your sleeves/trousers etc upDCC to turn the ends of your sleeves or trouser legs over several times so that they are shorter 卷起衣袖/裤管等 c) roll your sleeves upSTART DOING something to start doing a job even though it is difficult or you do not want to do it 卷起袖子〔准备苦干〕 It’s time to roll up our sleeves and get some work done on the basics. 我们应该动手做点正事了。 d) roll a window upTTCSHUT/CLOSE to close the window of a car 摇上车窗 e) ARRIVEto arrive somewhere, especially late or when you were not expected 姗姗来迟;不期而至 Max rolled up just after 9 o'clock. 马克斯竟然9点刚过就来了。 f) roll up! British EnglishBrE spokenDLOSHOUT used to call people to come and watch or buy things at a circus or fair 快来呀! 快来看!〔在马戏表演或集市上用于招徕观众〕 Examples from the Corpus roll into• It is unique in the millipede world for its ability to roll up into a sphere as a means of protection.• Learning, singing, and praying are rolled up into one: catechesis, as opposed to dialogue or concerned interest for religious matters.• The danger, of course, lies in the fact that the deferred interest payments will be rolled up into the capital debt. roll your sleeves/trousers etc up• In the second half, the Cherry and Whites rolled their sleeves up and got stuck in.• Boss Peter Wheeler conceives the cars, tests them himself and even rolls his sleeves up to help design them. roll your sleeves up• In the second half, the Cherry and Whites rolled their sleeves up and got stuck in.• We've got a crisis on our hands, and we need to roll up our sleeves and do something about it.• Boss Peter Wheeler conceives the cars, tests them himself and even rolls his sleeves up to help design them. Examples from the Corpus roll• Quiet! The cameras are rolling!• It pitched a yard short, bit viciously and rolled back down the green shelf at the front of the green.• The years may have rolled by, but the relationship between skis and soft snow has not changed.• Punks on the streets would roll drunks for small change.• But when electrical storms roll in, nothing is normal.• The burr of reform still rolled in the Garnock Valley.• One of the eggs rolled off the edge of the counter.• Ralph rolled onto his stomach.• I'm trying to teach my dog to roll over.• People were looking as they rolled past, observing my little moment of theater.• Use a rolling pin to roll the dough into a 12-inch square.• We had so much fun rolling stones down into the river.• Roll the tortilla around the chicken and serve with salsa.• Our driver rolled up his window and backed away, lightly tapping the front bumper of the car behind.• She rolled up the poster and put it in a cardboard tube.• Still half concussed, Delaney rolled upright and staggered. roll down/into/through etc• Tears were rolling down my cheeks.• For many, this outsized jamboree became both a new Pentecost and a New Jerusalem rolled into one.• Sunday, when clouds rolled into the Bay Area, I naturally resented the hell out of them.• Cars and vans rolled through the crowd, in the wake of the jeeps.• An hour later Ellie rolled down the drive, bringing the kids back from school.• It advances as a fast loser, but rolls into the pits listing hard to port, like a ship going down.• I stripped off his underpants, rolled down the window and held him in the air. roll down/onto/off etc• Soon it would roll down his nose, and then what?• The sun was gone, but with the window rolled down I could feel the warm wind.• His windows were rolled down, so there was nothing to obstruct my direct view of this scene.• Then, as the years rolled by, more bikes rolled off the edge or into the mountainside.• More than 600 Warriors are already in service and by 1994 a total of 1,053 are due to roll off the production lines.• Most have spent all their sentient life as paid-up devotees, and the glib phrases soon roll off the tongue.• She rolled on to her side to let him pull down the zip of her dress. roll something into a ball/tube• A hedgehog tries to climb up the net and when it hears you approach it promptly rolls up into a ball.• He picked lint from his pants, rolled it into a ball, and flicked it across the room.• He rolled it into a ball, put it into his mouth, chewed. roll into/forwards/past etc• Her hair was rolled into a passable pageboy and sometimes tied with a black ribbon.• People were looking as they rolled past, observing my little moment of theater.• Roll up the waistband like a belt and the pleats will roll into one another.• Just as his concessions were being broadcast, loyal contingents rolled into Saigon.• Sunday, when clouds rolled into the Bay Area, I naturally resented the hell out of them.• In a second the ball of flame had fallen and rolled into the dust, quivering as the flames consumed it.• It advances as a fast loser, but rolls into the pits listing hard to port, like a ship going down.• They didn't roll into the sky and sneer at the clouds like the plane did. roll down/onto etc• Donna rolled on to her back, her eyes half-closed, her limbs numb.• It will be the one flying into Jacksonville with the windows rolled down.• When it rolled over we believe it rolled on to her.• She was wearing a loose print dress and stockings that were rolled down below the knee.• They rolled down on to the rug.• It rolls down the stairs to the floor below.• Mickey had a ramp with pea sized objects rolling down to be dealt a mighty blow from a spring loaded mallet. roll into/towards etc• This flawless, cork screwed white-knuckle ride should roll and roll into 1993 and your back yard.• Cut roll into 20 equal pieces and roll each piece into a ball.• Her hair was rolled into a passable pageboy and sometimes tied with a black ribbon.• Lovable Manuel is quite the tyrant, a mini Papi and Mami rolled into one.• Sunday, when clouds rolled into the Bay Area, I naturally resented the hell out of them.• In a second the ball of flame had fallen and rolled into the dust, quivering as the flames consumed it.• It advances as a fast loser, but rolls into the pits listing hard to port, like a ship going down.• Colour a little more fondant or marzipan yellow and roll into two tapering sausages. roll ... own• I roll off my own bank, and try to follow him with the pipper.• Macready had rolled on to his own blade.• George rolled his own car next to Robbie without saying anything.• Edwin rolled his own cigarettes, my husband was a pipe man.• One would never roll one's own, even if one did smoke. , Food, Games, Sport, Water, Air Shapes, patternsroll2 ●●○ noun [countableC] 1 paper/film/money etc 纸/胶卷/钱等CF a piece of paper, camera film, money etc that has been rolled into the shape of a tube 〔纸、胶卷、钱等的〕一卷 roll of I used up three rolls of film on holiday. 这次度假我用了三卷胶卷。 There’s a new roll of silver foil in there. 里面有一卷新铝箔。 wallpaper costing £3 a roll → kitchen roll, toilet roll 3英镑一卷的壁纸 2 bread 面包DF a small round loaf of bread for one person 面包卷,小圆面包 → bun hot soup served with crusty rolls 配有酥皮面包卷的热汤 bread rolls with butter 黄油面包卷 ham/cheese etc roll British EnglishBrE (=one that is filled with ham, cheese etc) 火腿/干酪等面包卷 →5 see picture at 见图 bread3 list of names 名单LIST an official list of names 〔正式的〕名单,名册 SYN register on the roll British EnglishBrE a school with 300 pupils on the roll 有300名注册学生的学校 call/take the roll (=say the list of names to check who is there) 点名 The teacher called the roll. 老师点名了。 Three senators missed the roll call. 点名时有三名参议员缺席。 the electoral roll British EnglishBrE, the (voter) rolls American EnglishAmE (=a list of the people who are allowed to vote) 选民名册 welfare rolls American EnglishAmE (=a list of people without jobs who claim money from the state) 救济金名单 → roll of honour, honor roll Thompson said he had cut welfare rolls by 39%. 汤姆森说他已经将救济金名单上的人数减少了39%。 4 be on a roll informalSUCCESSFUL to be having a lot of success with what you are trying to do 连连取得成功;连交好运 Midvale High was on a roll, having won their last six basketball games. 米德韦尔中学鸿运当头,最近六场篮球赛他们都赢了。 Examples from the Corpus be on a roll• The Toronto-born architect is on a roll.• Two, which hold wooden blocks, are on rolling coasters, and they are permanently available.• Small business is on a roll.• Curve are on a roll now.• The master and I were on a roll now, and it seemed that nothing could stop us anymore.• Lee kept on the attack despite this and the fact that Nicklaus was on a roll.• The emergent thing is on a roll.• Baseball owners, once thought to be shackled by tradition, are on a roll. 5 game 游戏DG the action of throwing dice as part of a game 掷骰子 If you get a 7 or 11 on your first roll, you win. 如果你第一次就掷出7点或11点,那你就赢了。 6 skin/fat 皮肤/脂肪FAT a thick layer of skin or fat, usually just below your waist 〔通常指腰部下方的〕赘皮,赘肉 roll of the rolls of fat on her stomach 她腹部的赘肉 7 physical movement 身体动作 a) DSTURN British EnglishBrE a movement in which you roll forward or back in a controlled way with your body curled so that your head is near your feet, often done as part of a sport 滚翻;跟头 SYN somersault a forward roll 前滚翻 gymnasts doing rolls and handsprings 在做滚翻和手翻的体操运动员 b) TURN especially British EnglishBrE the action of turning your body over one or more times while lying down 打滚 a young horse having a roll in the field 在田野里打滚的小马 8 drums/guns/thunder 鼓/枪/雷声SOUND a long low fairly loud sound made by drums etc 隆隆的声音 There was a roll of thunder, and the rain started pelting down. 雷声滚滚,大雨开始倾盆而下。 a drum roll 咚咚的鼓声 9. ship/plane 船/飞机TTWTTA the movement of a ship or plane when it leans from side to side with the movement of the water or air 摇晃 10. a roll in the hay old-fashioned informalSEX/HAVE SEX WITH when you have sex with someone – used humorously 做爱〔幽默用法〕 → rock 'n' roll, sausage roll, spring roll, Swiss rollExamples from the Corpus roll• The school now has a roll of over 2,000 children.• Hymns and more hymns, and how Bonnie Jean and I would look at one another and roll our eyes in complicity.• You have another roll, don't you?• When was the last time anybody saw hand towels or soap or a bog roll?• a cinnamon roll• Did I mention, I discovered a dozen rolls of the original wallpaper in a tin trunk in the attic?• Filled rolls with tea, coffee and soft drinks will be dispensed.• Hot, fresh rolls were served throughout the meal.• There are three basic ways in which a property owner can remove a building from the project-based Section 8 housing rolls.• I tore the endpaper off a new roll of Tums.• The frequency and extent of the roll varies from day to day and from one set of conditions to another.• Our nod went to the mushroom version, a perfect complement to the rolls.• The roll is called to see which members are present.• His name was not on the voters' roll. roll of• Some rolls of wallpaper were stacked in the corner.• I sent two rolls of film in yesterday to be developed. ham/cheese etc roll• Sarah carried her cup of coffee and cheese roll back to her chosen table and settled to work.• She bit into her cheese roll.• And double trouble from a Double Gloucester.The cheese roll that caused chaos. welfare rolls• Hundreds of thousands end up on welfare rolls.• But the new statistics showed that welfare rolls dropped by 2. 76 million people in the past four years.• They would begin with ready and contemptuous agreement that they are not on the welfare rolls.• This explains why even our most effective efforts to move people into jobs seem never to shrink the welfare rolls.• When her father started abusing her again, she was forced to leave and return to the welfare rolls.• They spend ever more on job training for welfare recipients, yet welfare rolls continue to grow. having a roll• So, having rolled away the rock, he hit George Foreman on the head with it. drum roll• Next came a drum roll, followed by a wave and a thumbs-up sign from the newly-weds.• Nothing obscures the outlines of an orchestral passage more than a drum roll on an unrelated note.• Starting lineup for the two-time defending world champion Houston Rockets recently has been, drum roll, please...• And then, with a final drum roll, it was all over.• The pre-recorded drum roll sounds and the sequined curtain flies up.• One boy, a child, begins a steady drum roll.• Mickey Dolenz, part of the 1960s band the Monkees, will lead the drum roll. From Longman Business Dictionary rollroll /rəʊlroʊl/ verb → roll something → back → roll in → roll off something → roll something → out → roll something → over → roll something → up (1300-1400) Old French roller, from Vulgar Latin rotulare, from Latin rotula; → ROLL2 roll2 1. (1100-1200) Old French rolle “rolled-up document”, from Latin rotula, from rota; → ROTATE 2. (1600-1700) → ROLL1 →20-27 →PHRASAL VERBS1roll2 noun |
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