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单词 rock and roll
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Definition of rock and roll in English:

rock and roll

(also rock 'n' roll)
noun
mass noun
  • A type of popular dance music originating in the 1950s, characterized by a heavy beat and simple melodies. Rock and roll was an amalgam of black rhythm and blues and white country music, usually based around a twelve-bar structure and an instrumentation of guitar, double bass, and drums.

    摇滚乐(源于20世纪50年代的一种流行舞蹈音乐,其特点为节奏强烈、旋律简单,它把黑人音乐节奏、布鲁斯音乐和白人乡村音乐融为一体,通常由大约12小节组成,用吉他、低音提琴和鼓演奏)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • My heart belongs to rock and roll, and that is the music I performed for nearly 20 years.
    • The band featured a crunching blend of three guitars, lyrics for the ‘every man’ and a grass roots sort of approach to rock and roll.
    • Holly pioneered the dark, fast beat of rhythm and blues, and let bop become rock and roll.
    • As much as the movie tries to deny it, the early '70s were one of the best times for rock and roll.
    • There is only one band that systematically gets cited whenever the concepts of heavy metal and hard-driving rock and roll are discussed.
    • The Mamas and The Papas came onto the music scene at a time where popular music was making the transition from folk to rock and roll.
    • Their music used electronic amplification, and was more closely allied to the emerging styles of rhythm and blues and rock and roll.
    • Right around that time was the emergence of rock and roll and I lived it.
    • The result was a socially-relevant musical - a stunning new genre that seemed just right for a new generation raised on rock and roll.
    • If you've read any of his novels, you are aware that King has an affection for rock and roll.
    • Though my first love is rock and roll, classical music has always been able to touch my soul in a different way.
    • They may look weird, but they are the closest rock and roll has come to real art since Frank Zappa.
    • Popular music (be it rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country, folk, rap, or whatever) has the power to express and regulate our emotions.
    • It was a time of innocence and fun, an era of rock and roll, black and white TV, and invaders from outer space!
    • In rock and roll, the best and most influential bands are not always the most successful.
    • Carlos Santana hails from the days when technical excellence really meant something in rock and roll.
    • There's nothing like straightforward rock and roll to get your blood pumping.
    • Unlike most front men in rock and roll, he doesn't have a huge ego.
    • With eerie accuracy, it intimated the upcoming split in American society begat by Vietnam, rock and roll, and a new drug culture.
    • The clothes, the people, the settings, and the war between rock and roll and disco of the time are dead on.

Derivatives

  • rock and roller

  • nounˌrɒk (ə)n ˈrəʊləˌrɑk ən ˈroʊlər
    • Many rock and rollers become rich and famous, but few can claim to have also had a significant impact on culture at large.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Recorded in the seventies this was a chance to see the great rock and roller performing in his prime.
      • But according to Geldof all this means nothing because first and foremost, he sees himself as a rock and roller.
      • As for the musical numbers, they're standard video stuff with Nesmith playing a few funny characters, like a smooth lounge singer or a smitten '50s rock and roller.
      • I am, after all, a lifelong and unrepentant rock and roller, and I turned out okay.

Definition of rock and roll in US English:

rock and roll

(also rock 'n' roll)
nounˈˌrɑk ən ˈroʊlˈˌräk ən ˈrōl
  • A type of popular dance music originating in the 1950s, characterized by a heavy beat and simple melodies. Rock and roll was an amalgam of black rhythm and blues and white country music, usually based on a twelve-bar structure and an instrumentation of guitar, bass, and drums.

    摇滚乐(源于20世纪50年代的一种流行舞蹈音乐,其特点为节奏强烈、旋律简单,它把黑人音乐节奏、布鲁斯音乐和白人乡村音乐融为一体,通常由大约12小节组成,用吉他、低音提琴和鼓演奏)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was a time of innocence and fun, an era of rock and roll, black and white TV, and invaders from outer space!
    • Holly pioneered the dark, fast beat of rhythm and blues, and let bop become rock and roll.
    • The result was a socially-relevant musical - a stunning new genre that seemed just right for a new generation raised on rock and roll.
    • As much as the movie tries to deny it, the early '70s were one of the best times for rock and roll.
    • In rock and roll, the best and most influential bands are not always the most successful.
    • The Mamas and The Papas came onto the music scene at a time where popular music was making the transition from folk to rock and roll.
    • There is only one band that systematically gets cited whenever the concepts of heavy metal and hard-driving rock and roll are discussed.
    • With eerie accuracy, it intimated the upcoming split in American society begat by Vietnam, rock and roll, and a new drug culture.
    • Carlos Santana hails from the days when technical excellence really meant something in rock and roll.
    • The clothes, the people, the settings, and the war between rock and roll and disco of the time are dead on.
    • The band featured a crunching blend of three guitars, lyrics for the ‘every man’ and a grass roots sort of approach to rock and roll.
    • They may look weird, but they are the closest rock and roll has come to real art since Frank Zappa.
    • Though my first love is rock and roll, classical music has always been able to touch my soul in a different way.
    • My heart belongs to rock and roll, and that is the music I performed for nearly 20 years.
    • There's nothing like straightforward rock and roll to get your blood pumping.
    • Popular music (be it rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country, folk, rap, or whatever) has the power to express and regulate our emotions.
    • Their music used electronic amplification, and was more closely allied to the emerging styles of rhythm and blues and rock and roll.
    • Right around that time was the emergence of rock and roll and I lived it.
    • Unlike most front men in rock and roll, he doesn't have a huge ego.
    • If you've read any of his novels, you are aware that King has an affection for rock and roll.
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