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单词 roll
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Definition of roll in English:

roll

verb rəʊlroʊl

  • 1Move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis.

    （使）滚动；（使）打滚

    no object, with adverbial of direction the car rolled down into a ditch
    with object and adverbial of direction she rolled the ball across the floor
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This can result in a loss of operational control, with the wheel possibly rolling away from the unit and injuring bystanders.
    • Their efforts were rewarded just two minutes from time when the ball was rolled back to Bullock some 25 yards from goal.
    • The gods had condemned him to ceaselessly roll a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight.
    • After a few moments, Meagan saw the ball slowly rolling away near the swings.
    • Facing each other, the female rolls the egg from a furry fold in her abdomen to the male who balances it on his toes and slips his coat over it to keep it warm.
    • But the car is already wrecked against a tree, and a beach ball rolls away from it.
    • Why the law of momentum conservation is not violated when a ball rolls down a hill and gains momentum?
    • This all just happens, like a boulder rolling downhill, but without any sense of danger.
    • Aiming carefully, she took the shot and the ball rolled to a stop about a foot from the hole.
    • The United midfielder rolled the ball back for Andy Cole who crashed a shot into the net.
    • He was filmed throwing about five stones and rolling a beer barrel down the hill towards the police line.
    • Spectacularly, sweets rolled in all directions, across the floor and underneath the chairs.
    • One shocking scene shows street children assaulting a wino and gleefully rolling him down the stairs, punishment for his spiritual and physical corruption.
    • She laughingly recalled a day when Pearl, then in her thirties, had inexplicably rolled a large rock into the living room of the house where she and other children were playing.
    • In the opening sequence, a huge boulder rolls down the hillside, barely missing him and landing in the swimming pool.
    • Michael and his friends take out their rage on the teacher by duct-taping him to his chair and repeatedly rolling him across the floor.
    • A ball rolls slowly into the frame, its impetus unseen.
    Synonyms
    turn round and round, go round and round, turn over and over, spin, rotate
    bowl
    1. 1.1 Turn over to face a different direction.
      （使）翻身；（使）翻转；（使）侧转
      no object, with adverbial she rolled on to her side
      with object and adverbial they rolled him over on to his back

      他们使他翻身仰卧。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Sean took a look at him and said, "Yup, he's burnt real bad, roll him over".
      • I rolled him onto his side.
      • Some time later he felt a hand shaking him, then rolling him onto his back.
      • She stretched her arms over her head, rolling onto her back.
      • I heard the door open, and I rolled onto my side and looked.
      • Quickly I rolled her over to keep her from choking.
      • I sighed and rolled onto my stomach, lying face down on the cot.
      • He rolled onto his belly and pressed his face in the wet grass and giggled.
      • I rolled off to the left, he to the right, so we ended up on our sides, facing each other.
      • Rolling onto her back, Emma put the phone to her ear.
      • Sadie groaned and rolled onto her side.
      • I had to roll partially onto my side to work the keys out of my suit jacket pocket.
      • Rolling onto her stomach, Elizabeth closed her eyes in an effort to lull her body to sleep.
      • I rolled onto my stomach and lay there for a while.
      • I gently slid my hands under her shoulder and slowly rolled her onto her back.
      • She shrugged, and then rolled off to her side, yawning and falling asleep.
      • Roll the casualty onto one side, keeping the legs straight.
      • She slipped between sheets squeaky with cold, pinched at my hand, a perfunctory touch, and rolled away onto her side.
      • I stretched my legs and rolled onto my stomach.
      • He needed an oxygen machine to help him breathe and a team of nurses to roll him over in bed.
    2. 1.2with object Turn (one's eyes) upwards, typically to show surprise or disapproval.
      （尤指表示惊奇，不赞同时）（眼睛）转动，旋转；向上翻动
      Sarah rolled her eyes to the ceiling

      萨拉眼睛骨碌碌地转。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • If you could find a woman who would watch it with you, from beginning to end, without rolling her eyes, then she was a keeper.
      • This is ludicrous, and you may feel the urge to simultaneously roll your eyes, laugh out loud, and change the channel.
      • The two live their lives, basically coexisting, with dad usually slinging barbs at his son, telling him to work harder and study more, and with son usually rolling his eyes, sighing audibly, and driving his Jeep.
      • Instead of continuing the ‘cute’ idea and reinforcing the scene, the music made me roll my eyes instead.
      • The actor just rolls his eyes and makes the occasional face.
      • It was enough to leave me rolling my eyes every time it resurfaced.
      • Nothing says humiliation like having a group of kids roll their eyes and point at you, disappointed that your lanky body will be gracing their team.
      • In the case of The Sound of Music, there were only four or five times in the film I rolled my eyes at what I consider inane instances of singing.
      • My favourite moment in the film is when Marto says he could give up the drugs easily and his girlfriend rolls her eyes.
      • But you may find yourself rolling your eyes at some of the old-fashioned attitudes and experiences that the characters must face.
      • That moment also happens to be the precise moment I stopped even trying not to laugh, chuckling to myself and rolling my eyes.
      • They roll their eyes and shake their heads in disbelief.
      • By the end the preposterous level of interaction between these characters left me rolling my eyes.
      • High art pretensions caused her to roll her eyes.
      • At other times I rolled my eyes, although not that much.
      • The director also sounds like he's rolling his eyes when he instructs the actor repeatedly to talk directly into the mic.
      • I spent a good amount of time rolling my eyes, which frightened me because I worried my contacts would get stuck behind my eyeballs.
      • What I wanted to know most was, when women watch this film, are they going to be rolling their eyes?
      • Many of my comrades rolled their eyes when I complained about the film's glaring lack of substance.
      • It will make you roll your eyes, but that is part of the enjoyment.
    3. 1.3no object, with adverbial Lie down and turn over and over while remaining in the same place.
      （人，动物）在原地打滚
      the buffalo rolled in the dust

      水牛在尘土中打滚。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Nina got down and rolled in the grass to muss her hair and rumple her clothes.
      • They wound up rolling around on the floor.
      • The dog rolled on the ground.
      • He grinds his teeth, barks like a dog and rolls around on the carpet.
      • I had stopped some of my childhood fun such as running with the village boys and catching fish and rolling in the dirt and had started acting more like a young woman.
      • I must have spent 10 or 15 minutes rolling on the floor in agony.
      • The finale was energetic with all the dancers rolling on the ground.
    4. 1.4no object (of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) rock or oscillate round an axis parallel to the direction of motion.
      （船只，车辆）横摇；左右摇晃；（飞机）横滚，侧滚
      the ship pitched and rolled

      这只船颠簸摇晃。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Our boarding party had to get aboard a ship rolling and heaving in large seas.
      • The aircraft rolled off to the left prior to slicing nose low to 90 degrees down.
      • The boat rolled and nodded gently.
      Synonyms
      lurch, toss, rock, pitch, plunge, sway, reel, list, keel, wallow, labour, make heavy weather
    5. 1.5no object, with adverbial Move along or from side to side unsteadily or uncontrollably.
      摇晃着行进；蹒跚地走
      they were rolling about with laughter

      他们笑得摇摇晃晃地走着。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • All you could hear were people rolling around with laughter.
      • Within a matter of minutes Scott and I are pretty much rolling around the place.
      • The moment I tried it I was rolling all over the place.
      Synonyms
      stagger, lurch, reel, sway, pitch, totter, teeter, wobble
    6. 1.6North American informal with object Overturn (a vehicle)
      〈北美，非正式〉使（车）翻身，使翻车
      he rolled his Mercedes in a 100 mph crash

      他的梅塞德斯牌汽车在每小时100英里的情况下撞了车，结果翻掉了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He hit the kerb and rolled his car.
      • She fell asleep at the wheel, rolled her sports car, and ended up in a ditch.
      • It was really scary rolling the car like that.
      • One of our guys rolled his oversize truck on a residential street in front of a visiting dignitary.
      • He began drinking heavily, and after one sodden evening at a local bar he rolled his car on the highway.
    7. 1.7with object Throw (a die or dice)
      掷（骰子）
      he put all his chips on the table and rolled the dice
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Before Leah could roll the dice an ominous knock was heard at the door.
      • He rolls the dice and it hits a 1.
      • I rolled the dice, hoping for a high number.
      • As they roll the dice, a window in the middle of the game delivers decidedly sinister messages.
      • As he put it, he had rolled his dice and he had lost.
    8. 1.8with object Obtain (a particular score) by throwing a die or dice.
      掷出（骰子数）
      roll a 2, 3, or 12

      掷骰子得了2点，3点或12点。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • If a player rolled a twelve, he collected all the coins on the board.
      • From now on, if anyone rolls a double-one or a double-six, all moves are reversed for the next turn, okay?
      • The odds of rolling a six with one die are 1 in six.

  • 2no object, with adverbial of direction (of a vehicle) move or run on wheels.

    （车辆）行驶

    the van was rolling along the lane

    运货车沿着车道行驶。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Cross the border into the East, and you could meet tanks rolling down the street.
    • A pickup truck rolls down a dark highway.
    • But as they tear down the dirt roads in the dead of night, a truck rolls out of nowhere, they lose control, and their car ends up in a ditch.
    • Residents said tanks rolled down their street firing into their homes.
    • As the tanks roll into town Charlotte is forced to decide whose safety matters most.
    • There follows a four and a half minute high-angle shot of a carriage wheel rolling along a dirt road, while a male voice-over narration reads a letter the novelist had written to his daughter.
    Synonyms
    travel, go, move, pass, cruise, be carried, be conveyed, sweep
    1. 2.1with object and adverbial of direction Move or push (a wheeled object)
      推（有轮子的物体）
      Pat rolled the trolley to and fro

      帕特来回推着手推车。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The trashcan is wheeled, so the whole can be lifted and rolled, though it would require some effort.
      • As I rolled the shopping cart toward the front door to exit the store, a bell went off.
      • Isabelle was nervously rolling her skates back and forth.
      • For a while, he joined the kid on the floor, rolling the toy truck across the room and watching the small boy run after it jubilantly.
      • Today you can still step right off the train and roll your suitcase up the flower-lined path to the hotel.
      • He rolled the bike out of the back of his truck.
      Synonyms
      wheel, push, trundle
    2. 2.2roll something up/down Make a car window or a window blind move up or down by turning a handle.
      把车窗（或百叶窗）摇上/摇下
      do not roll down the window to give a stranger directions

      不要摇下车窗给陌生人指路。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He leaned over and rolled down the passenger side window in one fluid motion.
      • He rolled the windows down and turned the radio up.
      • It was a hot night and so they rolled the windows down to cool off.
      • He rolls the window down and puts on his seat belt.
      • As the police officer walked toward her, she rolled her window down and smiled politely.
    3. 2.3 (of a drop of liquid) flow.
      （液滴）滚落
      huge tears rolled down her cheeks

      大滴大滴的泪珠顺着她的脸颊滚落。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I had awakened from a nightmare with beads of sweat rolling down my face.
      • The Princess stopped crying and looked prettily up at the shopkeeper, letting just one tear roll down her cheek.
      • His eyes glisten as tears roll gently down his cheek.
      • She was shaking now, tears slowly rolling down her flushed cheeks.
      • She dabbed it to her eyes and let a single tear roll down her cheek.
      • A bead of sweat rolled down her face, and she swallowed hard.
      • A single tear rolls down her cheek, and she folds in on herself.
      • As the movie started, tears began to roll down my cheeks.
      • She glanced over at the fat lord, beads of sweat rolling down his face.
      • When a droplet grows larger than a bump and touches the slippery surroundings, it rolls off, down to the beetle's mouth.
      • She sniffled and hugged him tightly, tears rolling slowly down her cheeks.
      • Was it exploitation by going in and watching tears roll down their faces?
      Synonyms
      flow, run, course, stream, pour, spill, trickle
    4. 2.4 (of time) elapse steadily.
      （时间）流逝
      the years rolled by

      岁月流逝。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • They discussed various life events, and learned bits about each other as the days rolled on.
      • She's getting more and more fussy as the months roll by.
      • As the years rolled by, we began to see light at the end of the tunnel.
      • Marriott had a very dark side, and that got worse as the years rolled on.
      • As more time rolled on, he too became tired.
      Synonyms
      pass, go by/past, slip by/past, slide by/past, sail by/past, glide by/past, fly by/past, elapse, wear on, steal by/past, march on
    5. 2.5roll off (of a product) issue from (an assembly line or machine)
      （产品）从（流水线，机器）产出
      the first copies of the newspaper rolled off the presses

      第一批报纸下了印刷机。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Those companies offered enterprise resource management, a method of tracking materials as they roll off the assembly line.
      • The first one rolled off the assembly line of a Taiwanese manufacturing plant in November 2004.
      • And together, the big three automakers saw a third of their plants shut down on Friday, which means thousands of cars did not roll off the assembly line.
      • Suddenly, Brazilians had money to spend - but not on the outmoded, second-rate models that had been rolling off local assembly lines.
      • New products rolled off the line for the first time in years.
      • Increased competition has also led to superior quality products rolling off the local assembly lines.
      • Sadly, the publication was already out of date as it rolled off the presses.
      • ‘Because this company is so quality-focused, just anything that rolls off the line isn't necessarily going to be acceptable,’ he says.
      • The company stands to benefit further from increases in the number of cars rolling off the assembly line.
      • That's unheard of in an industry where design, engineering, and manufacturing often argue over quality problems right up until the first car rolls off the assembly line.
    6. 2.6 (of waves, smoke, cloud, or fog) move or flow forward with an undulating motion.
      （波浪，烟，云，雾）翻滚；涌流；滚涌
      the fog rolled across the fields

      大雾弥漫整个田野。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The movie begins as four lifelong friends doing some male-bonding out in the woods when a snowstorm rolls in.
      • The music captures the damp chill of the Scottish air and the fog rolling off the moors.
      • We walked on an almost totally deserted beach, with heavy breakers rolling onto the shore.
      • Sometimes the shift between panels is as subtle as fog rolling through, so that one looks closely to identify the change.
      • It's like being on a wave rolling into shore; you can't fight it.
      • When a storm suddenly rolls in and crashes their boat into a reef, Paul and Barbara man an inflatable life raft and head for the costal town of Imboca for help.
      • The only cinematic cue to promote tension is the following shot of a darkening sky as storm clouds roll in.
      • After the child goes missing, time-lapse photography depicts the clouds rapidly rolling in and nestling on the horizon above the rocky outcrops.
      • Despite his efforts, Simon dies as a tropical storm rolls in, and his body is washed out to sea.
      • The day is sunny but a fog rolls in and puts a chill into their bones.
      • The residents of a small seaside town are celebrating the anniversary of their town's birth when a pea souper comes rolling in with some ‘scary’ folk out for revenge on the wrongs that were done to them many moons ago.
      • A late-afternoon haze rolls over the hills.
      Synonyms
      billow, undulate, rise and fall, toss, tumble
      literary welter
      undulating, surging, heaving, tossing, rippling, rising and falling, swelling
      billowing, billowy
      rare undulant
    7. 2.7no object (of land) extend in gentle undulations.
      （土地）绵延起伏；伸展
    8. 2.8no object (of credits for a film or television programme) be displayed as if moving on a roller up the screen.
      （影视节目的摄制人员名单在屏幕上）滚动显示
      the end credits rolled and the title came up
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The audience stayed in their chairs silently until the last credit rolled.
      • Sure, there are plot holes, but most of them don't become apparent until long after the end credits have rolled and the film is being analyzed in a post-screening discussion.
      • As the credits roll, you wonder why you bothered wasting 100 minutes of your life on this flat, soulless piece of throwaway trash.
      • As the end credits roll, he goes off on this tangent that at first I thought was serious, but quickly realized was an incredibly funny joke.
      • At the end, while the credits roll, we are shown the reactions of the actors on seeing the film for the first time.
      • There are few films that came out during the past year that left me with as good a feeling when the credits stopped rolling.
      • Judging from the comments I heard after the credits rolled, I wasn't the only one who felt this way.
      • After the closing credits have rolled, look back on the words and actions of some of the protagonists, and you'll see that they make no sense.
      • When the credits started rolling I actually felt baffled for a moment, wondering if somehow I'd accidentally hit the fast forward button at some point during the film.
      • An hour after the end credits have rolled, he's the one - perhaps the only one - we remember.
      • Overall, this is a clumsy, uneven affair which, by the time the final credits roll, grates.
      • It's the kind of film that sticks with you after the credits roll…
      • By the time the credits roll, the big question patrons may be asking themselves is, what sort of movie was this supposed to be?
      • Sadly, many folks who pick up this DVD will miss this extra if they stop the disc once the credits start rolling.
      • It's a beautiful film, though, with moments that stayed with me long after the credits rolled.
      • Once the end credits started rolling, I pondered for a moment what I liked about the movie.
      • Afterwards, even a moment's consideration will reveal an avalanche of plot holes, but it is a tribute to the film-makers that these are not recognized until after the end credits have rolled.
      • And even after the movie closes and the credits roll, there are many, many questions still left.
      • As the opening credits roll, the movie opens to a dark rainy Manhattan night.
      • Romantic comedies are rarely anything more than the sort of vacuous entertainment one tosses into the DVD player in order to kill 100 or so minutes, then promptly forgets as soon as the end credits are rolling.
      • When the cameras stopped rolling, an astonishing four hundred kilometers of film had been recorded, totaling over 240 hours of footage.
    9. 2.9 (with reference to a machine, device, or system) operate or begin operating.
      （机器，装置，系统）运转；启动
      no object the cameras started to roll

      摄影机开始运转。

      with object roll the camera
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As the cameras roll, an attractive young woman sits at the newsdesk reading the autocue.
      • She forgot how to act when the cameras began rolling.
      • We see him stomping through sets, leaping through obstacles, and grabbing extras, making sure they are in the proper place when the cameras roll.
      • The planter was rolling at 6 a.m. every day and didn't stop until 11 p.m.
      • It was as though everybody had a huge argument right before the camera started rolling and could hardly wait to get back to their respective trailers.
      • As one might expect, this collection spotlights the massive amount of work that took place before the cameras even began rolling.
      • Were there any other issues that needed to be resolved before the cameras could roll?
      • I really want to just obey my own impulses when the camera's rolling.
      • The first plate is prepared, ink is spread on the rollers, paper is laid on the press bed and the machine rolls into action.
      • Then, just as the cameras were about to roll, I heard the devastating news: Doris had died in August.
      • After that there was an understanding that the cameras could be rolling at any time and any footage taken could potentially find its way into the film.
      • However, because the fight was brief, they kept the camera rolling.
      • He’ll shoot the flick between other projects, and plans to get the cameras rolling soon.
      • Working from a very loose story outline, the actors create their characters when the camera begins to roll.
      • He just placed seven cameras with infrared tape and microphones in different areas of his studio and let them roll.
    10. 2.10informal no object Start moving; take action.
      the coast's clear—let's roll
      Example sentencesExamples
      • "Come on guys, let's roll."
      • I really want to get rolling on it.
      • Blogging, as you will find out once you get rolling, requires thick skin and a level head.
      • You've never seen children so anxious to get rolling.
      • I really want to get rolling on my new movie.
      • Once you have plugged in your equipment, connected the unit to the power source, you're ready to roll!
      • The moment Ed Lake heard the words, he thought: All right. Let's roll!
      • If you two don't mind, it's time to roll!
      • Seconds later a man with a thin, frowning face said, 'Let's roll.'
    11. 2.11informal no object Behave in a particular way.
      that's just how I roll, guys—I'll smile until I physically can't
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Dads aren't worried if you forget them, that is the way we roll in the Dad world.
      • We hope you've gotten a glimpse of what we're about and how we roll.
      • "That's how I roll," he told us, popping the cap off a bottle and taking a long draw.
      • That comment is inappropriate: I don't know what website you think you are on, but that is not how we roll.
      • I told her I don't make financial decisions without consulting my husband: that's not how we roll.
      • I decide when I drink, ok? I don't care if it's a Saturday. That's how I roll.
      • One thing I won't apologize for is how geeky this episode is because that's how we roll here.
      • I'm going to write a blog post about it that'll live online forever, but that's just the way I roll.
      • I want an ICED latte, even in this cold weather. It's just how I roll.
      • For my first post I wanted to tell you guys that when it comes to SEO, this is how I roll.
      • We were at a professional sound studio - because that's just how we roll, you know.

  • 3with object and adverbial Turn (something flexible) over and over on itself to form a cylinder, tube, or ball.

    卷；绕；卷成筒形（或管状、球形）

    she started to roll up her sleeping bag

    她开始卷起睡袋。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Don looked up from the podium, rolling the drawing up.
    • The decision having been taken to clean and conserve the painting, it was removed from its frame and stretcher, rolled up, and transported to the conservation studios.
    • The oldest resident couple occupies the bed, with children and younger adults sleeping on reed mats on the floor; the mats are rolled up when not in use.
    • About 100 of these maps had been rolled up and were just sitting on top of a cabinet.
    • The sleeping mats had been rolled up and set against the wall and the folded blankets were stacked neatly upon a chair.
    • He got up and started rolling his sleeping bag up.
    • Colorful dish towels were rolled up and placed in a festive basket.
    • Shortly the tent was rolled up and strapped to the bottom of Gamal's pack.
    • You take the circular tortilla and then put a goodly dollop of salsa, or cream or whatever you like in the middle, some strips of chicken with onion and bell pepper, roll it up, fold over the ends and start enjoying.
    • She rolled the shirt into a ball and threw it into a garbage bag.
    • ‘It shouldn't be for a while,’ he replied, rolling the map back up and replacing it.
    • I had tried folding them, rolling them up, laying them flat, squishing them together until they were all wrinkled, but it just seemed impossible to fit that amount of clothes in such a small space.
    • The more tightly the tube is rolled up, the harder it becomes to see that it has a circular cross section, since this circular dimension gets smaller and smaller.
    • Some are roughly wrapped around wooden frames and screwed and bolted into place; others are cut into strips, which are then rolled up and fastened with plastic ties.
    • Paintings can be rolled and carried in a pocket.
    • He looks back at his usual table and sees Gilbert finish his coffee, roll up his paper, and exit.
    • I just nodded at him before beginning to roll up the blankets and tie them together.
    • With the hand scroll, a long horizontal painting, a combination of text and image is mounted onto a scroll and rolled up for storage.
    • He kept a bow for hunting purposes, and a blanket was rolled up behind him.
    • These flexible batteries can be rolled up, fit into corners, or embedded in thin plastic cards.
    • By the time they got there, though, the chairs were stacked, the rug had been rolled up, and the people were gone.
    • If a print is too large and has to be rolled and sent in a tube, it should be taken out immediately after it arrived at its destination.
    Synonyms
    wind, coil, furl, fold, curl
    twist
    1. 3.1roll something upwith object Fold the edge of a garment over on itself a number of times to shorten it.
      卷起
      she rolled up her sleeves to wash her hands

      她卷起袖子洗手。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The sleeves were rolled up to just below his elbows, giving me a glimpse of his toned, lightly tanned, and smoothly muscled forearms.
      • His sleeves were rolled up almost to the elbows.
      • His sleeves had been rolled up to his elbows, and he stared at me expectantly.
      • She had a towel around her neck and her sleeves were rolled up.
      • His sleeves were rolled up far enough to show varied tattoos.
      • The cuffs were rolled up almost to his elbows.
      • His sleeves were rolled up and his eyes ran over a piece of paper.
      • He rolled his sleeves up to his elbows.
      • His sleeves were rolled up to just below his elbows.
      • The first few buttons were unbuttoned and his sleeves were rolled up to the elbows.
      • Taking a deep breath, she rolled her sleeves up to the elbow.
      • His sleeves are rolled up as though he should be the one immersed in washing up.
      • The cuffs of his sleeves were rolled up nearly to his elbows, revealing minor scratches and cuts on his tan arms.
      • For some reason, his left sleeve was rolled up to his elbow, exposing his pale forearm.
      • One sleeve of his tunic was rolled up.
      • His shirt sleeves were rolled up, his collar unbuttoned, and his red tie hung loosely around his neck.
      • When Arthur comes in from work in his bib and brace, his sleeves are rolled up above his elbows, and I see the inside of his arms, the sinews and knotty veins.
      • He was dressed just like Wesley except his sleeves were rolled up instead of his pants and he wore a white shirt instead of a blue one.
      • Just one donation can save the life of more than one patient so you can make a real difference from the very first time you roll your sleeve up to give blood.
      • Then she asked me to roll my sleeves up again and I knew something was wrong.
      Synonyms
      fold (up), furl, wind up, coil (up), bundle up
    2. 3.2with object Make (something) by forming material into a cylinder or ball.
      把材料弄成圆柱形（或球形）而制成（某物）；卷成；滚成；搓成
      with two objects Harry rolled himself a joint

      哈里给自己卷了一个大麻烟卷。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Quickly and deftly he rolled a joint and lit it.
      • He sits hunched on his stool, rolling himself a cigarette.
      • She took out a packet of tobacco, rolled herself a cigarette and lit it from the candle that was burning on the table.
      • He rolled a spliff, left his house and began to walk towards Woolstone Road.
      • She rushes off with the first long-haired motorcyclist who looks like he knows how to roll a joint.
      Synonyms
      wind, coil, furl, fold, curl
    3. 3.3no object, with adverbial Curl up tightly.
      the shock made the hedgehog roll into a ball

      震动使刺猬蜷成一团。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Pull your knees into your chest, hugging them, and roll into a ball.
      • She rolled into a ball on the floor.
      • If you give an armadillo a fright, he'll stop, and drop, and roll up tight.
      Synonyms
      wind, coil, furl, fold, curl

  • 4with object and adverbial Flatten (something) by passing a roller over it or by passing it between rollers.

    压滚；辗；擀；滚平；烫平

    roll out the dough on a floured surface

    把生面团在有面粉的板上擀一下。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A very thin clay slab is made by rolling it between sheets of plastic wrap.
    • The pitch had been rolled flat.
    • By rolling down the cover crop in spring instead of mowing it, the cover crop takes longer to decompose and becomes a weed-suppressing mulch.
    • They learned how to roll cheese from a team of brawny factory workers who made fun of the tiny women even as they insisted on perfection.
    • On a lightly floured surface roll the pastry into a rectangle.
    Synonyms
    flatten, level, smooth
    even out

  • 5no object, with adverbial of direction (of a loud, deep sound) reverberate.

    the first peals of thunder rolled across the sky

    第一阵雷声隆隆响彻天空。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The sound rolls in like a terrible thunder: a booming and coruscating blast of noise that rumbles darkly and sparks with light.
    • But the lightening has flashed and the thunder rolled…
    • Captivated by the breathtaking scenery, his sensitive response to nature encapsulated his impression of the roar of the waves rolling into the cavern and the cries of the seabirds.
    • As thunder rolled in the distance, Jumabaev contacted the spirits and then began an extraordinary performance, entering a trance-like state as he sang for 40 minutes.
    • Lightning forked the sky outside and the thunder rolled down the hills in a tumble.
    • One night I heard the sound of thunder rolling in my direction.
    • The sound of a dull explosion rolled across the city.
    Synonyms
    rumble, reverberate, echo, re-echo, resound, boom, peal, roar, grumble
    1. 5.1with object Pronounce (a consonant, typically an r) with a trill.
      用颤音发出（辅音，尤其是r）
      when he wanted to emphasize a point he rolled his rrrs

      当他想强调某一点时，他就把r音发成颤音。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Croatian speakers are used to rolling the ‘r’ sound in all of the words in their Native language.
      • Her fake accent irritated me a bit -- particularly the way she rolled the letter R.
      • When he spoke, his peculiar way of rolling his r's made him difficult to understand.
      • Still, the group has spirit, and it is funny to hear some of the choristers dramatically rolling their r's while others sing the Latin text with an obvious American accent.
    2. 5.2with object Utter (a word or words) with a reverberating or vibratory effect.
      声音洪亮地说出
      he rolled the word round his mouth

      他声音洪亮地说出那个词。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘No,’ she said very slowly, rolling the denial on her tongue thickly.
      • He rolls his lines around in his mouth as if relishing their taste, and you can almost smell the bourbon and cigars on his breath when he talks.
      • He rolls each syllable of ‘Lo-li-ta’ across the tip of his tongue.
      • He rolls the word over in his mouth.
      • ‘She is goooorrrrrgeous, isn't she?’ he asks, rolling the words around in his mouth.
    3. 5.3 (of words) flow effortlessly or mellifluously.
      （词语）轻松自如说出；流畅地吐出
      the names of his colleagues rolled off his lips

      他流畅地逐一报出他同事们的名字。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The writing was excellent, with Verity's sarcastic one-liners to customers simply rolling off the tongue.
      • If he could, he would have let the words roll off his tongue.
      • They stuck together for years, and the names still roll off the tongue.
      • The company launched a huge branding campaign to get its name rolling off everyone's tongue.
      • The soft melodic lyrics roll off his tongue effortlessly.
      • The word " Liverpool " rolls off his tongue as if it were Eden.
      • That seems to be the question rolling off every tongue these days.
      • It rolls off the tongue and seems slightly mysterious and powerful.
      • The industry jargon that rolls off his tongue is that of a consummate marketer.
      • Portugal, Florida, Canada, and London roll off her tongue with ease.

  • 6informal Rob (someone, typically when they are intoxicated or asleep)

    〈非正式〉盗窃（某人，尤指喝醉或睡着的人）

    if you don't get drunk, you don't get rolled

    如果你不喝醉，你就不会被盗。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was rolled by a group of hooligans.
    • There are 32 hours I blacked out, but I think I mostly watched television and maybe rolled a liquor store.
    • She rolled a bank in Albuquerque.
    Synonyms
    steal from
noun rəʊlroʊl

  • 1A cylinder formed by winding flexible material round a tube or by turning it over and over on itself without folding.

    卷（或筒）状物

    a roll of carpet

    一卷地毯。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the past he has replicated rolls of floral-printed toilet paper in silk, modeled Tupperware cups of beeswax and created sponges of balsa wood.
    • Here are some new photos from the one roll of film which I just got back today.
    • I recently came across the first roll of film I ever shot.
    • When she visited Venice, she shot 40 rolls of film, took the film home and used her memory, the pictures and sketches of particular scenes to create a painting.
    • These body parts stand in relief against shadows gathering under the studio lights, the subject posed against a roll of white backdrop paper.
    • Simply attach black bin bags to the windows with your trusty roll of gaffer tape thereby preventing light leaking in.
    • The disadvantage of this kind of pantry storage is that it is not designed for bulkier items like multiple rolls of toilet paper or paper towels.
    • Several big rolls of reed matting, which must be building materials, are propped up against the walls of the central structure.
    • He buys paper in a roll and cuts it himself into 32-by 40-inch sheets.
    • Perforated cards began to replace barrels for fairground organs during the 19th century, and at about that time the player piano, with a punched paper roll, was introduced.
    • The basic materials are sheets of 20 x 28 inch poster board, glitter, Elmer's glue, foil from candy wrappers and rolls of Christmas paper.
    • It consists of a display of empty wood frames, piles of crates, rolls of canvas covered with brown pigment and charred-looking objects in wooden and cardboard boxes.
    • Within these sessions, the artists were given a roll of 16-mm film to shoot whatever they wanted.
    • He gives her the wrong roll of film, and in return, she gives him a fake phone number.
    • Bryce, after pausing quickly to grab the roll of film, ran after him.
    • From his satchel York pulled out a roll of duct tape.
    • People come with their rolls of film to this supermarket to have their snapshots developed.
    • I love to work with rolls of paper to make three-dimensional paper sculptures.
    • He said that he pictured him pulling the paper from a roll and cutting and tearing it where it suits him.
    • The Doctor was pulling a roll of duct tape out of the bag.
    • The fabric usually comes on 72-inch- wide rolls.
    Synonyms
    cylinder, tube, scroll
    bolt
    reel, spool
    1. 1.1 A cylindrical mass of something or a number of items arranged in a cylindrical shape.
      柱形物，一定数量的东西卷成的圆筒
      a roll of mints

      一卷薄荷糖。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I wonder if I should tell the others I still have a roll of candy in my pocket?
      • It looked like rolls of thick sausage on their stomachs.
      • Protruding out the open sides were thick rolls of flesh that undulated like two well-fed seals.
      • The left panel depicts a portion of a roll of shiny steel being formed at a factory.
      • Every wrinkle, blemish and bruise, every traitorous little roll of fat, remains intact.
      • They featured brightly colored birds and flowering trees hand-painted on rice papers that were glued together to form a roll.
      Synonyms
      cylinder, tube, scroll
    2. 1.2with modifier An item of food that is made by wrapping a flat sheet of pastry, cake, meat, or fish round a sweet or savoury filling.
      卷状食品；卷饼；面包卷；肉卷；鱼卷
      salmon and rice rolls

      大麻哈鱼米饭卷。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • They had bought a sausage roll each and held a bottle of pop in their hands.
      • Paola got her vegetable spring rolls with plum sauce.
      • He stares soulfully past the camera, on toward a catering truck where sushi rolls and ham sandwiches dwell side by side in harmony.
      • Other starters included soup, chicken wings, and mini vegetable spring rolls.
      • I am never eating another sausage roll as long as I live.
      • The little bistro offers excellent breakfasts of fluffy scrambled eggs, warm cinnamon rolls, and frothy lattes.
      • The processing plant now produces several types of dough and bread products, including its latest addition: a frozen cinnamon roll that can be microwaved.
      • They come to dine on the popular eatery's cinnamon rolls.
      • Casual classics such as fried clams, fish and chips and lobster rolls are transformed into elegant fare.
    3. 1.3Australian, North American A quantity of banknotes rolled together.
      〈北美，澳〉一卷钞票；钱
      I should eat out, enjoy the fat roll I'd taken out of my account

      我应该出去大吃一顿，好好享受我从账户上取出的大把钞票。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He pulls a roll of notes from his back pocket and peels off a tenner.
      • When she handed me a huge roll of cash I was shocked at the amount.
      • He pulled a huge roll of fifties and twenties from his pocket.
      • In his pocket was a roll of notes, his pay-off for the night's work.
      • He reached into his pocket and pulled out a roll of cash.
      Synonyms
      wad, bundle

  • 2A movement in which someone or something turns or is turned over on itself.

    滚动；打滚

    a roll of the dice

    骰子的滚动。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • An extra minutes play was signalled and in one last effort Laois threw their last roll of the dice.
    • Suddenly the art houses of America turned on him with a collective eye roll.
    • He continually plays to the courtroom audience with rolls of his eyes, rubbing his head, or agitated fanning of his face.
    • Rain drops, dices rolls, the clack of betting chips, and peasants working in the fields all make their own sort of music.
    • When the healthy horse stands up after a good roll, he will usually go for a nice run and may buck a few times.
    Synonyms
    throw, toss
    turn, rotation, revolution, spin
    1. 2.1 A gymnastic exercise in which a person tucks their head down and rolls their body in a forward or backwards circle on the floor.
      翻滚；翻筋斗
      I used my momentum and tucked into a roll
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She throws herself into a roll and ends up with legs and feet at all angles.
      • He does a little bit of gymnastics; he can even do a dive roll!
      • Although she excelled on multiple events, she is remembered by some most for her beam routines, which included some unusual skills at the time: a side roll and one arm handstand.
      • As part of our warm up, we were doing tumbles and on one of them (a reverse handstand into a roll) I stupidly hit my own face with my knee.
      • When it came to performing, I used to specialise in the solo exercises on the floor, which meant doing handstands, headstands, rolls, jumps, flips - everything.
      • Near the end of seventh grade the teacher in gym class had us run, jump over a hurdle, and land on a mat head first while doing a roll.
      • She started Hazel on some somersaults then dive rolls and had started on backwards walkovers, when she heard Hazel complain.
      • She sees stars wheel overhead, the world tumbling around her, and she turns her tumble into a roll.
    2. 2.2 A complete rotation by a flying aircraft about its longitudinal axis.
      飞机横滚，侧滚
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The flames engulfed the left wing before the plane went into a roll and crashed.
      • If you perform the roll on takeoff well, you'll still see some of Runway 10 ahead of you.
      • He was flying alone and performing rolls in a 1940s vintage plane when its wing touched the ground, causing the crash.
    3. 2.3mass noun A swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle round an axis parallel to the direction of motion.
      （船只，车辆）横摇；左右摇晃；（飞机）横滚，侧滚
      the car corners capably with a minimum of roll

      这辆车转弯灵活，摇晃幅度很小。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • At every roll of the boat the water would rush in.
      • The chassis displays impressive levels of composure and minimal roll through the turns.
      • The system can directly measure the roll of the vehicle frame as it passes over such terrain.
      • On the first night only two out of 48 remained at dinner, the rest having succumbed to the pitching roll of the boat.
      • Three on-board computers must adjust the plane's pitch and roll 40 times a second.
      Synonyms
      rocking, tossing, lurching, pitching, plunging, swaying

  • 3A prolonged, deep, reverberating sound.

    隆隆声，轰响声；擂鼓声

    thunder exploded, roll after roll

    雷声隆隆，一阵接一阵。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A sudden roll of thunder rumbled over the meadow.
    • She listened to the crash and roll of the surf below.
    • The booming roll of thunder shattered the tranquility of the forest.
    • Dark clouds gathered, there was the distant, yet unmistakable roll of thunder.
    • A loud roll of thunder filled the air of the streets of the city.
    Synonyms
    rumble, reverberation, echo, boom, thunder, thunderclap, clap, crack, roar, grumble
    tattoo, rataplan
    1. 3.1Music One of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of a sustained, rapid alternation of single or double strokes of each stick.
      〔乐〕（鼓的）单击（或双击）快速滚奏
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Remember, you are not limited to playing a roll on the snare drum!
      • Learn how to play a six stroke roll on the drums in this free video music lesson.
      • The orchestral instrument uses softer beaters, like giant timpani sticks, often double-ended so that a roll may be played one-handed by twisting the wrist.
      • A roll can't just be thrown in, it's got to be in time with the music.

  • 4A very small loaf of bread, to be eaten by one person.

    soup with a roll
    a bacon roll

    一个熏咸肉馅小面包。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She grabbed the bag, then stuffed a bread roll into her mouth.
    • We make 150 different types of breads and rolls out of this plant.
    • The bakery produces organic breads, rolls, and cookies.
    • The movie ends with the purchase of warm rolls at dawn.
    • The organic burgers and all-beef polish sausages will be served with organic condiments on organic rolls.
    • The baker used to be up early baking gorgeous, hot crusty rolls for breakfast.

  • 5An official list or register of names.

    名单；花名册；目录

    the school had no one by his name on its roll
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Of the 322 plants in 1999, 140 were listed on the Brazilian export roll.
    • Eventually, the buildings will be leased or sold, putting untaxed property back on the tax rolls.
    • He wasn't a class officer or an honor roll geek, but he was certainly above average in just about everything he did.
    • I worry about incremental reforms that take so many people off the tax rolls in order to make them politically palatable.
    • Mysterious extra voters appeared on the voting rolls in some constituencies.
    • The new buildings erected in the 1960s and 1970s were needed to accommodate the swelling numbers on the school roll.
    • Nicholas, 16, is an honor roll high school student.
    • However, the 1503-5 membership rolls are among the few fortunate survivors from a once larger archive.
    • Their names read like a roll of the literary and artistic talents of that brilliant age.
    • Such responsibility and stewardship seems to characterize these and all the other projects in this year's honor roll.
    Synonyms
    list, register, listing, directory, record, file, index, catalogue, inventory
    census
    1. 5.1 The total number of names on a roll.
      （名单上的）总人数
      a review of secondary schools to assess the effects of falling rolls

      对中学进行考察以评估学生人数下降带来的影响。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Schools which parents perceive to be ‘good’ are able to expand their pupil roll, while other schools may face declining rolls.
      • Township School also began to experience a dramatic fall in the roll, from 1200 in the mid seventies to 500 in the early nineties.
      • She said she would support the proposal because of concern about the falling school rolls.
      • This is not a case of falling school rolls and a declining area.
      • For dairy, which employed nearly 137,000 people three years ago, employment rolls are expected to fall 9.3 percent in the next seven years.
      Synonyms
      number, count, tally, total, running total, sum total, grand total, sum, score, reckoning, enumeration, register, record, inventory, list, listing, account, roster, index, directory
    2. 5.2 A document, typically an official record, historically kept in scroll form.
      公文；案卷
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Illuminated manuscripts are handwritten books or rolls with painted decoration and illustration.
      • Each inventory consists of a vellum roll listing the contents of the house room by room, in more or less detail, with estimated total values given for each room.
      • They also occur for his father, John Ashby, in a roll dated c.1480-1500.
      • The roll appears to have been commissioned by one Sir Thomas Chaworth in the 1320s and passed by descent until sold privately by the Chaworth Musters family in 1988.
      Synonyms
      records, annals, chronicles, registers, accounts

  • 6mass noun Undulation of the landscape.

    （地形的）绵延起伏

    hidden by the roll of the land was a refinery

    在绵延起伏的土地后面是一家精炼厂。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This parkland-styled course has tree-lined fairways that follow the gentle roll of the surrounding topography.
    • The land is good for growing trees and better for pastures than crop farming because of the land's roll.
    • The neatly planted rows of corn and sugar beets accentuate the gentle roll of the landscape.
    • The dip and roll of the country conceals low hills topped by historic towns.
    • The gentle roll of the hills pleases the senses.

  • 7A roller for flattening something, especially one used to shape metal in a rolling mill.

    滚轧机；碾压机；压路机；辊轧机（尤指辊钢机）

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The heated bars pass through the rolls seven to eight times.
    • Steel sheets are manufactured in a rolling process where the rolls are used to reduce the sheet thickness and to achieve the desired surface characteristics.
    • The heated billets (short lengths of red hot steel) shoot out of the reheating furnace and are caught by the fettlers, men equipped with large pincers, and fed manually into the mill roll.
    • As the sheets of metal pass through the rolls, they are squeezed thinner and extruded through the gap between the rolls.

Phrases

  • a roll in the hay (or the sack)

    • informal An act of sexual intercourse.

      〈非正式〉性交，野合

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He encounters the sheriff's daughter, with whom he enjoys a roll in the hay.
      • He wouldn't have minded a roll in the hay with her anytime she was ready and willing.
      • But if Kyle was just out for a roll in the hay, why hadn't he taken that blonde up on her offer?
      • She just had no sexual appetite and her husband was complaining bitterly about the infrequent rolls in the hay.
      • Dad said he always fancied giving Carrie a roll in the hay, which kind of put me off her a bit.
      • I doused the fire with a bucket of sand I keep nearby at all times and headed across the hall to see if she was still game for a roll in the hay.
      • She didn't intend to give him the impression she was ready for a roll in the sack.
      • Kip sadly realizes that a fourth roll in the hay will not be imminent.
      • I think most people are having a lot of trouble sleeping and there is nothing like a good roll in the hay to send you off to sleep.
      • She'd been enjoying regular rolls in the hay with the England manager.

  • be rolling in it (or in money)

    • informal Be very rich.

      〈非正式〉非常富有，在钱里打滚

      he was a tycoon and must have been rolling in money
      Example sentencesExamples
      • On the day she gets out of jail, Liam, now rolling in money, takes her to a posh apartment in the best part of town and gives her the keys.
      • It's not like Mom was rolling in money.
      • I am rolling in money, and my love life is even looking up.
      • But in case you thought the local authority was rolling in money, then think again.
      • I don't want people to feel that the Government is rolling in money.
      • He's some successful advertising executive in Los Angeles now, and positively rolling in money.
      • Jayde's family is not rolling in money, but they're not poor.
      • The common perception that farmers are rolling in money, could not be further from the truth.
      • At the same time, people see where you are, at the top of the League, and people think the club must be rolling in money again.
      • Unlike the greater part of Harcourt Academy, I am not rolling in money, and do not have a money tree growing in my back yard.

  • on a roll

    • informal Experiencing a prolonged spell of success or good luck.

      〈非正式〉连连获胜；连续交好运

      the organization is on a roll

      这个组织接二连三地走运。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • When big-budget shows can be this fun, you know that rock music is once again on a roll.
      • The multi-prize winning young cellist is on a roll.
      • It is no secret that the photography market is on a roll.
      • New Zealand film is apparently on a roll according to our media.
      • He is keen that he shouldn't be perceived as turning his back on British theatre, which he feels is on a roll.
      • The band are certainly on a roll and they're rocking all the way.
      • With his last few albums, he has been on a roll, consistently producing jazz of the very highest standard.
      • All the smaller underground clubs are on a roll and the commercialised side of dance music is starting to wane.
      • The film marks something of a coup for Newmarket, who appear to be on a roll, having backed some of the hottest independent films of the year so far.
      • Sinatra had been on a roll since his breakthrough part in From Here To Eternity.
      Synonyms
      thriving, doing well, prospering, buoyant, expanding, flourishing, successful, strong, vigorous, productive, profitable, booming, burgeoning, fruitful, roaring, golden, palmy

  • rolled into one

    • (of characteristics drawn from different people or things) combined in one person or thing.

      （把不同的人或物的特点）合为一体的

      banks are several businesses rolled into one

      银行是合为一体的几种不同企业。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • They can be a movie director, designer, inventor, animator and artist rolled into one.
      • Shot in black and white with dramatic and significant flashes of colour it's three stories rolled into one.
      • The online company certainly has changed, but even now it is a hybrid: a bookstore, magazine and electronic agora all rolled into one.
      • He's a wise sage, a joker, a politico, an eccentric artist, a culture buff and a visionary rolled into one.
      • The epistolary form in which the novel is written is many things rolled into one.
      • It is a cleverly constructed spin on the life of Shakespeare, a period drama and romantic comedy rolled into one.
      • It's a tone poem, a scathing indictment of the Texas public health system, a tragedy, and a music video all rolled into one.
      • The film is both an action and a survival story rolled into one.
      • It is essentially three movies rolled into one: a traditional superhero story, a coming-of-age tale, and a romance.
      • It tries desperately to be a comedy, a romance, a drama, and a musical all rolled into one.

  • rolling drunk

    • So drunk as to be swaying or staggering.

      醉得步态蹒跚

      two blokes coming out of a pub rolling drunk
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Archie and I would then join the candidate in getting rolling drunk.
      • On the Saturday morning, my mother rang the site and the head of security told her I was rolling drunk and knocking people over, but there is no way I was.
      • They get rolling drunk and throw up on the carpet.
      • Fears were being expressed that the occasion might be ruined by people falling out of pubs and rolling drunk into the graveyard.
      • 'She kept drinking cosmopolitans, and when she got to the event she was rolling drunk.
      Synonyms
      intoxicated, inebriated, drunken, befuddled, incapable, tipsy, the worse for drink, under the influence, maudlin

  • rolling in the aisles

    • informal (of an audience) laughing uncontrollably.

      〈非正式〉（观众）笑得东倒西歪；捧腹大笑

      the new comedy series had them rolling in the aisles
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The kooky comedy may have had 'em rolling in the aisles forty years ago, but today the humor feels a trifle campy and seriously dated.
      • Surely by now, you must be rolling in the aisles?
      • But she also has us, if not rolling in the aisles, giggling occasionally.
      • There are a few decent jokes, but nothing that'll have you rolling in the aisles with splitting sides.
      • That kind of stuff is guaranteed to have viewers rolling in the aisles.
      • If you're rolling in the aisles, convulsed with laughter, it doesn't matter how inane the material is.
      • To be fair, this is just the kind of lowbrow humor that will have junior high and high school students rolling in the aisles.
      • He was rolling in the aisle at their antics.
      • A hilarious Elvis impersonation show left the audience rolling in the aisles.
      • He had them rolling in the aisles at his hilarious asides and unscripted ad-libs.

  • roll of honour

    • A list of people whose deeds or achievements are honoured, or who have died in battle.

      荣誉名册

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Thousands of motorcyclists participated in the Star Rider programme developed by Fingal County Council that topped the roll of honour at the Irish Road Safety Endeavour Awards.
      • I hope all their names are on some roll of honor somewhere.
      • It is traditional for new fellows of the society to walk to the podium in the large meeting room that dominates the building in order to sign the roll of honor and shake the president's hand.
      • It's a roll of honour of historical figures over the last 300, 400 years, from Gandhi to Margaret Thatcher.
      • They've never nailed their name to the European Cup roll of honour.
      • A roll of honor was inscribed to one side, bearing the names of every man who had played for the Squad in the last hundred years.
      • The professor, with the help of many colleagues acknowledged in a list that reads like a roll of honour for services to the real and now threatened NHS, has written a brave, necessary book.
      • All individual and company contributors, except for those desiring to remain anonymous, will be recognized in writing every year in the form of a foundation roll of honor.
      • The roll of honour includes luminaries such as Theodor Mommsen, Max Planck, Albert Einstein and Werner Heisenberg.
      • The roll of honour includes many hugely respected figures from Britain's past including William Shakespeare, Horatio Nelson and Charles Darwin.

  • roll one's own

    • informal Make one's own cigarettes from loose tobacco.

      〈非正式〉自己卷纸烟

      Example sentencesExamples
      • My father taught me how to roll my own when I was thirteen, but even back on the ship I didn't smoke much.
      • He has smoked for 55 years, for many years he rolled his own, and later switched to 2-3 packs/day.
      • As the settlement exerts a greater effect and cigarette prices rise, some smokers may switch from full-price to discount brands or roll their own, at least for a while.
      • No need to roll your own because they've already rolled some for you, prepackaged in 5s and 10s, and without a huge government health warning all over the packet.
      • Plus, and this is a big plus, you don't smoke as much tobacco when you roll your own.

  • roll up one's sleeves

    • Prepare to fight or work.

      准备战斗；准备大干

      my father said he would roll up his sleeves and take on anyone who laid a finger on us
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He woke up every day anxious to get to work, roll up his sleeves and fight for American farmers and their cooperatives.
      • Young people on a deprived Shipley estate have been praised for rolling up their sleeves and sprucing up a derelict site to make way for a new youth club.
      • If there's a problem or an issue needs tackling, she just can't help rolling up her sleeves and getting stuck in.
      • Why the men haven't been rolling up their sleeves and doing their bit is not entirely clear.
      • We are prepared to roll up our sleeves and work for as long as necessary to make progress.
      • I will be a prime minister who rolls up his sleeves and gets things done.
      • Be prepared to roll up your sleeves and get down to business.
      • He is prepared to roll up his sleeves and get stuck in.
      • I am not afraid of rolling up my sleeves and tackling these issues.
      • ‘Together we will have to roll up our sleeves and begin to work together to make the district municipality the hottest economic development prospect,’ he said.
      Synonyms
      begin, start, make a start on, go about, set to, get to work on, get down to, get going on, embark on, tackle, attack, address oneself to, buckle down to, undertake

  • roll with the punches

    • 1(of a boxer) move one's body away from an opponent's blows so as to lessen the impact.

      （拳击手）闪身躲避打击

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Least I forget, he was slipping punches or rolling with the punches to diminish their impact.
      • His technique was to roll with the punches.
      • Some nights, like his fight with Davey Moore, he'd roll with the punches.
      1. 1.1Adapt oneself to adverse circumstances.
        〈喻〉使自己适应逆境
        Example sentencesExamples
        • He kind of just rolls with the punches and sees things for what they are.
        • And so far the business community seems to be rolling with the punches.
        • By devoting time, energy, and commitment to something besides work, it will be much easier to roll with the punches at the office.
        • His limited experience with Angie had taught him that the best way to deal with her was to just roll with the punches.
        • Arguably, Ireland has rolled with the punches and adapted to necessary change.
        • But they are experts and know what to do to roll with the punches.
        • Be realistic about your expectations and allow yourself to roll with the punches.
        • As long as you stay aware of your spending and realize the ramifications of all your actions, you can roll with the punches and alter your plans to accommodate any needed changes.
        • Edward rolled with the punches; he accepted the new statutes imposed on him in Parliament, only to repeal them once Parliament had been dissolved.
        • As the following seven cases demonstrate, rolling with the punches is good business.

  • strike someone off the roll

    • Debar a solicitor from practising as a penalty for dishonesty or other misconduct.

      〈英〉（因不诚实或其他不端行为）禁止（律师）开业；把（律师）除名

      Example sentencesExamples
      • An application was also brought against Nelson Mandela in 1954 by the then Transvaal Law Society to strike him off the roll of attorneys, but he successfully defended the application.
      • That was the end of any correspondence with the Law Society or any further arguments about whether he would be struck off the roll.
      • The Tribunal made identical findings against myself and another Respondent but imposed wildly disparate penalties: I was struck off the roll whilst he was fined.

Phrasal Verbs

  • roll something back

    • Reverse the progress or reduce the power or importance of something.

      迫使后退；降低…的影响力（或重要性）

      the public sector of the economy has been rolled back

      经济的公共部门被削减了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The protesters said if the decision of the government was not rolled back by August 1, they would be compelled to intensify the agitation.
      • And it's thoroughly foolhardy to roll the changes back, with all the attendant chaos, merely to reimplement them in another six months, even if such a thing could be accomplished.
      • Shouldn't we be asking what we need to do to roll it back before it crosses over to majority status?
      • The great supporters of human rights during the Cold War now quite readily either roll them back in their own countries or encourage others to do so and turn a blind eye.
      • Spending increases are becoming ingrained and it will be politically very difficult to roll them back.
      • ‘Every victory we won can be rolled back in just a few years,’ he said.
      • You say it shouldn't be accepted, but can we hope to roll it back?
      • Fourteen countries report new cases of polio - stark proof that scientific advances can be rolled back, given enough bad policy.
      • Many of the gains made in the last 30 years have been rolled back.
      • As the welfare state is rolled back, it is vital consumers can come to rely on the financial industry's ability to deliver pensions and insurances in the same way we used to rely on the state.

  • roll in

    • 1Be received in large amounts.

      〈非正式〉滚滚而来，大量获得（钱）

      the money was rolling in

      金钱滚滚而来。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Through it all, they prospered financially as donations to the cause rolled in.
      • Good crops or bad, high yields or low - it hardly matters, the checks roll in from the federal government, the biggest payroll in farm country.
      • Now all 20th Century Fox had to do was wait for the money to start rolling in.
      • He's not incensed over the box office tallies his films garner; the dollars just keep rolling in.
      • It's a time-tested formula: take some young talented stars, throw them in a genre piece, and watch the money roll in.
      • As the drinks flow and the money rolls in, Moe takes credit for the creation and cuts Homer out completely.
      • The caveat, of course, was that their new office was a business and therefore they had to keep the profits rolling in.
      Synonyms
      pour in, flood in, flow in, stream in

    • 2Casually arrive at a place late.

      Steve rolled in about lunchtime

      史蒂夫大约在午餐时间才毫不在意地到来。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He rolled in at eight this morning.
      • I rolled in over an hour late.
      • She rolled in after 7pm again tonight.
      • A spirited ‘Five Days In May,’ followed as some stragglers still rolled in.
      Synonyms
      arrive, turn up, appear, walk in, make in an appearance, put in an appearance, show one's face

  • roll on

    • in imperativeUsed to indicate that one wants a particular time or event to come quickly.

      〈非正式〉但愿（某一时间或事件）快点来到

      roll on January!

      但愿一月快点来到！

      Example sentencesExamples
      • So roll on the blockbuster season and another round of Lara Croft shoot-em-ups!
      • Roll on next Tuesday.
      • Roll on next year!

  • roll something out

    • Officially launch or introduce a new product or service.

      把…投放市场；推出

      the firm rolled out its newest generation of supercomputers

      公司把最新一代的超级计算机投放市场。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Starting in June, the product line will be rolled out to grocery stores nationwide.
      • The new products will be rolled out over the course of the fourth calendar quarter.
      • The new passports will be rolled out over a six month period after which production of non-biometric passports will stop.
      • This kind of testing should continue right up to deployment, so that there are no surprises when the application is rolled out onto the production network.
      • These issues will become more significant as new services are rolled out.
      • This has meant it has been able to roll the service out to the entire country much more quickly than its rivals and at lower cost.
      • And if it proves to be successful the scheme will be rolled out across the borough and may lead to other council services being devolved in the future.
      • Since the launch, new applications have been rolled out gradually.
      • He said people's fears in relation to electronic voting should be allayed as the new service is rolled out in the run-up to election day.
      • The group submitted a business plan to the Department of Health last summer on how the service could be rolled out, but there is still no indication when this will happen.
      Synonyms
      launch, introduce, organize, start, begin, embark on, usher in, initiate, put in place, instigate, institute, inaugurate, set up, bring out, open, get under way, set in motion, get going

  • roll something over

    • 1Contrive or extend a particular financial arrangement.

      〔财政〕策划（某一特定的）财务约定；延长财务约定

      this is not a good time for rolling over corporate debt

      这不是延期支付公司债务的合适时间。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Normally, trust companies roll these bonds over when they mature instead of redeeming them.
      • You can remove these contributions from the plan tax-free before rolling the money over, although other penalties could apply.
      • When payday comes, a clerk asks the applicant if hear she would like to roll the loan over to the next pay period.
      • The government announced last week it would roll the debt over to the next financial year.
      • If you have not used last year's allowance, you can roll it over for one year only.
      1. 1.1British Carry over prize money in a lottery from one draw to the next, typically because the jackpot has not been won.
        〈英〉（尤指因无人中奖而）使彩票奖金累积

  • roll up

    • 1Arrive.

      〈非正式〉到达，到场

      we rolled up at the same time

      我们同时到达。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The bus rolls up to the porticoed entrance, literally bypassing the parking and traffic problems that the foundation's neighbors have been suing about.
      • One afternoon, while writing their names in wet cement, a car rolls up beside them and a man, claiming to be a cop, steps out.
      • With perfect timing, friendly Mick Taylor rolls up in his truck to save the day - except that the three young tourists are about to be led on a horrific journey into outback Australia's wildest heart of darkness.
      • On the verge of his big break, Austin is house-sitting his mother's home in LA when Lee rolls up out of the desert like a bad mirage.
      • When she rolls up to the house of the preternaturally nasty John at one point in the film, she seems genuinely surprised at his explosive reaction to her sudden intrusion.
      Synonyms
      arrive, come, turn up, appear, make in an appearance, put in an appearance, show one's face
      1. 1.1in imperativeUsed to encourage passers-by to look at or participate in something, typically at a fairground.
        进来（尤用于招呼路人观看某物或参与某事，多指请入露天游乐场）
        roll up, roll up, for all the fun of the fair

        进来吧，进来吧，展览会里乐趣多。

        Example sentencesExamples
        • Rather, we are bidden, in the prologue, to roll up and be entertained, to ‘come to the cabaret’, or, more properly, the circus, with its acrobatic performances, and its parade of exotic animals.
        • Roll up, roll up and see the freak show.
        • Roll up, roll up: the circus is coming to town.
        • He was just ringing a bell, shouting ‘Roll up, roll up to the Big Top.’
        • Roll up, roll up, its the greatest show on earth!

  • roll something up

    • Drive the flank of an enemy line back and round so that the line is shortened or surrounded.

      〔军〕翼侧卷击（敌方阵线）

      Example sentencesExamples
      • We had arrived in a great position to roll them up from the flank.
      • The most dangerous situation is to be drawn deep in among buildings where the enemy can ambush the attack and roll it up.
      • Unable to roll the line up, Rommel needed to break through it to get supplies to his armour, fighting hard to its east.

Derivatives

  • rollable

    • adjective
    • Postings described such things as a Web-based system for taking opinion polls; a laboratory bench that prints documents; and a heated, rollable pad for covering a sidewalk before a snowstorm.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The company will demonstrate rollable displays for use in the mobile devices at the conference, which opens tomorrow.
      • Spy cameras small enough to peep out a button hole, long enough to extend through a wall between two hotel rooms and rollable to move over documents will be displayed.
      • The company has announced that it will start developing rollable displays in earnest.
      • I could almost smell freedom tantalizingly wafting past as I walked to my bus stop, my twenty-pound rollable backpack rumbling along behind me, carrying my textbooks.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French rolle (noun), roller (verb), from Latin rotulus 'a roll', variant of rotula 'little wheel', diminutive of rota.

  • Roll goes back ultimately to Latin rotula ‘little wheel’ and is related to an actor's part or role in a play or film, which entered English from French roule ‘roll’, referring to the roll of paper on which the part would originally have been written. Enrol (Late Middle English) originally referred to the names being written on the roll. If you roll with the punches (mid 20th century) you adapt yourself to difficult circumstances. The image here is of a boxer moving their body away from an opponent's blows so as to lessen the impact. A rolling stone is someone who does not settle in one place for long. The expression comes from the proverb which has been around in various languages from at least the 15th century, that a rolling stone gathers no moss. The Rolling Stones took their name not directly from the proverb but from a song by the US blues musician Muddy Waters.

Rhymes

barcarole, bole, bowl, cajole, coal, Cole, condole, console, control, dhole, dole, droll, enrol (US enroll), extol, foal, goal, hole, Joel, knoll, kohl, mol, mole, Nicole, parol, parole, patrol, pole, poll, prole, rôle, scroll, Seoul, shoal, skoal, sole, soul, stole, stroll, thole, Tirol, toad-in-the-hole, toll, troll, vole, whole
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phr.
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Definition of roll in US English:

roll

verbroʊlrōl

  • 1Move or cause to move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis.

    （使）滚动；（使）打滚

    no object, with adverbial of direction the car rolled down into a ditch
    with object and adverbial of direction she rolled the ball across the floor
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Why the law of momentum conservation is not violated when a ball rolls down a hill and gains momentum?
    • A ball rolls slowly into the frame, its impetus unseen.
    • The gods had condemned him to ceaselessly roll a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight.
    • The United midfielder rolled the ball back for Andy Cole who crashed a shot into the net.
    • One shocking scene shows street children assaulting a wino and gleefully rolling him down the stairs, punishment for his spiritual and physical corruption.
    • Aiming carefully, she took the shot and the ball rolled to a stop about a foot from the hole.
    • In the opening sequence, a huge boulder rolls down the hillside, barely missing him and landing in the swimming pool.
    • After a few moments, Meagan saw the ball slowly rolling away near the swings.
    • She laughingly recalled a day when Pearl, then in her thirties, had inexplicably rolled a large rock into the living room of the house where she and other children were playing.
    • Their efforts were rewarded just two minutes from time when the ball was rolled back to Bullock some 25 yards from goal.
    • This all just happens, like a boulder rolling downhill, but without any sense of danger.
    • Facing each other, the female rolls the egg from a furry fold in her abdomen to the male who balances it on his toes and slips his coat over it to keep it warm.
    • This can result in a loss of operational control, with the wheel possibly rolling away from the unit and injuring bystanders.
    • He was filmed throwing about five stones and rolling a beer barrel down the hill towards the police line.
    • Spectacularly, sweets rolled in all directions, across the floor and underneath the chairs.
    • Michael and his friends take out their rage on the teacher by duct-taping him to his chair and repeatedly rolling him across the floor.
    • But the car is already wrecked against a tree, and a beach ball rolls away from it.
    Synonyms
    turn round and round, go round and round, turn over and over, spin, rotate
    1. 1.1 Turn or cause to turn over to face a different direction.
      （使）翻身；（使）翻转；（使）侧转
      no object she rolled onto her side

      她翻身侧卧。

      with object they rolled him over onto his back

      他们使他翻身仰卧。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • She slipped between sheets squeaky with cold, pinched at my hand, a perfunctory touch, and rolled away onto her side.
      • I had to roll partially onto my side to work the keys out of my suit jacket pocket.
      • Roll the casualty onto one side, keeping the legs straight.
      • Some time later he felt a hand shaking him, then rolling him onto his back.
      • I rolled him onto his side.
      • He needed an oxygen machine to help him breathe and a team of nurses to roll him over in bed.
      • Rolling onto her back, Emma put the phone to her ear.
      • Quickly I rolled her over to keep her from choking.
      • I heard the door open, and I rolled onto my side and looked.
      • Sean took a look at him and said, "Yup, he's burnt real bad, roll him over".
      • Sadie groaned and rolled onto her side.
      • I rolled off to the left, he to the right, so we ended up on our sides, facing each other.
      • I gently slid my hands under her shoulder and slowly rolled her onto her back.
      • I stretched my legs and rolled onto my stomach.
      • He rolled onto his belly and pressed his face in the wet grass and giggled.
      • She shrugged, and then rolled off to her side, yawning and falling asleep.
      • Rolling onto her stomach, Elizabeth closed her eyes in an effort to lull her body to sleep.
      • I sighed and rolled onto my stomach, lying face down on the cot.
      • She stretched her arms over her head, rolling onto her back.
      • I rolled onto my stomach and lay there for a while.
    2. 1.2with object Turn (one's eyes) upward, typically to show surprise or disapproval.
      （尤指表示惊奇，不赞同时）（眼睛）转动，旋转；向上翻动
      Sarah rolled her eyes

      萨拉眼睛骨碌碌地转。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • By the end the preposterous level of interaction between these characters left me rolling my eyes.
      • The actor just rolls his eyes and makes the occasional face.
      • That moment also happens to be the precise moment I stopped even trying not to laugh, chuckling to myself and rolling my eyes.
      • Many of my comrades rolled their eyes when I complained about the film's glaring lack of substance.
      • It was enough to leave me rolling my eyes every time it resurfaced.
      • Nothing says humiliation like having a group of kids roll their eyes and point at you, disappointed that your lanky body will be gracing their team.
      • The director also sounds like he's rolling his eyes when he instructs the actor repeatedly to talk directly into the mic.
      • Instead of continuing the ‘cute’ idea and reinforcing the scene, the music made me roll my eyes instead.
      • If you could find a woman who would watch it with you, from beginning to end, without rolling her eyes, then she was a keeper.
      • High art pretensions caused her to roll her eyes.
      • What I wanted to know most was, when women watch this film, are they going to be rolling their eyes?
      • In the case of The Sound of Music, there were only four or five times in the film I rolled my eyes at what I consider inane instances of singing.
      • My favourite moment in the film is when Marto says he could give up the drugs easily and his girlfriend rolls her eyes.
      • It will make you roll your eyes, but that is part of the enjoyment.
      • This is ludicrous, and you may feel the urge to simultaneously roll your eyes, laugh out loud, and change the channel.
      • But you may find yourself rolling your eyes at some of the old-fashioned attitudes and experiences that the characters must face.
      • They roll their eyes and shake their heads in disbelief.
      • The two live their lives, basically coexisting, with dad usually slinging barbs at his son, telling him to work harder and study more, and with son usually rolling his eyes, sighing audibly, and driving his Jeep.
      • I spent a good amount of time rolling my eyes, which frightened me because I worried my contacts would get stuck behind my eyeballs.
      • At other times I rolled my eyes, although not that much.
    3. 1.3no object, with adverbial (of a person or animal) lie down and turn over and over while remaining in the same place.
      （人，动物）在原地打滚
      the buffalo rolled in the dust

      水牛在尘土中打滚。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I must have spent 10 or 15 minutes rolling on the floor in agony.
      • He grinds his teeth, barks like a dog and rolls around on the carpet.
      • I had stopped some of my childhood fun such as running with the village boys and catching fish and rolling in the dirt and had started acting more like a young woman.
      • They wound up rolling around on the floor.
      • The dog rolled on the ground.
      • The finale was energetic with all the dancers rolling on the ground.
      • Nina got down and rolled in the grass to muss her hair and rumple her clothes.
    4. 1.4no object (of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) rock or oscillate around an axis parallel to the direction of motion.
      （船只，车辆）横摇；左右摇晃；（飞机）横滚，侧滚
      the ship pitched and rolled

      这只船颠簸摇晃。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The boat rolled and nodded gently.
      • The aircraft rolled off to the left prior to slicing nose low to 90 degrees down.
      • Our boarding party had to get aboard a ship rolling and heaving in large seas.
      Synonyms
      lurch, toss, rock, pitch, plunge, sway, reel, list, keel, wallow, labour, make heavy weather
    5. 1.5no object, with adverbial Move along or from side to side unsteadily or uncontrollably.
      摇晃着行进；蹒跚地走
      they were rolling about with laughter

      他们笑得摇摇晃晃地走着。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • All you could hear were people rolling around with laughter.
      • Within a matter of minutes Scott and I are pretty much rolling around the place.
      • The moment I tried it I was rolling all over the place.
      Synonyms
      stagger, lurch, reel, sway, pitch, totter, teeter, wobble
    6. 1.6North American informal with object Overturn (a vehicle)
      〈北美，非正式〉使（车）翻身，使翻车
      he rolled his Mercedes in a 100 mph crash

      他的梅塞德斯牌汽车在每小时100英里的情况下撞了车，结果翻掉了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • She fell asleep at the wheel, rolled her sports car, and ended up in a ditch.
      • He hit the kerb and rolled his car.
      • It was really scary rolling the car like that.
      • One of our guys rolled his oversize truck on a residential street in front of a visiting dignitary.
      • He began drinking heavily, and after one sodden evening at a local bar he rolled his car on the highway.
    7. 1.7with object Throw (a die or dice).
      掷（骰子）
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As he put it, he had rolled his dice and he had lost.
      • As they roll the dice, a window in the middle of the game delivers decidedly sinister messages.
      • Before Leah could roll the dice an ominous knock was heard at the door.
      • I rolled the dice, hoping for a high number.
      • He rolls the dice and it hits a 1.
    8. 1.8with object Obtain (a particular score) by throwing a die or dice.
      掷出（骰子数）
      roll a 2, 3, or 12

      掷骰子得了2点，3点或12点。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • If a player rolled a twelve, he collected all the coins on the board.
      • From now on, if anyone rolls a double-one or a double-six, all moves are reversed for the next turn, okay?
      • The odds of rolling a six with one die are 1 in six.

  • 2no object, with adverbial of direction (of a vehicle) move or run on wheels.

    （车辆）行驶

    the van was rolling along the highway

    运货车沿着车道行驶。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As the tanks roll into town Charlotte is forced to decide whose safety matters most.
    • But as they tear down the dirt roads in the dead of night, a truck rolls out of nowhere, they lose control, and their car ends up in a ditch.
    • Residents said tanks rolled down their street firing into their homes.
    • Cross the border into the East, and you could meet tanks rolling down the street.
    • There follows a four and a half minute high-angle shot of a carriage wheel rolling along a dirt road, while a male voice-over narration reads a letter the novelist had written to his daughter.
    • A pickup truck rolls down a dark highway.
    Synonyms
    travel, go, move, pass, cruise, be carried, be conveyed, sweep
    1. 2.1with object and adverbial of direction Move or push (a wheeled object)
      推（有轮子的物体）
      Pat rolled the cart back and forth
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As I rolled the shopping cart toward the front door to exit the store, a bell went off.
      • For a while, he joined the kid on the floor, rolling the toy truck across the room and watching the small boy run after it jubilantly.
      • He rolled the bike out of the back of his truck.
      • Isabelle was nervously rolling her skates back and forth.
      • Today you can still step right off the train and roll your suitcase up the flower-lined path to the hotel.
      • The trashcan is wheeled, so the whole can be lifted and rolled, though it would require some effort.
      Synonyms
      wheel, push, trundle
    2. 2.2roll something up/down Make a car window or a window blind move up or down.
      把车窗（或百叶窗）摇上/摇下
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He rolled the windows down and turned the radio up.
      • He leaned over and rolled down the passenger side window in one fluid motion.
      • As the police officer walked toward her, she rolled her window down and smiled politely.
      • He rolls the window down and puts on his seat belt.
      • It was a hot night and so they rolled the windows down to cool off.
    3. 2.3 (of a drop of liquid) flow.
      （液滴）滚落
      huge tears rolled down her cheeks

      大滴大滴的泪珠顺着她的脸颊滚落。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • A bead of sweat rolled down her face, and she swallowed hard.
      • The Princess stopped crying and looked prettily up at the shopkeeper, letting just one tear roll down her cheek.
      • His eyes glisten as tears roll gently down his cheek.
      • She sniffled and hugged him tightly, tears rolling slowly down her cheeks.
      • She was shaking now, tears slowly rolling down her flushed cheeks.
      • She glanced over at the fat lord, beads of sweat rolling down his face.
      • When a droplet grows larger than a bump and touches the slippery surroundings, it rolls off, down to the beetle's mouth.
      • As the movie started, tears began to roll down my cheeks.
      • I had awakened from a nightmare with beads of sweat rolling down my face.
      • A single tear rolls down her cheek, and she folds in on herself.
      • Was it exploitation by going in and watching tears roll down their faces?
      • She dabbed it to her eyes and let a single tear roll down her cheek.
      Synonyms
      flow, run, course, stream, pour, spill, trickle
    4. 2.4 (of time) elapse steadily.
      （时间）流逝
      the years rolled by

      岁月流逝。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • She's getting more and more fussy as the months roll by.
      • Marriott had a very dark side, and that got worse as the years rolled on.
      • As the years rolled by, we began to see light at the end of the tunnel.
      • As more time rolled on, he too became tired.
      • They discussed various life events, and learned bits about each other as the days rolled on.
      Synonyms
      pass, go by, go past, slip by, slip past, slide by, slide past, sail by, sail past, glide by, glide past, fly by, fly past, elapse, wear on, steal by, steal past, march on
    5. 2.5roll off (of a product) issue from (an assembly line or machine)
      （产品）从（流水线，机器）产出
      the first copies of the newspaper rolled off the presses

      第一批报纸下了印刷机。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Sadly, the publication was already out of date as it rolled off the presses.
      • New products rolled off the line for the first time in years.
      • ‘Because this company is so quality-focused, just anything that rolls off the line isn't necessarily going to be acceptable,’ he says.
      • Those companies offered enterprise resource management, a method of tracking materials as they roll off the assembly line.
      • The company stands to benefit further from increases in the number of cars rolling off the assembly line.
      • Increased competition has also led to superior quality products rolling off the local assembly lines.
      • And together, the big three automakers saw a third of their plants shut down on Friday, which means thousands of cars did not roll off the assembly line.
      • The first one rolled off the assembly line of a Taiwanese manufacturing plant in November 2004.
      • Suddenly, Brazilians had money to spend - but not on the outmoded, second-rate models that had been rolling off local assembly lines.
      • That's unheard of in an industry where design, engineering, and manufacturing often argue over quality problems right up until the first car rolls off the assembly line.
    6. 2.6 (of waves, smoke, cloud, or fog) move or flow forward with an undulating motion.
      （波浪，烟，云，雾）翻滚；涌流；滚涌
      the fog rolled across the fields

      大雾弥漫整个田野。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The residents of a small seaside town are celebrating the anniversary of their town's birth when a pea souper comes rolling in with some ‘scary’ folk out for revenge on the wrongs that were done to them many moons ago.
      • The movie begins as four lifelong friends doing some male-bonding out in the woods when a snowstorm rolls in.
      • The day is sunny but a fog rolls in and puts a chill into their bones.
      • Sometimes the shift between panels is as subtle as fog rolling through, so that one looks closely to identify the change.
      • The music captures the damp chill of the Scottish air and the fog rolling off the moors.
      • The only cinematic cue to promote tension is the following shot of a darkening sky as storm clouds roll in.
      • We walked on an almost totally deserted beach, with heavy breakers rolling onto the shore.
      • A late-afternoon haze rolls over the hills.
      • When a storm suddenly rolls in and crashes their boat into a reef, Paul and Barbara man an inflatable life raft and head for the costal town of Imboca for help.
      • It's like being on a wave rolling into shore; you can't fight it.
      • Despite his efforts, Simon dies as a tropical storm rolls in, and his body is washed out to sea.
      • After the child goes missing, time-lapse photography depicts the clouds rapidly rolling in and nestling on the horizon above the rocky outcrops.
      Synonyms
      undulating, surging, heaving, tossing, rippling, rising and falling, swelling
      billow, undulate, rise and fall, toss, tumble
    7. 2.7 (of land) extend in gentle undulations.
      （土地）绵延起伏；伸展
    8. 2.8 (of credits for a movie or television program) be displayed as if moving on a roller up the screen.
      （影视节目的摄制人员名单在屏幕上）滚动显示
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's the kind of film that sticks with you after the credits roll…
      • There are few films that came out during the past year that left me with as good a feeling when the credits stopped rolling.
      • Once the end credits started rolling, I pondered for a moment what I liked about the movie.
      • After the closing credits have rolled, look back on the words and actions of some of the protagonists, and you'll see that they make no sense.
      • Afterwards, even a moment's consideration will reveal an avalanche of plot holes, but it is a tribute to the film-makers that these are not recognized until after the end credits have rolled.
      • Sure, there are plot holes, but most of them don't become apparent until long after the end credits have rolled and the film is being analyzed in a post-screening discussion.
      • Overall, this is a clumsy, uneven affair which, by the time the final credits roll, grates.
      • As the opening credits roll, the movie opens to a dark rainy Manhattan night.
      • At the end, while the credits roll, we are shown the reactions of the actors on seeing the film for the first time.
      • As the end credits roll, he goes off on this tangent that at first I thought was serious, but quickly realized was an incredibly funny joke.
      • By the time the credits roll, the big question patrons may be asking themselves is, what sort of movie was this supposed to be?
      • An hour after the end credits have rolled, he's the one - perhaps the only one - we remember.
      • Sadly, many folks who pick up this DVD will miss this extra if they stop the disc once the credits start rolling.
      • As the credits roll, you wonder why you bothered wasting 100 minutes of your life on this flat, soulless piece of throwaway trash.
      • It's a beautiful film, though, with moments that stayed with me long after the credits rolled.
      • Judging from the comments I heard after the credits rolled, I wasn't the only one who felt this way.
      • And even after the movie closes and the credits roll, there are many, many questions still left.
      • The audience stayed in their chairs silently until the last credit rolled.
      • When the cameras stopped rolling, an astonishing four hundred kilometers of film had been recorded, totaling over 240 hours of footage.
      • When the credits started rolling I actually felt baffled for a moment, wondering if somehow I'd accidentally hit the fast forward button at some point during the film.
      • Romantic comedies are rarely anything more than the sort of vacuous entertainment one tosses into the DVD player in order to kill 100 or so minutes, then promptly forgets as soon as the end credits are rolling.
    9. 2.9 (with reference to a machine, device, or system) operate or begin operating.
      （机器，装置，系统）运转；启动
      no object the cameras started to roll

      摄影机开始运转。

      with object roll the camera
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The planter was rolling at 6 a.m. every day and didn't stop until 11 p.m.
      • He’ll shoot the flick between other projects, and plans to get the cameras rolling soon.
      • We see him stomping through sets, leaping through obstacles, and grabbing extras, making sure they are in the proper place when the cameras roll.
      • She forgot how to act when the cameras began rolling.
      • Were there any other issues that needed to be resolved before the cameras could roll?
      • However, because the fight was brief, they kept the camera rolling.
      • It was as though everybody had a huge argument right before the camera started rolling and could hardly wait to get back to their respective trailers.
      • After that there was an understanding that the cameras could be rolling at any time and any footage taken could potentially find its way into the film.
      • Then, just as the cameras were about to roll, I heard the devastating news: Doris had died in August.
      • I really want to just obey my own impulses when the camera's rolling.
      • As the cameras roll, an attractive young woman sits at the newsdesk reading the autocue.
      • As one might expect, this collection spotlights the massive amount of work that took place before the cameras even began rolling.
      • Working from a very loose story outline, the actors create their characters when the camera begins to roll.
      • The first plate is prepared, ink is spread on the rollers, paper is laid on the press bed and the machine rolls into action.
      • He just placed seven cameras with infrared tape and microphones in different areas of his studio and let them roll.
    10. 2.10informal no object Start moving; take action.
      the coast's clear—let's roll
      Example sentencesExamples
      • You've never seen children so anxious to get rolling.
      • If you two don't mind, it's time to roll!
      • Blogging, as you will find out once you get rolling, requires thick skin and a level head.
      • Once you have plugged in your equipment, connected the unit to the power source, you're ready to roll!
      • "Come on guys, let's roll."
      • Seconds later a man with a thin, frowning face said, 'Let's roll.'
      • I really want to get rolling on my new movie.
      • The moment Ed Lake heard the words, he thought: All right. Let's roll!
      • I really want to get rolling on it.
    11. 2.11informal no object Behave in a particular way.
      that's just how I roll, guys—I'll smile until I physically can't
      Example sentencesExamples
      • That comment is inappropriate: I don't know what website you think you are on, but that is not how we roll.
      • Dads aren't worried if you forget them, that is the way we roll in the Dad world.
      • I want an ICED latte, even in this cold weather. It's just how I roll.
      • I decide when I drink, ok? I don't care if it's a Saturday. That's how I roll.
      • "That's how I roll," he told us, popping the cap off a bottle and taking a long draw.
      • I told her I don't make financial decisions without consulting my husband: that's not how we roll.
      • We hope you've gotten a glimpse of what we're about and how we roll.
      • We were at a professional sound studio - because that's just how we roll, you know.
      • I'm going to write a blog post about it that'll live online forever, but that's just the way I roll.
      • One thing I won't apologize for is how geeky this episode is because that's how we roll here.
      • For my first post I wanted to tell you guys that when it comes to SEO, this is how I roll.

  • 3with object and adverbial Turn (something flexible) over and over on itself to form a cylinder, tube, or ball.

    卷；绕；卷成筒形（或管状、球形）

    she started to roll up her sleeping bag

    她开始卷起睡袋。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I had tried folding them, rolling them up, laying them flat, squishing them together until they were all wrinkled, but it just seemed impossible to fit that amount of clothes in such a small space.
    • She rolled the shirt into a ball and threw it into a garbage bag.
    • Shortly the tent was rolled up and strapped to the bottom of Gamal's pack.
    • With the hand scroll, a long horizontal painting, a combination of text and image is mounted onto a scroll and rolled up for storage.
    • The sleeping mats had been rolled up and set against the wall and the folded blankets were stacked neatly upon a chair.
    • He kept a bow for hunting purposes, and a blanket was rolled up behind him.
    • About 100 of these maps had been rolled up and were just sitting on top of a cabinet.
    • If a print is too large and has to be rolled and sent in a tube, it should be taken out immediately after it arrived at its destination.
    • Don looked up from the podium, rolling the drawing up.
    • The decision having been taken to clean and conserve the painting, it was removed from its frame and stretcher, rolled up, and transported to the conservation studios.
    • These flexible batteries can be rolled up, fit into corners, or embedded in thin plastic cards.
    • The oldest resident couple occupies the bed, with children and younger adults sleeping on reed mats on the floor; the mats are rolled up when not in use.
    • The more tightly the tube is rolled up, the harder it becomes to see that it has a circular cross section, since this circular dimension gets smaller and smaller.
    • ‘It shouldn't be for a while,’ he replied, rolling the map back up and replacing it.
    • You take the circular tortilla and then put a goodly dollop of salsa, or cream or whatever you like in the middle, some strips of chicken with onion and bell pepper, roll it up, fold over the ends and start enjoying.
    • He looks back at his usual table and sees Gilbert finish his coffee, roll up his paper, and exit.
    • He got up and started rolling his sleeping bag up.
    • I just nodded at him before beginning to roll up the blankets and tie them together.
    • By the time they got there, though, the chairs were stacked, the rug had been rolled up, and the people were gone.
    • Colorful dish towels were rolled up and placed in a festive basket.
    • Paintings can be rolled and carried in a pocket.
    • Some are roughly wrapped around wooden frames and screwed and bolted into place; others are cut into strips, which are then rolled up and fastened with plastic ties.
    Synonyms
    wind, coil, furl, fold, curl
    1. 3.1 Make (something) by forming material into a cylinder or ball.
      把材料弄成圆柱形（或球形）而制成（某物）；卷成；滚成；搓成
      with two objects Harry rolled himself a joint

      哈里给自己卷了一个大麻烟卷。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He sits hunched on his stool, rolling himself a cigarette.
      • He rolled a spliff, left his house and began to walk towards Woolstone Road.
      • She took out a packet of tobacco, rolled herself a cigarette and lit it from the candle that was burning on the table.
      • Quickly and deftly he rolled a joint and lit it.
      • She rushes off with the first long-haired motorcyclist who looks like he knows how to roll a joint.
      Synonyms
      wind, coil, furl, fold, curl
    2. 3.2no object, with adverbial (of a person or animal) curl up tightly.
      （人，动物）卷起；蜷拢
      the shock made the armadillo roll into a ball

      震动使刺猬蜷成一团。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Pull your knees into your chest, hugging them, and roll into a ball.
      • If you give an armadillo a fright, he'll stop, and drop, and roll up tight.
      • She rolled into a ball on the floor.
      Synonyms
      wind, coil, furl, fold, curl

  • 4with object and adverbial Flatten or spread (something) by using a roller or by passing it between rollers.

    压滚；辗；擀；滚平；烫平

    roll out the dough on a floured surface

    把生面团在有面粉的板上擀一下。

    roll on a decorative paint finish

    辊涂装饰用的末道涂料。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By rolling down the cover crop in spring instead of mowing it, the cover crop takes longer to decompose and becomes a weed-suppressing mulch.
    • A very thin clay slab is made by rolling it between sheets of plastic wrap.
    • The pitch had been rolled flat.
    • On a lightly floured surface roll the pastry into a rectangle.
    • They learned how to roll cheese from a team of brawny factory workers who made fun of the tiny women even as they insisted on perfection.
    Synonyms
    flatten, level, smooth

  • 5no object, with adverbial of direction (of a loud, deep sound such as that of thunder or drums) reverberate.

    （雷、鼓等）发出隆隆声

    the first peals of thunder rolled across the sky

    第一阵雷声隆隆响彻天空。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One night I heard the sound of thunder rolling in my direction.
    • But the lightening has flashed and the thunder rolled…
    • The sound rolls in like a terrible thunder: a booming and coruscating blast of noise that rumbles darkly and sparks with light.
    • As thunder rolled in the distance, Jumabaev contacted the spirits and then began an extraordinary performance, entering a trance-like state as he sang for 40 minutes.
    • Captivated by the breathtaking scenery, his sensitive response to nature encapsulated his impression of the roar of the waves rolling into the cavern and the cries of the seabirds.
    • The sound of a dull explosion rolled across the city.
    • Lightning forked the sky outside and the thunder rolled down the hills in a tumble.
    Synonyms
    rumble, reverberate, echo, re-echo, resound, boom, peal, roar, grumble
    1. 5.1with object Pronounce (a consonant, typically an r) with a trill.
      用颤音发出（辅音，尤其是r）
      when he wanted to emphasize a point he rolled his rrrs

      当他想强调某一点时，他就把r音发成颤音。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • When he spoke, his peculiar way of rolling his r's made him difficult to understand.
      • Her fake accent irritated me a bit -- particularly the way she rolled the letter R.
      • Croatian speakers are used to rolling the ‘r’ sound in all of the words in their Native language.
      • Still, the group has spirit, and it is funny to hear some of the choristers dramatically rolling their r's while others sing the Latin text with an obvious American accent.
    2. 5.2with object Utter (a word or words) with a reverberating or vibratory effect.
      声音洪亮地说出
      he rolled the word around his mouth

      他声音洪亮地说出那个词。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘She is goooorrrrrgeous, isn't she?’ he asks, rolling the words around in his mouth.
      • ‘No,’ she said very slowly, rolling the denial on her tongue thickly.
      • He rolls each syllable of ‘Lo-li-ta’ across the tip of his tongue.
      • He rolls his lines around in his mouth as if relishing their taste, and you can almost smell the bourbon and cigars on his breath when he talks.
      • He rolls the word over in his mouth.
    3. 5.3 (of words) flow effortlessly or mellifluously.
      （词语）轻松自如说出；流畅地吐出
      the names of his colleagues rolled off his lips

      他流畅地逐一报出他同事们的名字。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The industry jargon that rolls off his tongue is that of a consummate marketer.
      • If he could, he would have let the words roll off his tongue.
      • It rolls off the tongue and seems slightly mysterious and powerful.
      • The word " Liverpool " rolls off his tongue as if it were Eden.
      • Portugal, Florida, Canada, and London roll off her tongue with ease.
      • The writing was excellent, with Verity's sarcastic one-liners to customers simply rolling off the tongue.
      • The company launched a huge branding campaign to get its name rolling off everyone's tongue.
      • That seems to be the question rolling off every tongue these days.
      • They stuck together for years, and the names still roll off the tongue.
      • The soft melodic lyrics roll off his tongue effortlessly.

  • 6informal with object Rob (someone, typically when they are intoxicated or asleep)

    〈非正式〉盗窃（某人，尤指喝醉或睡着的人）

    if you don't get drunk, you don't get rolled

    如果你不喝醉，你就不会被盗。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She rolled a bank in Albuquerque.
    • There are 32 hours I blacked out, but I think I mostly watched television and maybe rolled a liquor store.
    • He was rolled by a group of hooligans.
    Synonyms
    steal from
nounroʊlrōl

  • 1A cylinder formed by winding flexible material around a tube or by turning it over and over on itself without folding.

    卷（或筒）状物

    a roll of carpet

    一卷地毯。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • People come with their rolls of film to this supermarket to have their snapshots developed.
    • The Doctor was pulling a roll of duct tape out of the bag.
    • From his satchel York pulled out a roll of duct tape.
    • Within these sessions, the artists were given a roll of 16-mm film to shoot whatever they wanted.
    • Simply attach black bin bags to the windows with your trusty roll of gaffer tape thereby preventing light leaking in.
    • Bryce, after pausing quickly to grab the roll of film, ran after him.
    • It consists of a display of empty wood frames, piles of crates, rolls of canvas covered with brown pigment and charred-looking objects in wooden and cardboard boxes.
    • He gives her the wrong roll of film, and in return, she gives him a fake phone number.
    • The disadvantage of this kind of pantry storage is that it is not designed for bulkier items like multiple rolls of toilet paper or paper towels.
    • The fabric usually comes on 72-inch- wide rolls.
    • When she visited Venice, she shot 40 rolls of film, took the film home and used her memory, the pictures and sketches of particular scenes to create a painting.
    • I recently came across the first roll of film I ever shot.
    • In the past he has replicated rolls of floral-printed toilet paper in silk, modeled Tupperware cups of beeswax and created sponges of balsa wood.
    • He buys paper in a roll and cuts it himself into 32-by 40-inch sheets.
    • These body parts stand in relief against shadows gathering under the studio lights, the subject posed against a roll of white backdrop paper.
    • The basic materials are sheets of 20 x 28 inch poster board, glitter, Elmer's glue, foil from candy wrappers and rolls of Christmas paper.
    • Several big rolls of reed matting, which must be building materials, are propped up against the walls of the central structure.
    • Perforated cards began to replace barrels for fairground organs during the 19th century, and at about that time the player piano, with a punched paper roll, was introduced.
    • I love to work with rolls of paper to make three-dimensional paper sculptures.
    • Here are some new photos from the one roll of film which I just got back today.
    • He said that he pictured him pulling the paper from a roll and cutting and tearing it where it suits him.
    Synonyms
    cylinder, tube, scroll
    reel, spool
    1. 1.1 A cylindrical mass of something or a number of items arranged in a cylindrical shape.
      柱形物，一定数量的东西卷成的圆筒
      a roll of mints

      一卷薄荷糖。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It looked like rolls of thick sausage on their stomachs.
      • Protruding out the open sides were thick rolls of flesh that undulated like two well-fed seals.
      • Every wrinkle, blemish and bruise, every traitorous little roll of fat, remains intact.
      • They featured brightly colored birds and flowering trees hand-painted on rice papers that were glued together to form a roll.
      • I wonder if I should tell the others I still have a roll of candy in my pocket?
      • The left panel depicts a portion of a roll of shiny steel being formed at a factory.
      Synonyms
      cylinder, tube, scroll
    2. 1.2with modifier An item of food that is made by wrapping a flat sheet of pastry, cake, meat, or fish around a sweet or savory filling.
      卷状食品；卷饼；面包卷；肉卷；鱼卷
      salmon and rice rolls

      大麻哈鱼米饭卷。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He stares soulfully past the camera, on toward a catering truck where sushi rolls and ham sandwiches dwell side by side in harmony.
      • Paola got her vegetable spring rolls with plum sauce.
      • They come to dine on the popular eatery's cinnamon rolls.
      • The little bistro offers excellent breakfasts of fluffy scrambled eggs, warm cinnamon rolls, and frothy lattes.
      • I am never eating another sausage roll as long as I live.
      • The processing plant now produces several types of dough and bread products, including its latest addition: a frozen cinnamon roll that can be microwaved.
      • Other starters included soup, chicken wings, and mini vegetable spring rolls.
      • They had bought a sausage roll each and held a bottle of pop in their hands.
      • Casual classics such as fried clams, fish and chips and lobster rolls are transformed into elegant fare.
    3. 1.3North American, Australian Money, typically a quantity of banknotes rolled together.
      〈北美，澳〉一卷钞票；钱
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He pulled a huge roll of fifties and twenties from his pocket.
      • When she handed me a huge roll of cash I was shocked at the amount.
      • In his pocket was a roll of notes, his pay-off for the night's work.
      • He reached into his pocket and pulled out a roll of cash.
      • He pulls a roll of notes from his back pocket and peels off a tenner.
      Synonyms
      wad, bundle

  • 2A movement in which someone or something turns or is turned over on itself.

    滚动；打滚

    a roll of the dice

    骰子的滚动。

    the ponies completed two rolls before getting back on their feet

    矮种马打了两个滚才重新站起来。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When the healthy horse stands up after a good roll, he will usually go for a nice run and may buck a few times.
    • Rain drops, dices rolls, the clack of betting chips, and peasants working in the fields all make their own sort of music.
    • Suddenly the art houses of America turned on him with a collective eye roll.
    • He continually plays to the courtroom audience with rolls of his eyes, rubbing his head, or agitated fanning of his face.
    • An extra minutes play was signalled and in one last effort Laois threw their last roll of the dice.
    Synonyms
    throw, toss
    1. 2.1 A gymnastic exercise in which the body is rolled into a tucked position and turned in a forward or backward circle.
      翻滚；翻筋斗
      I used my momentum and tucked into a roll
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Although she excelled on multiple events, she is remembered by some most for her beam routines, which included some unusual skills at the time: a side roll and one arm handstand.
      • She sees stars wheel overhead, the world tumbling around her, and she turns her tumble into a roll.
      • When it came to performing, I used to specialise in the solo exercises on the floor, which meant doing handstands, headstands, rolls, jumps, flips - everything.
      • He does a little bit of gymnastics; he can even do a dive roll!
      • She started Hazel on some somersaults then dive rolls and had started on backwards walkovers, when she heard Hazel complain.
      • She throws herself into a roll and ends up with legs and feet at all angles.
      • Near the end of seventh grade the teacher in gym class had us run, jump over a hurdle, and land on a mat head first while doing a roll.
      • As part of our warm up, we were doing tumbles and on one of them (a reverse handstand into a roll) I stupidly hit my own face with my knee.
    2. 2.2 A swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle around an axis parallel to the direction of motion.
      （船只，车辆）横摇；左右摇晃；（飞机）横滚，侧滚
      the car corners capably with a minimum of roll

      这辆车转弯灵活，摇晃幅度很小。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • At every roll of the boat the water would rush in.
      • Three on-board computers must adjust the plane's pitch and roll 40 times a second.
      • The system can directly measure the roll of the vehicle frame as it passes over such terrain.
      • The chassis displays impressive levels of composure and minimal roll through the turns.
      • On the first night only two out of 48 remained at dinner, the rest having succumbed to the pitching roll of the boat.
      Synonyms
      rocking, tossing, lurching, pitching, plunging, swaying

  • 3A prolonged, deep, reverberating sound, typically made by thunder or a drum.

    隆隆声，轰响声；擂鼓声

    thunder exploded, roll after roll

    雷声隆隆，一阵接一阵。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The booming roll of thunder shattered the tranquility of the forest.
    • A loud roll of thunder filled the air of the streets of the city.
    • Dark clouds gathered, there was the distant, yet unmistakable roll of thunder.
    • She listened to the crash and roll of the surf below.
    • A sudden roll of thunder rumbled over the meadow.
    Synonyms
    rumble, reverberation, echo, boom, thunder, thunderclap, clap, crack, roar, grumble
    1. 3.1Music One of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of a sustained, rapid alternation of single or double strokes of each stick.
      〔乐〕（鼓的）单击（或双击）快速滚奏
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Learn how to play a six stroke roll on the drums in this free video music lesson.
      • The orchestral instrument uses softer beaters, like giant timpani sticks, often double-ended so that a roll may be played one-handed by twisting the wrist.
      • A roll can't just be thrown in, it's got to be in time with the music.
      • Remember, you are not limited to playing a roll on the snare drum!

  • 4A very small loaf of bread, to be eaten by one person.

    soup with a roll
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The organic burgers and all-beef polish sausages will be served with organic condiments on organic rolls.
    • The bakery produces organic breads, rolls, and cookies.
    • The baker used to be up early baking gorgeous, hot crusty rolls for breakfast.
    • She grabbed the bag, then stuffed a bread roll into her mouth.
    • We make 150 different types of breads and rolls out of this plant.
    • The movie ends with the purchase of warm rolls at dawn.

  • 5An official list or register of names.

    名单；花名册；目录

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Of the 322 plants in 1999, 140 were listed on the Brazilian export roll.
    • Mysterious extra voters appeared on the voting rolls in some constituencies.
    • Eventually, the buildings will be leased or sold, putting untaxed property back on the tax rolls.
    • I worry about incremental reforms that take so many people off the tax rolls in order to make them politically palatable.
    • Nicholas, 16, is an honor roll high school student.
    • Their names read like a roll of the literary and artistic talents of that brilliant age.
    • Such responsibility and stewardship seems to characterize these and all the other projects in this year's honor roll.
    • The new buildings erected in the 1960s and 1970s were needed to accommodate the swelling numbers on the school roll.
    • However, the 1503-5 membership rolls are among the few fortunate survivors from a once larger archive.
    • He wasn't a class officer or an honor roll geek, but he was certainly above average in just about everything he did.
    Synonyms
    list, register, listing, directory, record, file, index, catalogue, inventory
    1. 5.1 The total numbers on an official list of names.
      （名单上的）总人数
      a review of secondary schools to assess the effects of falling rolls

      对中学进行考察以评估学生人数下降带来的影响。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Township School also began to experience a dramatic fall in the roll, from 1200 in the mid seventies to 500 in the early nineties.
      • This is not a case of falling school rolls and a declining area.
      • She said she would support the proposal because of concern about the falling school rolls.
      • For dairy, which employed nearly 137,000 people three years ago, employment rolls are expected to fall 9.3 percent in the next seven years.
      • Schools which parents perceive to be ‘good’ are able to expand their pupil roll, while other schools may face declining rolls.
      Synonyms
      number, count, tally, total, running total, sum total, grand total, sum, score, reckoning, enumeration, register, record, inventory, list, listing, account, roster, index, directory
    2. 5.2 A document, typically an official record, in scroll form.
      公文；案卷
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The roll appears to have been commissioned by one Sir Thomas Chaworth in the 1320s and passed by descent until sold privately by the Chaworth Musters family in 1988.
      • They also occur for his father, John Ashby, in a roll dated c.1480-1500.
      • Each inventory consists of a vellum roll listing the contents of the house room by room, in more or less detail, with estimated total values given for each room.
      • Illuminated manuscripts are handwritten books or rolls with painted decoration and illustration.
      Synonyms
      records, annals, chronicles, registers, accounts

  • 6Undulation of the landscape.

    （地形的）绵延起伏

    hidden by the roll of the land was a refinery

    在绵延起伏的土地后面是一家精炼厂。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The dip and roll of the country conceals low hills topped by historic towns.
    • The land is good for growing trees and better for pastures than crop farming because of the land's roll.
    • The gentle roll of the hills pleases the senses.
    • This parkland-styled course has tree-lined fairways that follow the gentle roll of the surrounding topography.
    • The neatly planted rows of corn and sugar beets accentuate the gentle roll of the landscape.

  • 7A roller for flattening something, especially one used to shape metal in a rolling mill.

    滚轧机；碾压机；压路机；辊轧机（尤指辊钢机）

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The heated billets (short lengths of red hot steel) shoot out of the reheating furnace and are caught by the fettlers, men equipped with large pincers, and fed manually into the mill roll.
    • As the sheets of metal pass through the rolls, they are squeezed thinner and extruded through the gap between the rolls.
    • The heated bars pass through the rolls seven to eight times.
    • Steel sheets are manufactured in a rolling process where the rolls are used to reduce the sheet thickness and to achieve the desired surface characteristics.

Phrases

  • a roll in the hay (or the sack)

    • informal An act of sexual intercourse.

      〈非正式〉性交，野合

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I think most people are having a lot of trouble sleeping and there is nothing like a good roll in the hay to send you off to sleep.
      • She didn't intend to give him the impression she was ready for a roll in the sack.
      • He encounters the sheriff's daughter, with whom he enjoys a roll in the hay.
      • He wouldn't have minded a roll in the hay with her anytime she was ready and willing.
      • I doused the fire with a bucket of sand I keep nearby at all times and headed across the hall to see if she was still game for a roll in the hay.
      • Kip sadly realizes that a fourth roll in the hay will not be imminent.
      • Dad said he always fancied giving Carrie a roll in the hay, which kind of put me off her a bit.
      • She just had no sexual appetite and her husband was complaining bitterly about the infrequent rolls in the hay.
      • But if Kyle was just out for a roll in the hay, why hadn't he taken that blonde up on her offer?
      • She'd been enjoying regular rolls in the hay with the England manager.

  • on a roll

    • informal Experiencing a prolonged spell of success or good luck.

      〈非正式〉连连获胜；连续交好运

      the organization is on a roll

      这个组织接二连三地走运。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • When big-budget shows can be this fun, you know that rock music is once again on a roll.
      • The film marks something of a coup for Newmarket, who appear to be on a roll, having backed some of the hottest independent films of the year so far.
      • It is no secret that the photography market is on a roll.
      • Sinatra had been on a roll since his breakthrough part in From Here To Eternity.
      • New Zealand film is apparently on a roll according to our media.
      • With his last few albums, he has been on a roll, consistently producing jazz of the very highest standard.
      • He is keen that he shouldn't be perceived as turning his back on British theatre, which he feels is on a roll.
      • All the smaller underground clubs are on a roll and the commercialised side of dance music is starting to wane.
      • The multi-prize winning young cellist is on a roll.
      • The band are certainly on a roll and they're rocking all the way.
      Synonyms
      thriving, doing well, prospering, buoyant, expanding, flourishing, successful, strong, vigorous, productive, profitable, booming, burgeoning, fruitful, roaring, golden, palmy

  • rolled into one

    • (of characteristics drawn from different people or things) combined in one person or thing.

      （把不同的人或物的特点）合为一体的

      banks are several businesses rolled into one

      银行是合为一体的几种不同企业。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He's a wise sage, a joker, a politico, an eccentric artist, a culture buff and a visionary rolled into one.
      • It tries desperately to be a comedy, a romance, a drama, and a musical all rolled into one.
      • Shot in black and white with dramatic and significant flashes of colour it's three stories rolled into one.
      • The film is both an action and a survival story rolled into one.
      • The epistolary form in which the novel is written is many things rolled into one.
      • It is a cleverly constructed spin on the life of Shakespeare, a period drama and romantic comedy rolled into one.
      • It is essentially three movies rolled into one: a traditional superhero story, a coming-of-age tale, and a romance.
      • They can be a movie director, designer, inventor, animator and artist rolled into one.
      • The online company certainly has changed, but even now it is a hybrid: a bookstore, magazine and electronic agora all rolled into one.
      • It's a tone poem, a scathing indictment of the Texas public health system, a tragedy, and a music video all rolled into one.

  • rolling in the aisles

    • informal (of an audience) laughing uncontrollably.

      〈非正式〉（观众）笑得东倒西歪；捧腹大笑

      Example sentencesExamples
      • There are a few decent jokes, but nothing that'll have you rolling in the aisles with splitting sides.
      • A hilarious Elvis impersonation show left the audience rolling in the aisles.
      • The kooky comedy may have had 'em rolling in the aisles forty years ago, but today the humor feels a trifle campy and seriously dated.
      • If you're rolling in the aisles, convulsed with laughter, it doesn't matter how inane the material is.
      • That kind of stuff is guaranteed to have viewers rolling in the aisles.
      • But she also has us, if not rolling in the aisles, giggling occasionally.
      • Surely by now, you must be rolling in the aisles?
      • He had them rolling in the aisles at his hilarious asides and unscripted ad-libs.
      • To be fair, this is just the kind of lowbrow humor that will have junior high and high school students rolling in the aisles.
      • He was rolling in the aisle at their antics.

  • roll of honor

    • A list of people whose deeds or achievements are honored, or who have died in battle.

      荣誉名册

      Example sentencesExamples
      • A roll of honor was inscribed to one side, bearing the names of every man who had played for the Squad in the last hundred years.
      • Thousands of motorcyclists participated in the Star Rider programme developed by Fingal County Council that topped the roll of honour at the Irish Road Safety Endeavour Awards.
      • It's a roll of honour of historical figures over the last 300, 400 years, from Gandhi to Margaret Thatcher.
      • The roll of honour includes many hugely respected figures from Britain's past including William Shakespeare, Horatio Nelson and Charles Darwin.
      • The roll of honour includes luminaries such as Theodor Mommsen, Max Planck, Albert Einstein and Werner Heisenberg.
      • All individual and company contributors, except for those desiring to remain anonymous, will be recognized in writing every year in the form of a foundation roll of honor.
      • The professor, with the help of many colleagues acknowledged in a list that reads like a roll of honour for services to the real and now threatened NHS, has written a brave, necessary book.
      • It is traditional for new fellows of the society to walk to the podium in the large meeting room that dominates the building in order to sign the roll of honor and shake the president's hand.
      • They've never nailed their name to the European Cup roll of honour.
      • I hope all their names are on some roll of honor somewhere.

  • roll one's own

    • informal Make one's own cigarettes from loose tobacco.

      〈非正式〉自己卷纸烟

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Plus, and this is a big plus, you don't smoke as much tobacco when you roll your own.
      • No need to roll your own because they've already rolled some for you, prepackaged in 5s and 10s, and without a huge government health warning all over the packet.
      • He has smoked for 55 years, for many years he rolled his own, and later switched to 2-3 packs/day.
      • As the settlement exerts a greater effect and cigarette prices rise, some smokers may switch from full-price to discount brands or roll their own, at least for a while.
      • My father taught me how to roll my own when I was thirteen, but even back on the ship I didn't smoke much.

  • roll up one's sleeves

    • Prepare to fight or work.

      准备战斗；准备大干

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I will be a prime minister who rolls up his sleeves and gets things done.
      • Young people on a deprived Shipley estate have been praised for rolling up their sleeves and sprucing up a derelict site to make way for a new youth club.
      • He woke up every day anxious to get to work, roll up his sleeves and fight for American farmers and their cooperatives.
      • We are prepared to roll up our sleeves and work for as long as necessary to make progress.
      • Why the men haven't been rolling up their sleeves and doing their bit is not entirely clear.
      • ‘Together we will have to roll up our sleeves and begin to work together to make the district municipality the hottest economic development prospect,’ he said.
      • He is prepared to roll up his sleeves and get stuck in.
      • If there's a problem or an issue needs tackling, she just can't help rolling up her sleeves and getting stuck in.
      • I am not afraid of rolling up my sleeves and tackling these issues.
      • Be prepared to roll up your sleeves and get down to business.
      Synonyms
      begin, start, make a start on, go about, set to, get to work on, get down to, get going on, embark on, tackle, attack, address oneself to, buckle down to, undertake

  • roll with the punches

    • 1(of a boxer) move one's body away from an opponent's blows so as to lessen the impact.

      （拳击手）闪身躲避打击

      Example sentencesExamples
      • His technique was to roll with the punches.
      • Least I forget, he was slipping punches or rolling with the punches to diminish their impact.
      • Some nights, like his fight with Davey Moore, he'd roll with the punches.
      1. 1.1Adapt oneself to adverse circumstances.
        〈喻〉使自己适应逆境
        Example sentencesExamples
        • His limited experience with Angie had taught him that the best way to deal with her was to just roll with the punches.
        • By devoting time, energy, and commitment to something besides work, it will be much easier to roll with the punches at the office.
        • Be realistic about your expectations and allow yourself to roll with the punches.
        • And so far the business community seems to be rolling with the punches.
        • He kind of just rolls with the punches and sees things for what they are.
        • As the following seven cases demonstrate, rolling with the punches is good business.
        • But they are experts and know what to do to roll with the punches.
        • As long as you stay aware of your spending and realize the ramifications of all your actions, you can roll with the punches and alter your plans to accommodate any needed changes.
        • Arguably, Ireland has rolled with the punches and adapted to necessary change.
        • Edward rolled with the punches; he accepted the new statutes imposed on him in Parliament, only to repeal them once Parliament had been dissolved.

  • be rolling (in money)

    • informal Be very rich.

      〈非正式〉非常富有，在钱里打滚

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He's some successful advertising executive in Los Angeles now, and positively rolling in money.
      • I don't want people to feel that the Government is rolling in money.
      • I am rolling in money, and my love life is even looking up.
      • The common perception that farmers are rolling in money, could not be further from the truth.
      • Unlike the greater part of Harcourt Academy, I am not rolling in money, and do not have a money tree growing in my back yard.
      • On the day she gets out of jail, Liam, now rolling in money, takes her to a posh apartment in the best part of town and gives her the keys.
      • At the same time, people see where you are, at the top of the League, and people think the club must be rolling in money again.
      • But in case you thought the local authority was rolling in money, then think again.
      • It's not like Mom was rolling in money.
      • Jayde's family is not rolling in money, but they're not poor.

Phrasal Verbs

  • roll something back

    • Reverse the progress or reduce the power or importance of something.

      迫使后退；降低…的影响力（或重要性）

      her bid to roll back state power
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As the welfare state is rolled back, it is vital consumers can come to rely on the financial industry's ability to deliver pensions and insurances in the same way we used to rely on the state.
      • Fourteen countries report new cases of polio - stark proof that scientific advances can be rolled back, given enough bad policy.
      • And it's thoroughly foolhardy to roll the changes back, with all the attendant chaos, merely to reimplement them in another six months, even if such a thing could be accomplished.
      • Many of the gains made in the last 30 years have been rolled back.
      • The great supporters of human rights during the Cold War now quite readily either roll them back in their own countries or encourage others to do so and turn a blind eye.
      • Shouldn't we be asking what we need to do to roll it back before it crosses over to majority status?
      • The protesters said if the decision of the government was not rolled back by August 1, they would be compelled to intensify the agitation.
      • You say it shouldn't be accepted, but can we hope to roll it back?
      • ‘Every victory we won can be rolled back in just a few years,’ he said.
      • Spending increases are becoming ingrained and it will be politically very difficult to roll them back.

  • roll in

    • 1Be received in large amounts.

      〈非正式〉滚滚而来，大量获得（钱）

      the money was rolling in

      金钱滚滚而来。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's a time-tested formula: take some young talented stars, throw them in a genre piece, and watch the money roll in.
      • The caveat, of course, was that their new office was a business and therefore they had to keep the profits rolling in.
      • As the drinks flow and the money rolls in, Moe takes credit for the creation and cuts Homer out completely.
      • Through it all, they prospered financially as donations to the cause rolled in.
      • Good crops or bad, high yields or low - it hardly matters, the checks roll in from the federal government, the biggest payroll in farm country.
      • Now all 20th Century Fox had to do was wait for the money to start rolling in.
      • He's not incensed over the box office tallies his films garner; the dollars just keep rolling in.
      Synonyms
      pour in, flood in, flow in, stream in
      1. 1.1Arrive at a place in a casual way, typically in spite of being late.
        （尤指虽已迟到仍）毫不在意地来到
        Steve rolled in about lunchtime

        史蒂夫大约在午餐时间才毫不在意地到来。

        Example sentencesExamples
        • He rolled in at eight this morning.
        • She rolled in after 7pm again tonight.
        • A spirited ‘Five Days In May,’ followed as some stragglers still rolled in.
        • I rolled in over an hour late.
        Synonyms
        arrive, turn up, appear, walk in, make in an appearance, put in an appearance, show one's face

  • roll something out

    • Officially launch or unveil a new product or service.

      把…投放市场；推出

      the firm rolled out its newest generation of supercomputers

      公司把最新一代的超级计算机投放市场。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He said people's fears in relation to electronic voting should be allayed as the new service is rolled out in the run-up to election day.
      • The new products will be rolled out over the course of the fourth calendar quarter.
      • The group submitted a business plan to the Department of Health last summer on how the service could be rolled out, but there is still no indication when this will happen.
      • These issues will become more significant as new services are rolled out.
      • Starting in June, the product line will be rolled out to grocery stores nationwide.
      • The new passports will be rolled out over a six month period after which production of non-biometric passports will stop.
      • This kind of testing should continue right up to deployment, so that there are no surprises when the application is rolled out onto the production network.
      • And if it proves to be successful the scheme will be rolled out across the borough and may lead to other council services being devolved in the future.
      • This has meant it has been able to roll the service out to the entire country much more quickly than its rivals and at lower cost.
      • Since the launch, new applications have been rolled out gradually.
      Synonyms
      launch, introduce, organize, start, begin, embark on, usher in, initiate, put in place, instigate, institute, inaugurate, set up, bring out, open, get under way, set in motion, get going

  • roll something over

    • 1Contrive or extend a particular financial arrangement.

      〔财政〕策划（某一特定的）财务约定；延长财务约定

      this is not a good time for rolling over corporate debt

      这不是延期支付公司债务的合适时间。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The government announced last week it would roll the debt over to the next financial year.
      • If you have not used last year's allowance, you can roll it over for one year only.
      • You can remove these contributions from the plan tax-free before rolling the money over, although other penalties could apply.
      • Normally, trust companies roll these bonds over when they mature instead of redeeming them.
      • When payday comes, a clerk asks the applicant if hear she would like to roll the loan over to the next pay period.
      1. 1.1British Carry over prize money in a lottery from one draw to the next, typically because the jackpot has not been won.
        〈英〉（尤指因无人中奖而）使彩票奖金累积

  • roll up

    • Arrive in a vehicle.

      we rolled up at the same time

      我们同时到达。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • One afternoon, while writing their names in wet cement, a car rolls up beside them and a man, claiming to be a cop, steps out.
      • When she rolls up to the house of the preternaturally nasty John at one point in the film, she seems genuinely surprised at his explosive reaction to her sudden intrusion.
      • The bus rolls up to the porticoed entrance, literally bypassing the parking and traffic problems that the foundation's neighbors have been suing about.
      • On the verge of his big break, Austin is house-sitting his mother's home in LA when Lee rolls up out of the desert like a bad mirage.
      • With perfect timing, friendly Mick Taylor rolls up in his truck to save the day - except that the three young tourists are about to be led on a horrific journey into outback Australia's wildest heart of darkness.
      Synonyms
      arrive, come, turn up, appear, make in an appearance, put in an appearance, show one's face

  • roll something up

    • Drive the flank of an enemy line back and around so that the line is shortened or surrounded.

      〔军〕翼侧卷击（敌方阵线）

      Example sentencesExamples
      • We had arrived in a great position to roll them up from the flank.
      • Unable to roll the line up, Rommel needed to break through it to get supplies to his armour, fighting hard to its east.
      • The most dangerous situation is to be drawn deep in among buildings where the enemy can ambush the attack and roll it up.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French rolle (noun), roller (verb), from Latin rotulus ‘a roll’, variant of rotula ‘little wheel’, diminutive of rota.

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