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rock2/rɒk/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. move gently to and fro in or as if in a cradle; set or maintain such motion 轻轻摇动,使一直轻轻摇 rock him to sleep 轻轻摇着使他入睡; the ship was rocked by the waves 波浪轻摇小船 2 intr. be or continue in such motion (持续)轻轻摇动 sat rocking in his chair 坐在他的椅子上前后轻摇; the ship was rocking on the waves 船在波浪中轻轻摇动 3a intr. sway from side to side; shake, oscillate, reel 摇摆,抖动,振动,晃动 the house rocks 房屋晃动 b tr. cause to do this 使摇摆(或抖动、振动、晃动等) an earthquake rocked the house 地震使房屋晃动 4 tr. distress, perturb 使不安,使苦恼 5 intr. dance to or play rock music 跳摇滚舞;奏摇滚乐 ●n. 1 a rocking movement 摇动,摆动,晃动 gave the chair a rock 轻轻摇了一下椅子 2 a spell of rocking 一阵轻轻摇动 had a rock in his chair 他的椅子轻轻摇了一阵 3a = ROCK AND ROLL b any of a variety of types of modern popular music with a rocking or swinging beat, derived from rock and roll 带有摇滚节奏的现代流行乐 □ rock the boat colloq. disturb the equilibrium of a situation [口]打破(或打乱)平静状态 [Old English roccian, probably from Germanic] |