roar
verb/rɔː(r)/
/rɔːr/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they roar | /rɔː(r)/ /rɔːr/ |
| he / she / it roars | /rɔːz/ /rɔːrz/ |
| past simple roared | /rɔːd/ /rɔːrd/ |
| past participle roared | /rɔːd/ /rɔːrd/ |
| -ing form roaring | /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/ /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to make a very loud, deep sound
吼叫;咆哮 - We heard a lion roar.
我们听见了狮子的吼声。 - The gun roared deafeningly.
枪炮轰鸣声震耳欲聋。 - The engine roared to life (= started noisily).
发动机隆隆启动。 - The wind was roaring in my ears.
风在我耳边呼啸。 - The man roared in pain and fury as he tried to get to his feet.
男人痛苦而愤怒地咆哮着,试图站起来。
- We heard a lion roar.
- [intransitive, transitive] to shout something very loudly
叫喊;大声地说 - The crowd roared.
人群一片喧哗。 - roar something (out) The fans roared (out) their approval.
崇拜者大声叫好。 - He roared out James’s name.
他大声喊出詹姆斯的名字。 - + speech ‘Stand back,’ he roared.
“靠后站。”他吼道。
- The crowd roared.
- [intransitive] to laugh very loudly
放声大笑 - He looked so funny, we all roared.
他看上去那么滑稽,我们都哈哈大笑。 - roar with laughter It made them roar with laughter.
这使他们大笑起来。
- He looked so funny, we all roared.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of a vehicle or its rider/driver) to move very fast, making a lot of noise
呼啸而行;开得飞快 - She put her foot down and the car roared away.
她踩下油门,车子呼啸而去。 - A group of young men on motorcycles roared past.
一群骑着摩托车的年轻人呼啸而过。
- She put her foot down and the car roared away.
- [intransitive] (of a fire) to burn brightly with a lot of flames, heat and noise
熊熊燃烧 - A log fire was roaring in the hearth.
壁炉里的柴火正在熊熊燃烧。
- A log fire was roaring in the hearth.
Word OriginOld English rārian (verb), imitative of a deep prolonged cry, of West Germanic origin; related to German röhren. The noun dates from late Middle English.
Idioms
roar, romp, sweep, etc. to victory
- to win something easily
轻易取胜 - He roared to victory in the final of the championship.
他在锦标赛决赛中咆哮着取得了胜利。
- He roared to victory in the final of the championship.