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- a full, deep, prolonged cry uttered by a lion or other large wild animal（狮等大型野生动物的）吼叫。
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- a loud and deep sound uttered by a person or crowd, generally as an expression of pain, anger, or approval（人或人群发出的通常用来表达疼痛、愤怒或赞成的）大喊声; 咆哮声; 号叫声; 喝彩声：
he gave a roar of rage.
他气得咆哮起来。
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- a loud outburst of laughter爆笑声。
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- a very loud, prolonged sound made by something inanimate, such as a natural force, an engine, or traffic（自然力量、发动机或车辆等无生命事物的）怒号; 呼啸; 咆哮; 轰鸣：
the roar of the sea.
大海的咆哮。
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- no obj.(of a lion or other large wild animal) utter a full, deep, prolonged cry（狮等大型野生动物）吼叫。
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- (of something inanimate) make a very loud, deep, prolonged sound（无生命事物）怒号; 呼啸; 轰鸣：
a huge fire roared in the grate.
大火在炉子里熊熊燃烧。
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- (of a person or crowd) utter a loud, deep, prolonged sound, typically because of anger, pain, or excitement（尤指由于愤怒、疼痛或激动, 人或人群）大喊大叫; 咆哮; 大声哭叫：
Manfred roared with rage.
曼弗雷德气得咆哮如雷。
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- with obj. utter or express in a loud tone呼喊; 大声喊出; 高唱：
the crowd roared its approval
人群大声呼喊表示赞成
with direct speech 'Get out of my way!' he roared.“滚开！”他大声喊道。
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- with obj. and adverbial(of a crowd) encourage (someone) to do something by loud shouts or cheering（人群）用欢呼声激励; 为…喝彩; 为…加油：
Damon Hill will be roared on this weekend by a huge home crowd.
这个周末大批家乡人群将为戴蒙·希尔呐喊助威。
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- laugh loudly大声笑：
Shirley roared in amusement.
雪莉乐得哈哈大笑。
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- (of a horse) make a loud noise in breathing as a symptom of disease of the larynx（马）吼喘。
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- no obj., with adverbial(especially of a vehicle) move at high speed making a loud prolonged sound（尤指车辆）轰鸣着疾驶：
a car roared past.
一辆汽车轰响着疾驶而过。
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- proceed, act, or happen fast and decisively or conspicuously果断行事; 迅速发生：
Swindon roared back with two goals.
斯温登迅速果断地拿回了两分。
派生词
roarer
noun词源
Old English rārian (verb), imitative of a deep prolonged cry, of West Germanic origin; related to German röhren. The noun dates from late Middle English.