roil
/rɔɪl/verb
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- with obj. poetic/literary make (a liquid) turbid or muddy by disturbing the sediment〈诗/文〉搅浑(液体), 使浑浊:
winds roil these waters.
风搅浑了这些水。
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- no obj.(of a liquid) move in a turbulent, swirling manner(液体)被搅动; 翻滚, 翻腾:
the sea roiled below her
海在她下方翻滚着
figurative 〈喻〉a kind of fear roiled in her.
一种恐惧感使她心神不宁。
词源
late 16th cent.: perhaps from Old French ruiler 'mix mortar', from late Latin regulare 'regulate'.