roller
US
UK roller n: usually plural (tube for curling hair)
SC 卷发筒
TC 捲髮筒
TC 捲髮筒
SC 卷发棒
Fay swore when the doorbell rang while she had her hair in rollers.
roller n: (machinery: transport element)
SC 滚轴 gǔn zhóu
SC 卷轴 gǔn zhóu ，juǎn zhóu
The luggage moved along the rollers of the conveyer belt.
roller n: usually plural (machine: cylindrical moving part)
SC 擀面杖 gǎn miàn zhàng
The fabric passed between the rollers.
roller n: usually plural (small wheel)
SC 滚轮 gǔn lún
TC 滾輪
TC 滾輪
SC 滚轴 gǔn lún，gǔn zhóu
The heavy machine was on rollers so that it could easily be moved.
roller n: (wheel on roller-skate)
SC 滚轮 gǔn lún
TC 滾輪
TC 滾輪
One of the rollers on Peter's skates is broken.
roller n: (machine for flattening)
SC 压路机
TC 壓路機
TC 壓路機
SC 碾压机
The gardener pushed the roller across the lawn to flatten it.
roller n: informal (wave)
SC 浪
TC 浪
TC 浪
SC 巨浪 jù làng
The rollers crashed against the shore.
roller n: (bird breed)
SC 佛法僧科鸟
Jenny watched the aerobatics of several rollers as they flew through the air.
high roller n: US (gambler who bets high sums) (喜欢下高赌注的)
SC 豪赌客
holy roller n: slang (evangelist, born-again preacher) (俚语)
SC 福音派信徒
SC 福音派传教士
paint roller n: (tool for rolling paint onto walls)
SC 油漆滚子 yóu qī gǔn zi
SC 漆滚筒 yóu qī gǔn zi，qī gǔn tǒng
A paint roller is useful for painting large areas.
I am using a paint roller to paint the wall of my bedroom.
roller coaster, roller-coaster n: (fairground ride) (本义)
SC 过山车 guò shān chē
TC 雲霄飛車
TC 雲霄飛車
It is estimated that 200 million people a year ride rollercoasters.
据估计，每年有两亿人乘坐过山车。
roller coaster, roller-coaster n: figurative (repeated rise and fall) (比喻)
SC 如坐过山车一样 rú zuò guò shān chē yí yàng
My journey from market trader to millionaire was a real rollercoaster.
我从一介商人变身成为一名百万富翁的人生旅程就如坐过山车一样起伏跌宕。
roller coaster ride, roller-coaster ride n: figurative (turbulent experience)
SC 过山车之旅
SC 跌宕起伏的经历
roller derby n: (rollerskating competition)
SC 轮滑阻拦赛
roller hockey n: (team sport played on rollerskates)
SC 旱冰曲棍球
Roller hockey is different than ice hockey because players wear roller skates instead of ice skates.
roller shutter n: (style of retractable door)
SC 卷闸门
roller skates npl: (wheeled shoes for skating)
SC 溜冰鞋 liū bīng xié
The new generation of roller skates are called roller-blades.
The children were wearing their new roller skates.
roller skating n: (skating with wheeled boots)
SC 滑旱冰、
I loved roller skating as a child.
roller-skate, roller skate n: usually plural (skate with wheels)
SC 旱冰鞋 hàn bīng xié
TC 直排輪鞋
TC 直排輪鞋
roller-skate, roller skate vi: (skate on wheels)
SC 滑旱冰 huá hàn bīng
TC 滑直排輪
TC 滑直排輪
skating rink, roller skating rink, roller-skating rink, roller rink n: (arena for roller skating or rollerblading)
SC 旱冰场 hàn bīng chǎng
TC 滑直排輪場
TC 滑直排輪場
steamroller n: (vehicle used for flattening)
SC 蒸汽压路机 zhēng qì yā lù jī
Make sure there is no trash near the street; a steamroller will be coming through tomorrow.
steamroller n: figurative (destructive process)
SC 毁灭性打击，压倒性打击 huǐ miè xìng dǎ jī
SC 碾压(比喻)
The economic recession served as a steamroller for the company, and unfortunately it went bankrupt.