road-side /'raudsaid; NAmE 'roud-/ noun [sing.] the edge of the road 路边;路旁:We parked by the roadside•我 们将车停放告蟢旁。◊ a roadside ca/e路边咖啡店 'road sign noun a sign near a road giving
information or instructions to drivers 路标 road-Ster /'raudst8(r); NAmE 'roud-/ noun {old-fashioned) a car with no roof and two seats 敞篷双座/j、汽车
1 road tax noun [U] (in Britain) a tax that sb
who owns a car must pay to drive on the roads (英国)公路税
'road test noun 1
a test to see how a vehicle functions or what condition it is in (车辆的)道路试验 2
,,.4j =
DRIVING TEST
:i 'road-test verb [VN] to test a vehicle to see how it
functions or what condition it is in 使(车辆)经受道路
试验
'road
train noun (especially Awsfra/£) a large lorry/truck pulling one or more trailers 公路乡(J车■(挂一节或多节
拖车的f货车)
■road trip no«>/7_(/>7/om7fl/,<?spec/fl//y /SMmf) a trip made in a car over a long
distance弁车长盔旅行;公路旅行
road-way /'raudwei; NAmE 'rood-/ noun [C, U] a road or the part of a
road used by vehicles 道路;.幸行道
road-works /'r8udw3:ks;
NAmE 'roudw3:rks/
noun [pi.] (8r£) road.work [u】)repairs that are being done
to
the road; an area where these repairs are being done 道路修补;修补中的路段
road-worthy /'raudw3:6i; NAmE 'roudw3:rdi/ adj. (of a vehicle 车辆)in a safe condition to drive 适合行驶的;
可安全行驶尚► road.worthi.ness now/? [U] roam /raum; NAmE room/ verb 1 to walk or travel around an
area without any definite aim or direction 徜徉;闲逛;漫步 SCI wander: [V, often +adv./prep.] The sheep are aHowed to roam 介eeZy
on this Zand.绵羊 可以在这片地上自由走动。◊ [VN] to roam the country- sfde/the streets, etc•在多间漫▲、逛街等 2 〜(over) sth/sb (of the eyes or hands 眼睛或手)to move siowly over every part
of sb/sth (缓慢地)扫遍,摸遍:[V] His gaze
roamed over her.他聚精‘神地上下打量她。◊ [VN】 ffer eyes roamed t/ie room•她将房间打量了一遍。
roam-ing /'reumir);
NAmE 'rou-/ noun [U] using a mobile phone/cellphone by connecting to a different compands
network, for example when you are in a different country (移动电■的)漫游:mtemationaZ roaming charges琴际漫游费用
roan /raun; NAmE roun/ noun an animal, especially a horse,
that has hair of two colours mixed together 4 色 斑.杂釦动物(尤指马):a strawberry roan (= with a mixture of
brown and grey hair that looks pink) —匹红 电杂色乌► roan [only before noun]
roar /ro:(r)/ verb, noun
_
verfc 1 [vj to make a very loud,
deep sound 吼叫;Pfi 哮:We heard a ifon roar.我们听见了狮子的说声。◊ rhe gun roared dea/eningfy.枪也轰牠声凑耳欲i。◊ 37ie engine roared to Zf/e (= started noisily).发动才jt隆隆启 动。2 〜(sth) (out) to shout sth very loudly
叫喊;大声 地说:[V】TTie crowd roared.人群一片喧哗。◊ [VN] The /ans roared
foutj their approval•崇拜者矢声叫好。◊ [V speech] ‘Stand badg’ "e roared. “_后念。”他%道。
3 [V】〜(with laughter) to laugh very loudly 放声夫笑; ffe toofced so_/imny, we aH
roared.他看上去那么滑—,我
们都哈哈大吴。◊ ft made them
roar with daughter.这使 i也们大 $ 起杂。4 [V +fldv./prep.].
(of a vehicle or its rider/driver 或驾驶者)to move very fast, making a
lot
of noise 呼_而行;弃彳4飞快:She put her/oot down and the
car roared away. M魚下油门,车子呼啸而去。
5 [V] (of
a fire 火)to bum brightly with a lot of flames, heat and noise熊熊燃烧
■
noun 1 a loud deep sound made by an animal,
espe- cially a lion, or by sb’s voice 咆哮;吼叫i: ffis speech was
greeted a roar 〇/appkiuse.他的讲话引来了雷鸣
般的掌声。◊ roars 〇/〖aughter放♦夫獒2 a loud continuous noise made by the wind
or sea, or by a machine (风或海的)呼啸声;(机器的)隆隆声:7 couW bareZy
hear above the roar o/traj5fiic.过佳车辆的轰 鸣声使我几乎什么也听不见。
roaring /'roirn]/ adj. [only before noun] 1 making a continuous loud deep noise.唯哮的;呼啸的;轰鸣的: AW we couZd hear was the sound 〇/ roaring water.我们只 能听到汹涌澎湃的涛声。2 (of a fire火)burning with a lot of flames
and heat 熊熊燃烧的 do a roaring trade (in sth) [informal) to sell a lot of sth very quickly 生意兴隆;销出大量物).roaring'drunk
extremely
drunk and noisy 耍酒疯 a .roaring
sue'cess (/n/〇Arm7/) a very great success:巨大的成功 the
.roaring 'forties noun [p\.] an area of rough ocean between latitudes 40。and 50。south 咆哮西风 带(南纬40至50度之伺盛行西风的海域)
the .roaring 'twenties noun [pi.] the
years from 1920 to 1929, considered as a time when
people were confident and cheerful 兴枉的二十年代 ( 指人们 自信又快乐的 20世纪20年代)
roast /raust; NAmE roust/ verb, noun, adj.
• verb 1 to cook
food, especially meat, without liquid in an oven or over a fire; to be cooked
in this way 烘, 烤,培(肉等 V : [VN] to roast a diicfcen 烤一只鸡◊ [V】 the sme〖i 〇/
roasting meat 烤肉的香味 o vocabulary notes on page R16 2 [VN] to cook nuts, beans, etc.
in order to dry them and turn them brown 烘烤,焙,炒
(坚果、.1豆子等:):roasted chestnuts 办栗子 3 [VN] (informal or humorous) to be very angry with sb; to criticize sb strongly (对某入)非常生气,严厉也评
4 [informal) to become or to make sth become very hot
in the sun or by a fire 曝晒;烘烤:[V] S/ie cou!d/ed her skin beginning to
roast.她能感觉到皮肤开始晒得发烫
了。[also VN]
mnoun 1 (BrE also joint) a large piece of meat that is cooked whole in tie oven
烤肉:the Sunday roast 星期 日烤肉大餐2 (/VAmf) (often in compounds常构成复合词) a party that takes place in
sb^ garden/yard at which food is cooked over an open fire 户外烧备野餐:a hot dog roast 热狗烧烤野餐 3 an event,especially a
meal,
at which people celebrate sb^ life by telling funny stories about them耍笑庆祝会(常为宴会,讲述
:主角的滑稽事)
■
adj.
[only before noun] cooked in an oven or over a fire 的;焙roast
chicken 烧鸡
roast-ing /'raustiq; NAmE'rou-l adj.,
noun
■
adj.
t
[only before noun] used
for roasting meat, vege- tables, etc•用于烤炙(或烘焙)的:a roasting dish用于 烘烤的盘子,2 (also .roasting _hot) so hot
that you feel uncomfortable 燥热的;灼热的:a
roasting hot day 酷 热的一天
■
noun
[U, sing.] [slang) an
occasion when a woman has sex with more than one man (—女多男的')乱交 fTHTII give sb/get a 'roasting to criticize sb or be
criticized in an angry way严厉批评;受到严厉批评
r〇b /mb; NAmE ra:b/ verb (-bb-) [VN]
〜sb/sth
(of sth) to steal money or property from a person or place 抢劫;掠夺;盗取:to rob a bemfc 抢劫 银行◊ TTie tomb had been robbed 〇/ its treasures.这座 童里的财宝早已被盗。EEH ,r〇b sb 'blind (informal) to cheat or trick sb so that they lose a
lot of money 骗戒某 人大量钱财 T〇b the 'cradle (AMmf,/n/orma/) to have a sexual
relationship with a much younger person 老牛 吃嫩草(指跟比自己年龄小很多的人发生性关系> rob .Peter to pay 'Paul (saying) to borrow money from one person to pay back what you owe to another person;
to take money from one thing to use for sth else 借 g 债 还旧账;拆东墙补西墙ESEia 'rob Sb/sth of sth [often passive] to
prevent sb having sth that they need or deserve剥存(.某人所需或应得之物> EBG1
deprive:
A Z〇5t-mimite goaZ robbed the team 0/ victory.最后一分 钟的进球夺去了这支球队胜利的机会。◊ He had been robbed o/ his dignity.他已吳去于尊严。
rob-ber /'rDba(r); NAmE 'ra:b-/ noun a person who steals from a
person or place, especially using violence or threats il盗;盗贼;抢劫犯:a bank robber银行抢 劫犯
rob-bery /'rDbari; NAmE 'ra:b-/ noun [u, C] (pi.
-ies) the crime of stealing money or
goods from a bank, shop/ store, person, etc., especially using violence or
threats 盗窃;抢劫;掠夺:armed robbery (= using a gun,
knife, etc.)持械抢劫◊ TTiere has Seen a spate 0/