roadside

1728

road-side /'raudsaid; NAmE 'roud-/ noun [sing.] the edge of the road {$]£;          We parked by the roadside.

0 a roadside cafe

'road sign noun a sign near a road giving information or instructions to drivers {ffrS road ster /'raudsta(r); NAmE 'roud-/ noun {old-fashioned) a car with no roof and two seats 1 road tax noun [U] (in Britain) a tax that sb who owns a car must pay to drive on the roads (      .)

1 road test noun 1 a test to see how a vehicle functions or what condition it is in ( 7ffi(ft )      2 (NAmE)

= DRIVING TEST

'road-test verb [VN] to test a vehicle to see how it functions or what condition it is in {g (      3?: it Eft

'road train noun (especially AustralE) a large lorry/truck pulling one or more trailers

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'road trip noun {informal, especially NAmE) a trip made in a car over a long distance

road-way /'raudwei; NAmE 'rood-/ noun [C, U] a road or the part of a road used by vehicles iij&; road-works /'r0udw3:ks; NAmE 'roudw3:rks/ noun [pi.] (erf) {NAmE road-work [u]) repairs that are being done to the road; an area where these repairs are being done

road-worthy /'raudw3:di; NAmE 'roudw3:rdi/ adj. (of a vehicle Affi) in a safe condition to drive iS o' fr M (ft; oI:£4v?73£(ft ► road-worthi-ness noun [U] roam /raum; NAmE room/ verb 1 to walk or travel around an area without any definite aim or direction 1$#;      HE1 wander: [V, often +adv./prep.]

The sheep are allowed to roam freely on this land. % A Rl fcUfEj&Jt J&± § &          0 [VN] to roam the country-

side/the streets, etc. tE ^ |h] ?! i               2 - (over)

sth/sb (of the eyes or hands ii Bf 7) to move slowly over every part of sb/sth ( Hit     jgJIi: [V]His

gaze roamed over her. life M If A # itfe ± T tT M M „ 0 [VN] Her eyes roamed the room.

roaming /'raumnj; NAmE 'rou-/ noun [U] using a mobile phone/cellphone by connecting to a different com­pany’s network, for example when you are in a different country ( |£5tlfeif(ft )       : international

roaming charges

roan /raun; NAmE roun/ noun an animal, especially a horse, that has hair of two colours mixed together ^^(ft^^ ( XIb 2} ) : a strawberry roan {= with a mixture of brown and grey hair that looks pink) — E£I ► roan adj. [only before noun] roar /ro:(r)/ verb, noun

m verb 1 [V] to make a very loud, deep sound BJL ni]; pg : We heard a lion roar. 111 R/f M 7 M 7 Eft B?L 7 o 0 The gun roared deafeningly.    0 The

engine roared to life (= started noisily).

5(j0 2 ~ (sth) (out) to shout sth very loudly ml!®; AP [V] The crowd roared.          0 [VN] The

fans roared (out) their approval. AP 1  0         0

[V speech] ‘Stand back/he roared.  M&BfLito

3 [V] ~ (with laughter) to laugh very loudly 1fcPA=%.: He looked so funny, we all roared.         AU|S A ftft,

0 It made them roar with laughter. ilfe ilT A % & A o 4 [V +adv./prep.} (of a vehicle or its rider/driver        to move very fast, making a

lot of noise ijtMif; She put her foot down

and the car roared away.  , A7HM A<,

5 [V] (of a fire A) to burn brightly with a lot of flames, heat and noise

m noun 1 a loud deep sound made by an animal, espe­cially a lion, or by sb’s voice Pfe Q$; PJL ni|: His speech was greeted by a roar of applause, ftfc (ft i# 7 A 7 If q4 IS (ft ^ ^ o 0 roars of laughter p A % 2 a loud continuous noise made by the wind or sea, or by a machine ( Ml«lft )  ) m&P: I

could barely hear above the roar of traffic. MQ/AfPffftH

roar ing /'roinq/ adj. [only before noun] 1 making a continuous loud deep noise P&nf(ft; nf flit (ft; Uplift: All we could hear was the sound of roaring water. ft-filR o 2 (of a fire A) burning with a lot of flames and heat ft #!!#$£ (ft IT»T7S1 do a 'roaring trade (in sth) {informal) to sell a lot of sth very quickly IHtbAit (    ) .roaring 'drunk extremely

drunk and noisy SJMSsC a .roaring sue'cess {informal) a very great success g Alftf&TJ the .roaring 'forties noun [pi.] an area of rough ocean between latitudes 40° and 50° south # ( 40 M 50      )

the .roaring 'twenties noun [pi.] the years from 1920 to 1929, considered as a time when people were confi­dent and cheerful AH£(ftr.+7tt ( fcAffJ Sfs3M£*(ft

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roast /raust; NAmE roust/ verb, noun, adj. m verb 1 to cook food, especially meat, without liquid in an oven or over a fire; to be cooked in this way , $7 in ( I^J^f ) : [VN] to roast a chicken 0 [V]

the smell of roasting meat jfcf $] (ft # !A o vocabulary notes on page R16 2 [VN] to cook nuts, beans, etc. in order to dry them and turn them brown    in ,

( O&M. Iff ) : roasted chestnuts  3 [VN]

{informal or humorous) to be very angry with sb; to criticize sb strongly ( ft ^ A ) # #4 H,

4 (informal) to become or to make sth become very hot in the sun or by a fire B§BI; $il#: [V] She could feel her skin beginning to roast. M ^ 3\ k Jlf A Itp B0 A M

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unoun 1 {BrE also joint) a large piece of meat that is cooked whole in the oven ^^]: the Sunday roast 0A^ 2 {NAmE) (often in compounds a party that takes place in sb’s garden/yard at which food is cooked over an open fire 7          11: a hot

dog roast      3 {NAmE) an event, especially a

meal, at which people celebrate sb’s life by telling funny stories about them

■                  adj. [only before noun] cooked in an oven or over a fire )$ (ft; ilfl£ft: roast chicken

roast ing /'raustirj; NAmE'rou-/ adj., noun m adj. 1 [only before noun] used for roasting meat, vege­tables, etc.     ) #J: a roasting dish

')&'J%(ft^l7 2 (also .roasting 'hot) so hot that you feel uncomfortable M#!;(ft; ifft^ftft: a roasting hot day

■                  noun [U, sing.] {slang) an occasion when a woman has sex

with more than one man ( —^c^^(ft )       give

sb/get a 'roasting to criticize sb or be criticized in an angry way PWtitW;

rob 0-w /rub; NAmE ra:b/ verb (-bb-) [VN]

~ sb/sth (of sth) to steal money or property from a person or place JfcKj;   : to rob a bank

Hfr 0 The tomb had been robbed of its treasures.

iraffl ,rob sb 'blind {informal) to cheat or trick sb so that they lose a lot of money

,rob the 'cradle {NAmE, informal) to have a sexual relationship with a much younger person 7

) 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 &IBE;          ranig 'rob sb/sth of sth [often

passive] to prevent sb having sth that they need or deserve til4 ( ^)         H22 deprive:

A last-minute goal robbed the team of victory. lt(ft&J$^£7&5:3mJWJ(ft*/l£o 0 He had been robbed of his dignity. {ib&AATM-Po rob ber /'roba(r); NAmE 'ra:b-/ noun a person who steals from a person or place, especially using violence or threats &; & M ; ft & 2E: a bank robber fg 7r ffc

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rob-bery /'robari; 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 & ^ ; ft $ ; $5-37 armed robbery {= using a gun, knife, etc.) M ft 0 There has been a spate of