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face
a different direction; to make sb/sth do this ( {<£ ) MM, H: [V] She rolled over to let
the sun brown her back, mmTTM, O
He rolled
onto his back. ItfclSMIf 0
0 [VN] I rolled the
baby over onto its stomach. 0
{NAmE) to roll a dice/die (= in a game) $Pf$ft 0 She
rolled her car in a 100 mph crash. 100
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MOVE (AS IF) ON WHEELS 4 [usually +adv./prep.} to
move
smoothly (on wheels or as if on wheels); to make sth do this ( {£ ) 'M if]: [V] The car began to roll back
down the hill. H ft ft 1th f'J If ft ill T jf „ 0 The traffic rolled slowly
forwards.
ft 'Ml Wlit W f J W zfi 0 O Mist was rolling in from the
sea. 0 [VN] He rolled
the trolley across the room. 0
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MAKE BALL/TUBE fft&Sjc/ V, 5 ~
(sth) (up) (into sth) to
make sth/yourself into the shape of a ball or tube ft —
) :
[VN] I rolled the string into a ball. $£ 0 We rolled up the carpet, ffcf] JE:telI#70 a rolled-up newspaper 0
I always roll my own {= make my own cigarettes).
&
Jlk i B # ft o o [V] The hedgehog rolled up
into a ball. $i]3f [IlJfcftTTfth^to —compare
unroll(I)
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FOLD CLOTHING # ft JM 6 [VN +adv./prep.] ~ sth (up) to
fold
the edge of a piece of clothing, etc. over and over on itself to make it
shorter JE ( ftJMl^ii ) Roll
up your sleeves. iEftEftMftife^S^o o She rolled her jeans
to her knees. MtEftff ft— picture o page R20
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MAKE STH FLAT $ ft ill. 7 [VN] to
make sth flat by pushing sth heavy over it ft ft IB; J±ft:
Roll the pastry on a floured surface. ft]#ft0
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WRAP UP 8 [VN] r sb/sth/yourself
(up) in sth to
wrap
or cover sb/sth/yourself in sth (
MM: Roll
the meat in the breadcrumbs.
O He
rolled himself up in the blanket. ftJE g B
IMflo
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OF
SHIP/PLANE/WALK ; tftJ l; U J 9 to
move or
make
sth move from side to side ( ft ) MM, MM: [V] He walked with a
rolling gait. i&MMO The ship was rolling
heavily to and fro. o
[also VN] — compare pitch v.(6)
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MAKE SOUND ‘J/ ft ft
, 10 to make a long continuous
sound W: [V] rolling drums O
Thunder
rolled. 0 [VN] to roll your r’s (= by
letting your tongue vibrate with
each ‘r’ sound) ft r 64
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MACHINE jft# 11 when a machine rolls or sb rolls it, it operates j; ft/ft: [V] They had to repeat the scene because the cameras
weren’t
rolling.
O [VN] Roll
the cameras!
m&\
IT»171 be 'rolling in
money/it (informal) to have a
lot of money If g|; M U 'M
; M ffi let's 'roll (informal, especially
NAmE) used to suggest to a group of people that
you should all start doing sth or going somewhere flidftfc&ftBE; Rfrfl 1^#nE
rolled
into 'one combined
in one person or thing ft; lift-— Banks are several businesses rolled into one. m<fr
H k #I§j Tlk ifo/r ~ M o .rolling in the
'aisles {informal) laughing a lot fz%\ She soon had us rolling
in the aisles. a rolling 'stone
gathers no 'moss (saying) a person who moves from place
to place, job to job, etc. does not have a lot of money, possessions or friends
but is free from responsibilities 'roll on ...! {BrE,
informal) used to say that you want sth
to happen or arrive soon • • • ft 3ij
ft BE: Roll on Friday! M. $1S ft ft
H£! roll up your sleeves to prepare to work or fight roll with the punches to adapt yourself to a
difficult situation ft g Tf It — more at ball /?., grave1
n., head n., ready adj., tongue n. .roll
a'round (BrE also .roll a'bout)
to
be laughing so much that you can hardly control yourself .roll sth—back 1 to turn or force sth
back
or further away ft il; ft A ii: to roll back the frontiers of space 2
to reduce prices, etc.
HHfcv
IUM ( )•:
to roll
back inflation WMM.I&'B
Hfc .roll sth—'down 1 to open sth by turning a handle jgft;
$Eft: He rolled down his car window and started shouting at them, fife M
ft ft Hf , 18 ft fj ft P: 9$ ft«
2 to make a rolled piece of
clothing, etc. hang or lie flat JiJF, $tJF, HJf ( ) : to roll down your
sleeves Tft .roll
in (informal)
1 to arrive in great numbers or amounts ft M '/I A; it 'M (Tff ft: Offers
of help are still rolling in.
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to arrive late at a place, without seeming worried or
sorry
£f Steve rolled in around lunchtime. I!] ft
tftftHftftiMfto .roll sth-’out 1 to make sth flat by pushing
sth over it #• •• $Lft: Roll out the pastry. 2 to
officially make a new
product available or start a new political campaign
jEiftlift ( ) ; JFJ1 ( ) HE3
launch : The new model is to be rolled
out in July.
&
— related noun rollout .roll over (informal) to be easily defeated without even trying We can’t expect them
to just roll over for us.
iAHo
.roll
sb—'over {BrE, informal) to defeat sb easily $5
JltTf&ftA: They rolled us over in the replay.
.roll sth-'over {technical ftn§-) to allow money that sb owes to be paid
back at a later date # ( ff # ) $|»i; (
XWt ) :
The
bank refused to roll over the debt, AftiftH
M ® ft If o —related noun rollover(I) .roll 'up (,informal) to arrive
gjjft: Bill finally rolled up two hours late, tfc ft * & jg m
ft M ft ft H* o 0 Roll up! Roll up! (= used to invite people who are
passing to form an audience) ft5ft#®P! .roll sth—'up to close
sth
by turning a handle ( ) ft : She
rolled
up all the windows. MM±ft#rWl$lifto roll-back /'raulbsek; NAmE 'roul-I noun
[sing., U] {especially NAmE) 1 a reduction in a price or in pay, to a
past level ( jfr % & X & m W ) ft m , 0 ^ 2 the act of changing a situation, law, etc.
back to what it was before ( im
roll bar noun a metal bar over the top of a car without a roof, used to make the car
stronger and to protect passengers if the car turns over (
mupwm »*«£•**
roll-call noun
[U, sing.] the reading of a list of names to a group
of people to check who is there : Roll-call will be at
like a roll-call of the nation’s heroes.
.rolled 'gold noun [U] gold in
the form of a thin layer that is rolled onto sth to cover it .rolled 'oats noun [pi.] oats
that have had their shells removed before being crushed, used especially for
making porridge MM# ( ftM)
roll-er /'raulaft); NAmE 'rou-/ noun
1 a piece of wood, metal or plastic, shaped
like a tube, that rolls over and over and is used in machines, for example to
make sth flat, or to move sth : the
heavy steel rollers
under the conveyor belt TIKIS. 2 (often
in
compounds f a machine or piece of
equipment with a part shaped like a tube so that it rolls backwards and forwards.
It may be used for making sth flat, crushing or spreading sth. 5I$UJl; Sift: Flatten
the surface of the grass with a roller.
0 a
paint roller $4 — see also steamroller n.
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a piece of wood or metal, shaped like a tube, that is
used
for moving heavy objects We’ll need
to move the piano on rollers. $lft^#S	
Wo 4 a long, powerful wave in the sea/ocean #’)&; g 'M: Huge Atlantic
rollers crashed onto the rocks. ftM # g ^ ft # , 5
a small plastic tube that hair is
rolled
around to give it curls M# CCT7I curler: heated rollers 0
Her hair was in rollers.
o
— see also high roller
roller-ball /‘raulabod; NAmE ‘roularb-/ noun 1 a type of
BALLPOINT
pen 2 =
TRACKBALL
Roll-er-blade™ (BrE) {NAmE Roller Blade™) /'raolableid; NAmE ‘roularb-/ (also .in-line 'skate) noun a type of boot with a line of small
wheels attached to the bottom