1734
esting
than it really is 0 ♦ ) ; it 2 [VN] to
have
or to try to have a romantic relationship with sb
#
( «A ) iJMti&t; iiA ( £A )
Ro
man esque /.rauma'nesk;
NAmE ,rou-/ od/'. used to describe a
style of architecture that was
popular in western Europe from the 10th to the 12th centuries and that had
round arches, thick walls and
tall PILLARS ps,#®, ^s,M&63 ( £§ 10 m 12 ft m63-#itmjm mm, n&?) —see
also
Norman(I)
.Roman ‘law noun the legal
system of the ancient Romans, and the basis for civil law in many countries
.Roman
'nose noun a nose that curves out at the top
.Roman
'numeral noun one of the letters used by the ancient
Romans to represent numbers and still used today, in some situations. In this
system I=1,V=5,X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D = 500, M = 1
000 and these letters are used in combinations to form other numbers. ^ 5}
Wi A : Henry
VIII A
M A 1ft O Copyright BBC MCMXCVII
(1997) * 1997 A % p r M £ *] JR — picture
0
ideogram — compare Arabic
numeral Romano- /ra'mainau;
NAmE -nou; rou'm-/ combining
form (in nouns and adjectives Roman
(tfi ) : Romano-British pottery ro man tic 0-w /rau'maentik; NAmErou-/
adj., noun madj. 1 connected or concerned with
love or a sexual relationship 63 ; g If 63 ; 'If M 63 : a romantic candlelit dinner if. M 61] M it ^ 0 romantic stories/
fiction/comedy ff'lf / Aift / HjgiJ 0 I’m not interested in a romantic relationship.
2 (of
people A) showing feelings of love ^'|f 63; Aii H 'If 63: Why don’t you ever give me flowers? I
wish you’d be more romantic.
#
M jfc 16 if M — $ o 3 beautiful in a way that makes
you
think of love or feel strong emotions if iS6lJ; HA 'If ifl 63 ; Hfcl>63:
romantic
music H
A If 3163 A 0 romantic
mountain scenery Jifc!>63lll 4 having an
attitude to life where imagination and the emotions are especially important;
not looking at situations in a realistic way a
romantic view of life
503;£?f63^W^^63i®?& 0 When I was younger, I had romantic ideas of
becoming a writer. A $£ —* ® 63
5 Romantic [usually
before noun] used to
describe literature, music or art, especially of the 19th century, that is
concerned with strong feelings, imagination and a return to nature, rather than
reason, order and intellectual ideas
if fS A X
6U, ifif±AM^6U ( 191ft
£63 A fA
•&25A, ^fndliag^^#® ) : the
Romantic
movement if MAXfeStJ o Keats is one of the greatest
Romantic poets. M Ji S # A 6lJ if M A X i# A
A—o
►
ro‘man-tic-al-ly /-kli/ adv.: to be romantically involved with sb A ^ A M A 'If M 0 Their
names have been linked romantically. — lsi!MMl63£ As ACIfft^ M 3\ If 111 M&ST Hi'If/ft. Ho o He talked romantically of the
past and his youth. If 'If iiitfjif63
o
mnoun 1 a person who is emotional
and has a lot of imagination, and who has ideas and hopes that may not be
realistic if ijt 6lJ A; WL X (Q M 6lJ
A: an
incurable romantic lgflftX7X-®^£F63£j*i 61lA o He was a romantic at heart and longed for
adventure.
If #7SJi — jv if if 63 A, ii M J55 P&. 2 Romantic a
writer, a musician or an artist who writes, etc. in the style of Romanticism if( tLAAl£ ) ro man ti cism /rau'maentisizam; NAmE roo-/ noun [u]
1
(also Romanticism) a style and movement in art,
music and
literature in the late 18th and early 19th century, in which strong feelings,
imagination and a return to nature were more important than reason, order and intellectual ideas if?S±A ( 18 tft£X 19 tft^fJ^fiAzlA. WtMM. M
— compare realism(3) 2 the quality of seeing people,
events and situations as more exciting and interesting than they really are if
ijt jf
# ; if if ft] ^ IS 3 strong
feelings of love; the fact of showing emotion, affection, etc. ® ft] M If; 'If Hi 63
ro manti cize (BrE also -ise) /rau'maentisaiz; NAmE rou-/ verb to make sth seem more
attractive or interesting than it really is M if ifjft;
1ft 31tl: [VN] romanticizing the past ft" VM&if if 4k O a romanticized
picture of parenthood — fg M
SI A ftj A A 5C#631fJS: [also V]
Romany /'mmani; ‘raum-; NAmE 'ra:m-;
'roum-/ noun (pi -ies)
1 [C]
a member of a race of people, originally from
romp /romp; NAmE ra:mp/ verb, noun m verb
[V, usually
+ adv./prep.] to
play in a happy and noisy way Wr Xit l® [if: kids romping around in the snow fE ft if S M ® 63 7 rrm romp home/to victory to easily win a race or
competition : Their
horse romped home in the
0 The Dutch team
romped to a 5-1 victory over Celtic. Juj -A$k HI 5 : 1 $c9£7i^%#IAo m:i;M .romp a'way/a'head (BrE, informal) to
increase, make progress or win quickly and easily ,romp through
(sth) (BrE, informal) to do sth easily and quickly 1&1§M $£ H itM$: She romped through the exam questions. M
o
■
noun (often
used in newspapers S’ A M) (informal) 1 [C] an enjoyable sexual
experience that is not serious politicians
involved in sex romps with call 2Man
amusing book, play or
film/movie that is full of action or adventure #>®«|£63Mft8£f3$* ( sScMK feB ) 3 [sing.] an easy victory in a
sports competition ( ^^A63 ) j5M^^63J&flJ: They won in a 5-1 romp. (Mm 5 : 1
romp ers /'rompaz; NAmE 'raimparz; 'ro:m-/ noun [pi.] (also 'romper suit [C]) (old-fashioned) a piece of clothing worn by a baby, that
covers the body and legs ( J L
63)
mm
ron-dave! /ron'daivl; NAmE ram-/ noun (SAfrE) a round
hut with a pointed roof that is
usually made from thatch (= dried grass) MB'XM ( ^ ) M rondo /'rondau; NAmE 'raindou/ noun (pi -os)
a piece
of music in which the main tune is repeated several times, sometimes forming
part of a longer piece [e]Mtt roo /ru:/ noun
(informal) = kangaroo rood screen /'raid skriin/ noun (technical Ain) a wooden or stone structure in some
churches that divides the part near the altar from the rest of the
church ( 63 ) H&PM
roof Q"w /ru:f/ noun, verb
m noun
(pi roofs)
1 the
structure that covers or forms the top of a building or vehicle MMM; AM: aflat/ sloping roof AM; I4M
O a thatched/slate, etc. roof if
A. AfelC^MMo The corner of the classroom was damp where the roof
had leaked.
|S(Mi)iM63 —
63
o o Tim climbed on to the garage roof. # j® IN? 3\ A M63J^M±o 0 The roof of the car was not damaged in the accident. A A , A M A M 31M 0 — see also sunroof
—
picture o page R24 2 -roofed (in adjectives 11 i|) having the type of roof