1.[u][c]岩石the hard solid material that forms part of the surface of the earth and some other planets
They drilled through several layers of rock to reach the oil.他们钻透了几层岩石寻找石油。
a cave with striking rock formations(= shapes made naturally from rock)有奇妙天然岩石造型的洞穴
The tunnel was blasted out of solid rock.这条隧道是在坚固的岩石中炸出来的。
volcanic/igneous/sedimentary, etc. rocks火山岩、火成岩、沉积岩等
2.[c]石山;礁石a mass of rock standing above the earth's surface or in the sea/ocean
the Rock of Gibraltar直布罗陀山
The ship crashed into the infamous Sker Point rocks and broke into three pieces.这艘船撞上了恶名远扬的斯戈尔尖岬暗礁群,断为三截。
3.[c]巨石块;岩块a large single piece of rock
They clambered over the rocks at the foot of the cliff.他们吃力地爬过了绝壁脚下的巨石。
The sign said ‘Danger: falling rocks’.警示牌上写着“危险:前有落石”。
4.[c]碎石;石子;小石块a small stone
Protesters pelted the soldiers with rocks.抗议者向士兵投掷石块。
5.[u]摇滚乐a type of loud popular music, developed in the 1960s, with a strong beat played on electric guitars and drums
punk rock朋客摇滚乐
a rock band/star摇滚乐队╱明星
6.[u]棒棒糖a type of hard sweet/candy made in long sticks, often sold in places where people go on holiday/vacation by the sea/ocean
a stick of Brighton rock一支布赖顿棒棒糖
7.[c][usupl](informal)宝石;(尤指)钻石a precious stone , especially a diamond
8.[c][ususing]可信赖的人;靠山a person who is emotionally strong and who you can rely on
He is my rock.他是我的主心骨。
Sue's marriage is on the rocks.休的婚姻触礁了。
Scotch on the rocks加冰块的苏格兰威士忌酒
Sue's marriage is on the rocks.休的婚姻触礁了。
Scotch on the rocks加冰块的苏格兰威士忌酒
1.[i][t](使)轻轻摇晃,缓缓摆动to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side; to make sb/sth move in this way
The boat rocked from side to side in the waves.小船在波浪中摇荡。
She was rocking backwards and forwards in her seat.她在座位上前摇后晃。
He rocked the baby gently in his arms.他抱着孩子轻轻摇晃。
2.[t][oftpass]~ sb/sth惊吓;使震惊;使害怕to shock sb/sth very much or make them afraid
The country was rocked by a series of political scandals.一连串的政治丑闻震惊全国。
The news rocked the world.这则消息震惊了全世界。
3.[i][t](使)剧烈摇摆,猛烈晃动to shake or to make sth shake violently
The house rocked when the bomb exploded.炸弹爆炸时,房子都晃动了。
The town was rocked by an earthquake.小镇受到地震的剧烈震动。
The scandal rocked the government(= made the situation difficult for it) .丑闻使政府处境艰难。
4.[i]随摇滚乐跳舞;跳摇滚to dance to rock music
5.[i]很好;棒极了used to say that sth is very good
Her new movie rocks!她的新电影棒极了!
She was told to keep her mouth shut and not rock the boat.有人叫她闭嘴,不要招惹是非。
She was told to keep her mouth shut and not rock the boat.有人叫她闭嘴,不要招惹是非。
He took a tiny stove out of his backpack, set it on a rock teetering on the edge, and made sweet mint tea and bitter Bedouin coffee.
他从双肩包里拿出一个小炉子,坐在悬崖边上一块摇摇欲坠的石头上,开始烧煮薄荷甜茶和贝督因咖啡。
The granite rock landmass, which has only a few pine trees and a sandy beach, is normally known as Eagle island.
遍布花岗岩的陆地上只有少量松树和沙滩。这里通常被称为“鹰岛”。
Stress builds up in the rock on both sides of the fault and causes the rock to break and shift in an earthquake.
压力在断层两侧的岩石中产生,并且引起岩石在地震中破裂和滑动。
The rock not made by human hands was formed by God himself in Mary's womb during the time of Rome's empire.
有一个非人手凿出来的石头是神在罗马帝国时期,亲自于马利亚腹中造成的。
Still, I can't fight the nagging feeling that it's risky to ask for anything in this job market, so I'm hesitating to rock the boat.
但是,我仍然害怕在这样的职场行情下提要求是件冒险的事情。您和其他读者是怎么认为的呢?
For these creatures to become oil, it was necessary that they should be imprisoned between layers of rock for an enormous length of time.
对于这些生物成为石油,这是必要的,他们应该与岩石层监禁巨大的时间长度。
I wonder how much of rock music was ever about youthful rebellion.
我怀疑摇滚到底有多少是有关青春叛逆的。
Neil always was an outdoors type of guy, always up for a spot of cycling, hiking or rock-climbing.
尼尔是那种喜爱户外活动的男人,只要来点骑车旅行、远足或攀岩之类的活动,他就会情绪高涨。
And I watched her closely, to see what she thought, to see what I should think, her having always been my rock.
我仔细观察着她,想看看她会怎么想,然后再决定我该怎么想。她永远是我的主心骨。
Most of the time, rock singers do not think how much they can make from a song, instead, they sing from emotions and live for music.
许多时候,摇滚歌手不考虑他们会从一首歌曲中赚得多少钱,相反地,他们为情感而歌唱,为音乐而生活。
An appointment was made for us, by an old Delaware to meet at the rock near the foot of this lake.
一位年长的特拉华人安排我们在湖边的一块岩石旁会面。
Look at the size of that rock in her ring. I guess her fiance must be very rich.
瞧瞧她戒指上那颗宝石有多大。我猜她的未婚夫一定很有钱。
He even had to park his car out in the street, as his garage was stacked up to the rafters with a multitude of samples of igneous rock.
他甚至不得不把车停在大街上,因为他的车库里堆满了各类各样的火成岩的标本,一向堆到房椽上。
The sea robber laughed as he looked back and saw that there was nothing to mark the place of the hidden rock.
海盗回过头看,看到那块暗礁什么标记也没有了,就大笑起来。
Salt has lower density than the surrounding rock, so it tends to flow upwards, pushing up the overlying layers of rock to form a dome.
盐的密度低于周围的岩石,所以会向上抬升,使覆盖其上的岩层形成穹顶状。
Also from his side, it's very rock-and-roll, you know - after all, I'm a songwriter!
同样从他的角度,生活可真如同玩摇滚一般,你知道--毕竟我是一名写歌的。
No matter how much risk they take or how they manage it, they can borrow at rock-bottom interest rates.
无论他们承担着多大的,怎样管理它的风险,它可以一最低的利率借款。
The moment I fell in love with a Chinese rock star. Fall of 1996. There was no turning back.
我和一个中国摇滚乐手谈恋爱的那段时间。那是1996年的秋天。但过去的不会再回来。
This rock, which to you and me looks like a solid, has tiny little pore spaces, and that's where the oil and gas pool.
在你我看来这种岩石似乎是实心的,而事实上它具有非常微小的孔隙空间,那里正是石油或气体郁积的地方。
Metallica, as you know, has been selected to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
正如你所知道的,已经被正式选入进入摇滚名人堂。
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