roar

/rɔː/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

吼叫，咆哮；轰鸣；吼叫声，轰鸣声

释义与例句

v. 吼叫，咆哮；轰鸣
to make a loud, deep sound like a lion; to make a loud, powerful noise
  1. The lion roared loudly in the jungle.
    狮子在丛林中大声吼叫。
  2. The crowd roared with laughter at the joke.
    人群听到这个笑话放声大笑。
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  1. The motorcycle roared past us on the highway.
    摩托车在高速公路上轰鸣着从我们身边驶过。
n. 吼叫声，轰鸣声
a loud, deep sound made by a lion or other large animal; a loud, powerful noise made by a machine or a crowd
  1. We could hear the roar of the crowd from inside the stadium.
    我们能听到体育场内人群的欢呼声。
  2. The roar of the engine filled the garage.
    引擎的轰鸣声充满了车库。
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  1. A sudden roar of thunder shook the windows.
    一阵突然的雷声震得窗户作响。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 拟声词，模仿狮子或猛兽吼叫时发出的"嗷"声

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • roaring 咆哮的，轰鸣的
    adj.
同义词
  • howl 嚎叫，哀号
    常指狗或狼的长嚎，也可指人因痛苦而嚎叫
    The dog howled all night because it was lonely. 那只狗因为孤独嚎叫了一整夜。
  • thunder 轰隆隆地响
    强调像打雷一样低沉而响亮的声音
    The tanks thundered down the road. 坦克轰隆隆地驶过公路。
反义词
  • whisper 低语，耳语
    roar 是大声吼叫，whisper 是低声耳语
    She whispered the secret into my ear. 她把秘密低声耳语给我听。
常见搭配
  • roar with laughter 放声大笑
    The whole room roared with laughter at his story. 整个房间的人都被他的故事逗得放声大笑。
  • roar of the engine 引擎的轰鸣声
    The roar of the engine woke up the neighbors. 引擎的轰鸣声吵醒了邻居。
  • let out a roar 发出一声吼叫
    The tiger let out a terrifying roar. 老虎发出一声可怕的吼叫。