rock
/rɒk/
n. / v.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
岩石;石块;摇滚乐;轻轻摇动
释义与例句
n.
岩石;石块
a large mass of hard mineral material, or a piece of it
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The path was blocked by a huge rock after the landslide.
山体滑坡后,一块巨石挡住了小路。
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They sat on a flat rock beside the river to eat lunch.
他们坐在河边一块平坦的岩石上吃午饭。
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The statue was carved out of solid rock.
这座雕像是用坚硬的岩石雕刻而成的。
n.
摇滚乐
a type of popular music with a strong beat, usually played on electric instruments
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My grandfather still listens to rock from the 1970s.
我祖父仍然听二十世纪七十年代的摇滚乐。
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The band mixes folk music with rock.
这支乐队把民谣和摇滚乐融合在一起。
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She turned up the radio when a rock song came on.
收音机里响起一首摇滚歌曲时,她把音量调大了。
v.
轻轻摇动
to move gently from side to side or backwards and forwards
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The mother rocked the baby gently until he fell asleep.
母亲轻轻摇着婴儿,直到他睡着。
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The boat rocked from side to side in the strong wind.
船在强风中左右摇晃。
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He rocked back in his chair and laughed.
他靠在椅子上摇晃着笑了起来。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
rock 作“岩石”时可数,作“摇滚乐”时不可数;作动词表示轻轻摇晃,过去式为 rocked。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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rocky 多岩石的;摇晃的形容词,既可描述布满岩石的地面,也可表示不稳固、摇晃的。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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stone 石头;石块rock 通常指天然的大块岩石或岩体;stone 多指较小的石块或建筑材料。正误对比:climb a rock(攀岩,正确)/climb a stone(错误,stone 不指可攀爬的岩体)。The child threw a stone into the lake. 孩子把一块石头扔进湖里。
常见搭配
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rock concert 摇滚音乐会Thousands of fans gathered for a rock concert in the park. 数千名歌迷聚集在公园里参加一场摇滚音乐会。
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rock music 摇滚乐He grew up listening to rock music in the 1980s. 他二十世纪八十年代听着摇滚乐长大。