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
  1. 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。
  2. 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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  1. 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
  1. 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。
  2. 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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  1. 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
  1. The mother rocked the baby gently until he fell asleep.
    母亲轻轻摇着婴儿,直到他睡着。
  2. The boat rocked from side to side in the strong wind.
    船在强风中左右摇晃。
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  1. 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)
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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。
  • 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。