roll

noun

纸、织物等 of paper/cloth, etc.

1. 卷；卷轴
   a long piece of paper, cloth, film, etc. that has been wrapped around itself or a tube several times so that it forms the shape of a tube
   1. a roll of film
      一卷胶卷
   2. Wallpaper is sold in rolls.
      壁纸论卷销售。

糖果 of sweets/candy

2. 一管
   a paper tube wrapped around sweets/candy, etc.
   1. a roll of mints
      一管薄荷糖

面包 bread

3. 小面包条；小圆面包
   a small loaf of bread for one person
   1. Soup and a roll: £1.50
      汤和一小条面包：1.50英镑
   2. a chicken/cheese, etc. roll (= filled with chicken/cheese, etc.)
      鸡肉卷、奶酪卷等

身体 of body

4. 翻滚；打滚
   an act of rolling the body over and over
   1. The kittens were enjoying a roll in the sunshine.
      那些小猫在阳光下嬉戏打滚。
5. 滚翻；翻跟头
   a physical exercise in which you roll your body on the ground, moving your back and legs over your head
   1. a forward/backward roll
      前 / 后滚翻

船只；飞机 of ship/plane

6. 摇晃；振荡
   the act of moving from side to side so that one side is higher than the other

脂肪 of fat

7. 脂肪堆积的部位，肥胖的部位（尤指腰部）
   an area of too much fat on your body, especially around your waist
   1. Rolls of fat hung over his belt.
      一堆肥肉坠在他的腰带上。

名单 list of names

8. 花名册；名单
   an official list of names
   1. the electoral roll (= a list of all the people who can vote in an election)
      选民名册
   2. The chairman called/took the roll (= called out the names on a list to check that everyone was present) .
      主席点了名。

声音 sound

9. 隆隆声；持续的轰鸣声
   a deep continuous sound
   1. the distant roll of thunder
      远处隆隆的雷声
   2. a drum roll
      咚咚的鼓声

骰子 of dice

10. 掷骰子
    an act of rolling a dice
    1. The order of play is decided by the roll of a dice.
       比赛顺序是通过掷骰子决定的。

语音学 phonetics

语音学 phonetics

verb

翻转 turn over

1. （使）翻滚，滚动
   to turn over and over and move in a particular direction; to make a round object do this
   1. The ball rolled down the hill.
      球滚下了山。
   2. We watched the waves rolling onto the beach.
      我们注视着波浪涌向海滩。
   3. Delivery men were rolling barrels across the yard.
      送货人正把桶滚到院子一边。
2. （使）原地转圈，原地打转
   to turn over and over or round and round while remaining in the same place; to make sth do this
   1. a dog rolling in the mud
      在泥浆里打滚的狗
   2. He was rolling a pencil between his fingers.
      他用手指捻动着铅笔。
   3. Her eyes rolled.
      她那双眼睛滴溜溜地转动。
   4. She rolled her eyes upwards (= to show surprise or disapproval) .
      她翻着白眼。
3. （使）翻身，翻转
   to turn over to face a different direction; to make sb/sth do this
   1. She rolled over to let the sun brown her back.
      她翻了个身，让太阳把她的背晒黑点。
   2. He rolled onto his back.
      他翻过身来仰面躺着。
   3. I rolled the baby over onto its stomach.
      我让婴儿翻过身去趴着。
   4. to roll a dice/die (= in a game)
      掷骰子
   5. She rolled her car in a 100 mph crash.
      她在时速100英里时翻了车。

滚动 move (as if) on wheels

4. （使）滚动
   to move smoothly (on wheels or as if on wheels); to make sth do this
   1. The car began to roll back down the hill.
      汽车开始倒着往山下滑。
   2. The traffic rolled slowly forwards.
      车流缓缓地向前挪动。
   3. Mist was rolling in from the sea.
      薄雾从海上涌来。
   4. He rolled the trolley across the room.
      他推着手推车穿过房间。

做成球 / 管 make ball/tube

5. 使…成球状（或管状）
   to make sth/yourself into the shape of a ball or tube
   1. I rolled the string into a ball.
      我把线绳儿绕成了一个球。
   2. We rolled up the carpet.
      我们把地毯卷了起来。
   3. a rolled-up newspaper
      卷成卷的报纸
   4. I always roll my own (= make my own cigarettes) .
      我总是自己卷烟抽。
   5. The hedgehog rolled up into a ball.
      刺猬团成了一个球。

叠衣服 fold clothing

6. 把（衣服的边）卷起来
   to fold the edge of a piece of clothing, etc. over and over on itself to make it shorter
   1. Roll up your sleeves.
      把你的袖子挽起来。
   2. She rolled her jeans to her knees.
      她把牛仔裤卷到了膝盖处。

使平坦 make sth flat

7. 使平坦；压平
   to make sth flat by pushing sth heavy over it
   1. Roll the pastry on a floured surface.
      在撒了面粉的板面上将油酥面团擀平。

包裹 wrap up

8. （用某物）包裹，覆盖
   to wrap or cover sb/sth/yourself in sth
   1. Roll the meat in the breadcrumbs.
      用面包屑将肉裹起来。
   2. He rolled himself up in the blanket.
      他把自己裹在毯子里。

船只；飞机；行走 of ship/plane/walk

9. （使）摇摆，摇晃
   to move or make sth move from side to side
   1. He walked with a rolling gait.
      他摇摇晃晃地走着。
   2. The ship was rolling heavily to and fro.
      轮船剧烈地颠簸着。

发出声音 make sound

10. 发出持续的声音
    to make a long continuous sound
    1. rolling drums
       咚咚的鼓声
    2. Thunder rolled.
       雷声隆隆。
    3. to roll your r's (= by letting your tongue vibrate with each ‘r’ sound)
       发r的舌尖颤音

机器 machine

11. 启动；开动
    when a machine rolls or sb rolls it, it operates
    1. They had to repeat the scene because the cameras weren't rolling.
       他们只好重新拍摄这个镜头，因为摄影机没有启动。
    2. Roll the cameras!
       开拍！

1. V-ERG (使)滚;(使)滚动
   When something rolls or when you roll it, it moves along a surface, turning over many times.
   1. The ball rolled into the net...
      球滚进了网中。
   2. Their car went off the road and rolled over...
      他们的车冲出公路，翻倒在一旁。
   3. I rolled a ball across the carpet...
      我把球滚过地毯。
   4. Roll the meat in coarsely ground black pepper to season it.
      将肉在粗研的黑胡椒粉里滚一下以调味。
2. VERB (身体)滚动，打滚
   If you roll somewhere, you move on a surface while lying down, turning your body over and over, so that you are sometimes on your back, sometimes on your side, and sometimes on your front.
   1. When I was a little kid I rolled down a hill and broke my leg...
      我小时候从一座山坡上滚了下来，把腿摔断了。
   2. They just rolled about on the floor punching each other like schoolboys...
      他们像小学生一样，在地板上滚来滚去，互相挥着拳头揍对方。
   3. She rolled over and propped herself up on her elbows.
      她打了个滚，然后用胳膊肘把自己撑了起来。
3. VERB (车辆)慢慢开动，缓缓行进
   When vehicles roll along, they move along slowly.
   1. The lorry quietly rolled forward.
      卡车静静地缓慢前行。
4. VERB (机器)转动，运转，工作
   If a machine rolls, it is operating.
   1. He slipped and fell on an airplane gangway as the cameras rolled...
      在摄像时他不慎滑倒在飞机座位间的通道上。
   2. The newspaper presses are rolling in Pittsburgh again today.
      今天，匹兹堡的报纸又开始印刷了。
5. VERB (液体)滚落，滑落
   If drops of liquid roll down a surface, they move quickly down it.
   1. She looked at Ginny and tears rolled down her cheeks.
      她看着金尼，泪水滑落脸庞。
6. VERB 卷;绕;使成筒状（或球状）
   If you roll something flexible into a cylinder or a ball, you form it into a cylinder or a ball by wrapping it several times around itself or by shaping it between your hands.
   1. He took off his sweater, rolled it into a pillow and lay down on the grass...
      他脱下毛衣，将它卷成一个枕头，然后在草地上躺了下来。
   2. He rolled and lit another cigarette.
      他又卷了一支烟并点着了。
   3. Roll up means the same as roll .
      roll up同roll
   4. Stein rolled up the paper bag with the money inside.
      斯坦把装了钱的纸袋卷了起来。
7. See also: The photographers had already shot a dozen rolls of film. ...a roll of blue insulated wire. toilet roll
8. VERB 摇(车窗);卷（窗帘等)
   If you roll up something such as a car window or a blind, you cause it to move upwards by turning a handle. If you roll it down, you cause it to move downwards by turning a handle.
   1. In mid-afternoon, shopkeepers began to roll down their shutters...
      下午三时左右，店主们开始放下百叶窗。
   2. She rolled up the window and drove on...
      她把车窗摇上来，继续开车。
   3. He rolled his window down and gave the man the money.
      他把窗户摇下来，把钱递给这个男人。
9. V-ERG 转动(眼睛)；(眼珠)骨碌碌地转
   If you roll your eyes or if your eyes roll, they move round and upwards. People sometimes roll their eyes when they are frightened, bored, or annoyed.
   1. People may roll their eyes and talk about overprotective, interfering grandmothers...
      人们可能会翻着白眼谈论那些溺爱儿孙、样样都要插手的祖母。
   2. His eyes rolled and he sobbed.
      他转了转眼睛，呜咽起来。
10. N-COUNT （一人份的）小圆面包，面包卷
    A roll is a small piece of bread that is round or long and is made to be eaten by one person. Rolls can be eaten plain, with butter, or with a filling.
    1. He spread butter on a roll.
       他把黄油抹在小圆面包上。
11. See also: As the town clock struck two, they heard the roll of drums. drum roll
12. N-COUNT 名单;名册
    A roll is an official list of people's names.
    1. ...the electoral roll.
       选民名单
13. See also: rolling rock and roll sausage roll
14. PHRASE 连连成功;连交好运
    If someone is on a roll, they are having great success which seems likely to continue.
    1. I made a name for myself and I was on a roll, I couldn't see anything going wrong.
       我靠自己的能力成名了，接二连三地获得成功，我觉得一切似乎一帆风顺。
15. PHRASE 盼望;期待
    If you say roll on something, you mean that you would like it to come soon, because you are looking forward to it.
    1. Roll on the day someone develops an effective vaccine against malaria.
       盼望有一天有人会研制出一种能有效预防疟疾的疫苗。
16. PHRASE 集于一身;融为一体
    If something is several things rolled into one, it combines the main features or qualities of those things.
    1. Experts claimed that teachers had to be Einstein, Marie Curie and Linford Christie rolled into one to help children grasp the new national curriculum...
       专家们称老师必须集爱因斯坦、居里夫人和林弗德·克里斯蒂的本领于一身，才能帮助孩子们掌握新的国家课程大纲。
    2. This is our kitchen, sitting and dining room all rolled into one.
       这既是我们的厨房，又是客厅和餐厅。
17. to start the ball rolling → see: ball

1. A long drum roll introduced the trapeze artists.
   长长的一阵紧锣密鼓声中迎来了高空秋千表演者。
2. The photographers had already shot a dozen rolls of film.
   摄影师们已经拍光了一打胶卷。
3. The group's problems have led to speculation that heads will roll.
   已经有人猜测，该集团的问题会导致一些人被解雇。
4. He reached up with a hooked pole to roll down the metal shutter.
   他用带钩的杆子把金属护窗拉了下来。
5. The ball rolled into the net
   球滚进了网中。
6. Their car went off the road and rolled over
   他们的车冲出公路，翻倒在一旁。
7. I rolled a ball across the carpet
   我把球滚过地毯。
8. Roll the meat in coarsely ground black pepper to season it.
   将肉在粗研的黑胡椒粉里滚一下以调味。
9. When I was a little kid I rolled down a hill and broke my leg
   我小时候从一座山坡上滚了下来，把腿摔断了。
10. They just rolled about on the floor punching each other like schoolboys
    他们像小学生一样，在地板上滚来滚去，互相挥着拳头揍对方。
11. She rolled over and propped herself up on her elbows.
    她打了个滚，然后用胳膊肘把自己撑了起来。
12. The lorry quietly rolled forward.
    卡车静静地缓慢前行。
13. He slipped and fell on an airplane gangway as the cameras rolled
    在摄像时他不慎滑倒在飞机座位间的通道上。
14. The newspaper presses are rolling in Pittsburgh again today.
    今天，匹兹堡的报纸又开始印刷了。
15. She looked at Ginny and tears rolled down her cheeks.
    她看着金尼，泪水滑落脸庞。
16. He took off his sweater, rolled it into a pillow and lay down on the grass
    他脱下毛衣，将它卷成一个枕头，然后在草地上躺了下来。
17. He rolled and lit another cigarette.
    他又卷了一支烟并点着了。
18. In mid-afternoon, shopkeepers began to roll down their shutters
    下午三时左右，店主们开始放下百叶窗。
19. She rolled up the window and drove on
    她把车窗摇上来，继续开车。
20. He rolled his window down and gave the man the money.
    他把窗户摇下来，把钱递给这个男人。
21. People may roll their eyes and talk about overprotective, interfering grandmothers
    人们可能会翻着白眼谈论那些溺爱儿孙、样样都要插手的祖母。
22. His eyes rolled and he sobbed.
    他转了转眼睛，呜咽起来。
23. He spread butter on a roll.
    他把黄油抹在小圆面包上。
24. As the town clock struck two, they heard the roll of drums.
    当小镇的时钟敲响两点钟时，他们听到了隆隆的鼓声。
25. I made a name for myself and I was on a roll, I couldn't see anything going wrong.
    我靠自己的能力成名了，接二连三地获得成功，我觉得一切似乎一帆风顺。
26. Roll on the day someone develops an effective vaccine against malaria.
    盼望有一天有人会研制出一种能有效预防疟疾的疫苗。
27. Experts claimed that teachers had to be Einstein, Marie Curie and Linford Christie rolled into one to help children grasp the new national curriculum
    专家们称老师必须集爱因斯坦、居里夫人和林弗德·克里斯蒂的本领于一身，才能帮助孩子们掌握新的国家课程大纲。
28. This is our kitchen, sitting and dining room all rolled into one.
    这既是我们的厨房，又是客厅和餐厅。
29. If you overcook the pancakes they will be difficult to roll
    如果薄饼烙久了，就很难卷起来。
30. We'd better have a roll call now.
    我们最好现在点名。

roll around

1. 大笑不止
   to be laughing so much that you can hardly control yourself

roll sth↔back

1. 击退；使后退
   to turn or force sth back or further away
2. 降低，削减（价格等）
   to reduce prices, etc.
   1. a roll of mints
      一管薄荷糖

roll sth↔down

1. 摇开；旋开
   to open sth by turning a handle
   1. Soup and a roll: £1.50
      汤和一小条面包：1.50英镑
   2. a chicken/cheese, etc. roll (= filled with chicken/cheese, etc.)
      鸡肉卷、奶酪卷等
2. 展开，铺开，摊开（卷状物）
   to make a rolled piece of clothing, etc. hang or lie flat

roll in

1. 大量涌入；滚滚而来
   to arrive in great numbers or amounts
   1. a forward/backward roll
      前 / 后滚翻
2. 姗姗来迟
   to arrive late at a place, without seeming worried or sorry

roll sth↔out

1. 将…轧平
   to make sth flat by pushing sth over it
2. 正式推出（新产品）；开展（新的政治运动）
   to officially make a new product available or start a new political campaign
   1. Rolls of fat hung over his belt.
      一堆肥肉坠在他的腰带上。

roll over

1. 不战自败；轻易认输
   to be easily defeated without even trying
   1. the electoral roll (= a list of all the people who can vote in an election)
      选民名册
   2. The chairman called/took the roll (= called out the names on a list to check that everyone was present) .
      主席点了名。

roll sb↔over

1. 轻易打败某人
   to defeat sb easily
   1. the distant roll of thunder
      远处隆隆的雷声
   2. a drum roll
      咚咚的鼓声

roll sth↔over

1. 将（债务）转期；允许延期偿还（欠款）
   to allow money that sb owes to be paid back at a later date
   1. The order of play is decided by the roll of a dice.
      比赛顺序是通过掷骰子决定的。

roll up

1. 到达
   to arrive

roll sth↔up

1. （转动把手）关闭
   to close sth by turning a handle

n.

be on a roll

• 连连获胜；连续交好运
  to be experiencing a period of success at what you are doing
  1. Don't stop me now─I'm on a roll!
     现在别阻止我——我正鸿运当头呢！

a roll in the hay

• 性交
  an act of having sex with sb

v.

be rolling in money/it

• 非常富有；财源滚滚；腰缠万贯
  to have a lot of money

let's roll

• 咱们开始干吧；咱们动身吧
  used to suggest to a group of people that you should all start doing sth or going somewhere

rolled into one

• 融为一体；集于一身
  combined in one person or thing
  1. Banks are several businesses rolled into one.
     银行集数种商业活动于一身。

rolling in the aisles

• 大笑；笑声不断
  laughing a lot
  1. She soon had us rolling in the aisles.
     她很快就让我们笑个不停。

a rolling stone gathers no moss

• 滚石不生苔，频迁不聚财
  a person who moves from place to place, job to job, etc. does not have a lot of money, possessions or friends but is free from responsibilities

roll on…!

• …赶快到来吧
  used to say that you want sth to happen or arrive soon
  1. Roll on Friday!
     星期五快来吧！

roll up your sleeves

• 捋起袖子；准备动手；摩拳擦掌
  to prepare to work or fight

roll with the punches

• 使自己适应艰苦环境
  to adapt yourself to a difficult situation

get/set/start/keep the ball rolling

• 开始某事；继续某事
  to make sth start happening; to make sure that sth continues to happen

turn in his/her grave

• 九泉之下不得安宁
  likely to be very shocked or angry
  1. My father would turn in his grave if he knew.
     我父亲知道的话在九泉之下也会不得安宁的。

heads will roll (for sth)

• 有些人将（为某事）受到惩罚
  used to say that some people will be punished because of sth that has happened

ready to roll

• 准备开始；就要开始
  ready to start

roll/slip/trip off the tongue

• 容易说（或发音）；顺口
  to be easy to say or pronounce
  1. It's not a name that exactly trips off the tongue, is it?
     这个名字叫起来拗口，是不是？

noun

1. the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

   Synonym:    bowl

2. a flight maneuver

3. walking with a swaying gait

4. the act of throwing dice

   Synonym:    cast

5. anything rolled up in cylindrical form

6. photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light

7. a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

   Synonym:    scroll

8. a list of names
   1. his name was struck off the rolls

   Synonym:    roster

9. a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

   Synonym:    rollerrolling wave

10. the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

    Synonym:    paradiddledrum roll

11. a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

    Synonym:    pealpealingrolling

12. rotary motion of an object around its own axis
    1. wheels in axial rotation

    Synonym:    axial rotationaxial motion

13. small rounded bread either plain or sweet

    Synonym:    bun

14. a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
    1. he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag

    Synonym:    bankroll

15. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

    Synonym:    coilwhorlcurlcurlicueringletgyrescroll

verb

1. execute a roll, in tumbling
   1. The gymnasts rolled and jumped

2. show certain properties when being rolled
   1. The carpet rolls unevenly
   2. dried-out tobacco rolls badly

   Synonym:    roll up

3. take the shape of a roll or cylinder
   1. the carpet rolled out
   2. Yarn rolls well

4. shape by rolling
   1. roll a cigarette

5. boil vigorously
   1. The liquid was seething
   2. The water rolled

   Synonym:    seethe

6. pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
   1. She rolls her r's

7. flatten or spread with a roller
   1. roll out the paper

   Synonym:    roll out

8. arrange or or coil around
   1. roll your hair around your finger
   2. Twine the thread around the spool
   3. She wrapped her arms around the child

   Synonym:    windwraptwine

9. begin operating or running
   1. The cameras were rolling
   2. The presses are already rolling

10. move by turning over or rotating
    1. The child rolled down the hill
    2. turn over on your left side

    Synonym:    turn over

11. cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
    1. She rolled the ball
    2. They rolled their eyes at his words

    Synonym:    revolve

12. move, rock, or sway from side to side
    1. The ship rolled on the heavy seas

13. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
    1. The gypsies roamed the woods
    2. roving vagabonds
    3. the wandering Jew
    4. The cattle roam across the prairie
    5. the laborers drift from one town to the next
    6. They rolled from town to town

    Synonym:    wanderswanstraytramproamcastrambleroverangedriftvagabond

14. move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
    1. The President's convoy rolled past the crowds

    Synonym:    wheel

15. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
    1. The curtains undulated
    2. the waves rolled towards the beach

    Synonym:    undulateflapwave

16. emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
    1. The thunder rolled
    2. rolling drums

17. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

    Synonym:    hustlepluck

18. occur in soft rounded shapes
    1. The hills rolled past

    Synonym:    undulate