roar

verb

/rɔː(r)/

/rɔːr/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they roar	/rɔː(r)/ /rɔːr/
he / she / it roars	/rɔːz/ /rɔːrz/
past simple roared	/rɔːd/ /rɔːrd/
past participle roared	/rɔːd/ /rɔːrd/
-ing form roaring	/ˈrɔːrɪŋ/ /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/

Idioms

[intransitive] to make a very loud, deep sound吼叫；咆哮
- We heard a lion roar.我们听见了狮子的吼声。
- The gun roared deafeningly.枪炮轰鸣声震耳欲聋。
- The engine roared to life (= started noisily).发动机隆隆启动。
- The wind was roaring in my ears.风在我耳边呼啸。
- The man roared in pain and fury as he tried to get to his feet.当那个人试图站起来时，他痛苦而愤怒地吼叫着。
Topics Animalsc1
[intransitive, transitive] to shout something very loudly叫喊；大声地说
- The crowd roared.人群一片喧哗。
- roar something (out) The fans roared (out) their approval.崇拜者大声叫好。
- He roared out James’s name.他大声喊出詹姆斯的名字。
- + speech ‘Stand back,’ he roared.“靠后站。” 他吼道。
[intransitive] to laugh very loudly放声大笑
- He looked so funny, we all roared.他看上去那么滑稽，我们都哈哈大笑。
- roar with laughter It made them roar with laughter.这使他们大笑起来。
[intransitive] + adv./prep. (of a vehicle or its rider/driver车辆或驾驶者) to move very fast, making a lot of noise呼啸而行；开得飞快
- She put her foot down and the car roared away.她踩下油门，车子呼啸而去。
- A group of young men on motorcycles roared past.一群骑摩托车的年轻人呼啸而过。
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
[intransitive] (of a fire火) to burn brightly with a lot of flames, heat and noise熊熊燃烧
- A log fire was roaring in the hearth.炉火在壁炉里熊熊燃烧。

词源Old English rārian (verb), imitative of a deep prolonged cry, of West Germanic origin; related to German röhren. The noun dates from late Middle English.

Idioms

roar

noun

/rɔː(r)/

/rɔːr/

a loud deep sound made by an animal, especially a lion, or by somebody’s voice咆哮；吼叫
- His speech was greeted by a roar of applause.他的讲话引来了雷鸣般的掌声。
- The crowd burst into roars of laughter.人群里突然爆发出一阵大笑。
- A mighty roar went up from the crowd as the home team scored.主队得分时，人群中爆发出震耳欲聋的喊声。
- The lion let out a great roar.狮子大吼一声。
- The shouting grew into an angry roar.喊叫声变成了怒吼声。
- There was a crash and a roar from the kitchen.厨房里传来爆裂声和一声大喊。
Topics Animalsc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- almighty
- deafening
- ear-splitting
- …
verb + roar
- give
- let out
- hear
- …
roar + verb
- erupt
- go up
- echo
- …
preposition
- above the roar
- over the roar
- with a roar
- …
a loud continuous noise made by the wind or sea, or by a machine（风或海的）呼啸声；（机器的）隆隆声
- I could barely hear above the roar of traffic.除了车辆的轰鸣声，我几乎什么也听不见。
- the roar of the Atlantic大西洋的轰鸣声
- I could barely hear above/over the roar of the aircraft's engines.除了飞机发动机的轰鸣声，我几乎什么也听不见。
- the throaty roar of the engine发动机嘶哑的轰鸣
- the distant roar of the sea远方传来的大海的咆哮声
- The sound of a distant roar echoed over the plains.平原上回荡着远处传来的吼叫声。
- The car sped off with an almighty roar.那辆汽车飞驰而去，发出巨大的轰鸣声。
- She couldn't make herself heard over the roar of the engines.在发动机的轰鸣声中，根本听不见她的声音。
- The low rumble had become a roar.低沉的隆隆声变成了咆哮声。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- almighty
- deafening
- ear-splitting
- …
verb + roar
- give
- let out
- hear
- …
roar + verb
- erupt
- go up
- echo
- …
preposition
- above the roar
- over the roar
- with a roar
- …

词源Old English rārian (verb), imitative of a deep prolonged cry, of West Germanic origin; related to German röhren. The noun dates from late Middle English.