英汉词典

rock 基本解释

• n. 岩石；摇滚乐；暗礁
• vt. 摇动；使摇晃
• vi. 摇动；摇晃
• n. (Rock)人名；(英、德、匈、意、瑞典)罗克

rock 词态变化

rock 中文词源

1.岩石，石块，来自古英语 rocc,石头，岩石，词源同拉丁语 rocca,岩石，词源不详。 2.摇晃，摇滚，来自古英语 roccian,摇晃，摇摆，来自 Proto-Germanic*rukkon,摇晃，纺纱， 来自 PIE*rug,纺纱，词源同 rocket,ratchet.引申词义摇滚乐。

rock 英文词源

rock

rock: English has two words rock, both of uncertain origin. The older, ‘sway’ [11], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base *rukk- ‘move’, which also produced German rücken ‘move’ and Dutch rukken ‘pull, jerk’, but beyond that its trail goes cold. Rock ‘stone’ [14] was borrowed from Old French rocque. This has relatives in Italian rocca and Spanish roca, but where it ultimately came from is not known. The French word is also the ultimate source of English rococo.
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rock (n.1)

"stone, mass of mineral matter," c. 1300, from Old English rocc (as in stanrocc "stone rock or obelisk") and directly from Old North French roque, which is cognate with Medieval Latin rocca (8c.), from Vulgar Latin *rocca, of uncertain origin, according to Klein sometimes said to be from Celtic (compare Breton roch).

In Middle English it seems to have been used principally for rock formations as opposed to individual stones. Meaning "precious stone, especially a diamond," is 1908, U.S. slang. Meaning "crystallized cocaine" is attested from 1973, in West Coast U.S. slang. Figurative use for "sure foundation" (especially with reference to Christ) is from 1520s; but also from 1520s as "source of danger or destruction," in reference to shipwrecks (as in on the rocks). Also used attributively in names of animals that frequent rocky habitats, as in rock lobster (1843). Between a rock and a hard place first attested 1921:

to be between a rock and a hard place, vb. ph. To be bankrupt. Common in Arizona in recent panics; sporadic in California. ["Dialect Notes," vol. V, part iv, 1921]

Rock-ribbed is from 1776, originally of land; figurative sense of "resolute" first recorded 1887. Rock-happy (1945) was U.S. Pacific Theater armed forces slang for "mentally unhinged after too much time on one island." The rock-scissors-paper game is attested by that name from 1976; from 1968 as paper-stone-scissors. A 1967 source says it is based on Japanese Jan Ken Pon (or Janken for short), which is said to mean the same thing more or less.

rock (v.1)

"to sway," late Old English roccian "move a child gently to and fro," related to Old Norse rykkja "to pull, tear, move," Swedish rycka "to pull, pluck," Middle Dutch rucken, Old High German rucchan, German rücken "to move jerkily."

Meaning "cause to sway back and forth" is from late 13c. Intransitive sense from late 14c. For popular music senses, see rock (v.2). Related: Rocked; rocking. To rock the boat in the figurative sense "stir up trouble" is from 1914. Rock-a-bye first recorded 1805 in nursery rhyme.

rock (v.2)

"to dance to popular music with a strong beat," 1948 (first attested in song title "We're gonna rock"), from rock (v.1), in earlier blues slang sense of "to cause to move with musical rhythm" (1922); often used at first with sexual overtones (as in 1922 song title "My Man Rocks Me (with One Steady Roll)"). Sense developed early 1950s to "play or dance to rock and roll music." Related: Rocked; rocking. Rocksteady, Jamaican pop music style (precursor of reggae), is attested from 1969.

rock (n.2)

"action of rocking; a movement to and fro," 1823, from rock (v.1). As short for rock and roll, by 1957; but sense of "musical rhythm characterized by a strong beat" is from 1946, in blues slang. Rock star attested by 1966.

rock 词组搭配

rock 英文释义

1. a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter;

"he threw a rock at me"

2. material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust;

"that mountain is solid rock"

"stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"

3. (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable;

"he was her rock during the crisis"

"Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church"--Gospel According to Matthew

4. hard stick bright-colored stick candy typically peppermint flavored

5. a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of Black rhythm-and-blues with White country-and-western;

"rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll."

6. pitching dangerously to one side

rock 同义词解析

rock, sway, swing

这些动词均含"摇动"之意。

rock： 多指猛烈地摇动或摇晃。

sway： 主要指树枝等的来回摇动。

swing： 指有规律地前后、上下摆动，也可指不停地转动。

rock, stone, gravel, pebble

这些名词均含"石，石头"之意。

rock： 普通用词，指构成地表最坚硬部分或突出于周围地面的巨大岩石，也可指石头或石块。

stone： 普通用词，泛指井然的或经加工的各类石头，可大可小。

gravel： 集合名词，常指用于铺路的小石子和沙砾。

pebble： 多指海边、河边或沙中圆形的小卵石。

rock 双语例句

1. He once told an interviewer that he didn't even like rock music.

他曾告诉一位采访者，他甚至都不喜欢摇滚乐。

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2. A young man plunged from a sheer rock face to his death.

一名男青年从陡峭的岩壁上坠崖身亡。

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3. Changing stresses bring about more cracking and rock deformation.

不断变化的应力导致更多的断裂和岩石变形。

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4. Rock'n'roll has become so commercialised and safe since punk.

摇滚乐自从朋克乐以后就已经过于商业化而缺乏新意了。

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5. He had been a rock in the shifting sands of her existence.

他一直是她曲折坎坷的生活中的主心骨。

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rock 实用场景例句

They drilled through several layers of rock to reach the oil.

他们钻透了几层岩石寻找石油。

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a cave with striking rock formations (= shapes made naturally from rock)

有奇妙天然岩石造型的洞穴

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The tunnel was blasted out of solid rock.

这条隧道是在坚固的岩石中炸出来的。

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volcanic/igneous/sedimentary, etc. rocks

火山岩、火成岩、沉积岩等

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the Rock of Gibraltar

直布罗陀山

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The ship crashed into the infamous Sker Point rocks and broke into three pieces.

这艘船撞上了恶名远扬的斯戈尔尖岬暗礁群，断为三截。

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They clambered over the rocks at the foot of the cliff.

他们吃力地爬过了绝壁脚下的巨石。

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The sign said ‘Danger: falling rocks ’.

警示牌上写着“危险：前有滚石”。

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Protesters pelted the soldiers with rocks.

抗议者向士兵投掷石块。

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punk rock

鬅客摇滚乐

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a rock band/star

摇滚乐队 / 明星

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a stick of Brighton rock

一支布赖顿棒棒糖

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He is my rock.

他是我的主心骨。

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The hills above the valley are bare rock...

山谷上方的小山全是光秃秃的石头。

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A little way below the ridge was an outcrop of rock that made a rough shelter.

山脊下方不远处有一块露出地面的岩石，大致形成了一个掩蔽处。

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She sat cross-legged on the rock.

她盘腿坐在那块巨大的岩石上。

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...the sound of the sea crashing against the rocks...

海浪冲击岩石的声音

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She bent down, picked up a rock and threw it into the trees.

她弯腰捡起一块石子，扔进了树丛中。

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His body rocked from side to side with the train...

他的身体随着火车左右摇晃。

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He stood a few moments, rocking back and forwards on his heels...

他站了一会儿，踮着脚跟前后摇晃。

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Three people were injured yesterday when an explosion rocked one of Britain's best known film studios...

昨天，一起爆炸使得英国最著名的电影制片厂之一发生强烈震动，导致3人受伤。

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...a country that's rocked by dozens of earthquakes every year...

每年遭受十几次地震袭击的国家

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His death rocked the fashion business.

他的去世震惊了整个时装界。

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...the latest scandal to rock the monarchy...

震惊了整个王国的最新丑闻

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He once told an interviewer that he didn't even like rock music.

他曾告诉一位采访者，他甚至都不喜欢摇滚乐。

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...a rock concert.

摇滚音乐会

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...a stick of rock.

一条硬棒糖

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...a Scotch on the rocks.

加冰块的苏格兰威士忌

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She confided to her mother six months ago that her marriage was on the rocks...

6个月前，她向母亲透露自己的婚姻已经岌岌可危。

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Our film industry is on the rocks.

我们的电影业困难重重。

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