单词 | rolling |
释义 | rolling (roʊlɪŋ ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Rolling hills are small hills with gentle slopes that extend a long way into the distance. ...the rolling countryside of south western France. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If someone has a rolling walk, they move from side to side as they walk. Burns is a big lad with a rolling gait. 3. be rolling in it phrase If you say that someone is rolling in it or is rolling in money, you mean that they are very rich. [informal, emphasis] Idioms: set the ball rolling or start the ball rolling to start an activity or do something which other people will join in with later Consider having a senior person start the ball rolling with a particularly crazy idea so that others feel less intimidated about speaking up. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be rolling in it [informal] to be very rich She's only 25 and she's rolling in it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a rolling stone gathers no moss said to mean that, if a person keeps moving from one place to another, they will not get many friends or possessions He said that a rolling stone gathers no moss, that I'd never have a family if I spent my life touring with the band. I was determined to prove him wrong. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: rolling sea The wind was light, but the motion of the relentless rolling sea took its toll. Times, Sunday Times If you want the sensation of riding a slowly rolling sea on the back of a bucking bronco, you might want to try this. The Sun We drank to that with bottled water as we sheltered under the obelisk and watched the moors and hills smoking under a rolling sea of cloud. Times, Sunday Times I sigh, and look out my window towards the mighty, rolling sea. Times, Sunday Times It also needs to laugh in the face of salt and be easy to read on a rolling sea. Times, Sunday Times The distance and the rolling terrain make the stage difficult. Globe and Mail There was some rolling terrain in the middle of the stage, yet none of the ascents were categorised. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The two-lane route heads eastward from the junction, winding to the north and south across open, rolling terrain with several cultivated fields. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Thousands of acres of rolling terrain, including state and national forestlie in between. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It traverses flat to rolling terrain surfaced by dark, calcareous clays that support mesquite, grasses, and cacti. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sea sounds are everywhere: gulls crying, the waves' rolling thunder, growlings from the ocean floor. Times, Sunday Times Cue forked lightning and rolling thunder followed by sheets of raindrops the size of canned hams. Times, Sunday Times As for drama, the orchestra launches the first concerto with spectacular tension, urged forward by timpani tremors as baleful as rolling thunder. Times, Sunday Times Imagine in their place fresh home-made shortbread, rolling lawns and a dense bank of rhododendrons to keep at bay the rolling thunder of six lanes of traffic. Times, Sunday Times I hear the rolling thunder. Christianity Today The biggest loss comes from smuggled-in cigs and rolling tobacco. The Sun A 12.5gm pouch of rolling tobacco costs 2.99, while a 25gm pouch costs 5.87. Times, Sunday Times So he swiped the pack of rolling tobacco instead. The Sun He also offered us hundreds of bags of rolling tobacco, saying we could double our money by selling them on. The Sun Spectators were allowed in the large cell to watch if they paid an entry fee in rolling tobacco. The Sun There are rolling waves of homeowners facing debt-rescheduling terms every month. ST The dynamism of your personality will saturate others in rolling waves. The Sun I recall teaching whilst feeling distinctly queasy in rolling waves. Times, Sunday Times We sustained 11-12 knots, surfing down the rolling waves in perfect trim. Times, Sunday Times You feel jumpy and emotional and those great rolling waves of nostalgia you're trying to suppress are washing over you like waves on a beach. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 绵延起伏的山丘 Japanese: ゆるやかにうねった |
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