| 单词 | rock and roll |
| 释义 | rock and roll also rock'n'roll uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] Rock and roll is a kind of popular music developed in the 1950s which has a strong beat and is played on electrical instruments. ...Elvis Presley–the King of Rock and Roll. ...the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world. rock and roll in British English or rock'n'roll noun 1. a. a type of pop music originating in the 1950s as a blend of rhythm and blues and country and western. It is generally based upon the twelve-bar blues, the first and third beats in each bar being heavily accented b. (as modifier) the rock-and-roll era 2. dancing performed to such music, with exaggerated body movements stressing the beat verb 3. (intransitive) to perform this dance Derived forms rock and roller or rock'n'roller noun rock-and-roll in British English or rock-'n'-roll or rock'n'roll (ˌrɒkənˈrəʊl) modifier 1. of, playing, or relating to rock and roll music rock-and-roll group/number/record/album his rock-and-roll lifestyle a rock'n'roll legend the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world verb (intransitive) 2. dancing to perform this dance rock-and-roll in American English (ˈrɑkənˈroʊl) US noun a form of popular music that evolved in the 1950s from rhythm and blues, characterized by the use of electric guitars, a strong rhythm with an accent on the offbeat, and youth-oriented lyrics Word origin prob. first so used (1951) by Alan Freed, Cleveland disc jockey: use of rock, roll, rock and roll, etc., with ref. to sexual intercourse, is traditional in bluesIn other languages |
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