单词 | rock-'n'-roll |
释义 | rock-'n'-rollor rock-and-roll, rock 'n' roll[ rok-uhn-rohl ] / ˈrɒk ənˈroʊl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rock-'n'-roll ON THESAURUS.COM nouna style of popular music that derives in part from blues and folk music and is marked by a heavily accented beat and a simple, repetitive phrase structure. adjectiveof or relating to this music. verb (used without object)to dance to or play rock-'n'-roll. Origin of rock-'n'-roll1950–55; contraction of phrase rock and roll;see rock2 OTHER WORDS FROM rock-'n'-rollrock-'n'-roller, nounWords nearby rock-'n'-rollrock maple, rock mechanics, rock melon, rock milk, Rockne, rock-'n'-roll, rock oil, rockoon, rock pigeon, rock plant, rock rabbit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for rock-'n'-rollrock'n'roll nouna variant spelling of rock and roll Derived forms of rock'n'rollrock'n'roller, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for rock-'n'-rollrock 'n' roll Popular music combining elements of blues (or rhythm and blues), gospel music, and country and western music, and known for its strong beat and urgent lyrics. Well-known early, pioneering rock 'n' roll artists or groups include Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, the Supremes, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Elvis Presley. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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