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单词 roll up
释义

roll up1

1 informal Arrive: we rolled up at the same time...
  • The bus rolls up to the porticoed entrance, literally bypassing the parking and traffic problems that the foundation's neighbors have been suing about.
  • One afternoon, while writing their names in wet cement, a car rolls up beside them and a man, claiming to be a cop, steps out.
  • With perfect timing, friendly Mick Taylor rolls up in his truck to save the day - except that the three young tourists are about to be led on a horrific journey into outback Australia's wildest heart of darkness.

Synonyms

arrive, come, turn up, appear, make/put in an appearance, show one's face
informal show up, pitch up, fetch up, roll in, blow in
1.1 [in imperative] Used to encourage passers-by to look at or participate in something, typically at a fairground: roll up, roll up, for all the fun of the fair...
  • Rather, we are bidden, in the prologue, to roll up and be entertained, to ‘come to the cabaret’, or, more properly, the circus, with its acrobatic performances, and its parade of exotic animals.
  • Roll up, roll up: the circus is coming to town.
  • Roll up, roll up and see the freak show.
See parent entry: roll

roll-up2

noun
1 (chiefly North American also roll-your-own) British informal A hand-rolled cigarette.The company has over 320 brands, including cigarettes, cigars and roll-your-own....
  • Over 1.2 billion people worldwide regularly smoke tobacco products, not including the use of roll-your-owns or smokeless tobacco.
  • Half the participants smoked tailor-made cigarettes and half smoked rallies or both tailor-mades and roll-your-owns.
2Australian informal An assembly or its turnout: we should get a big roll-up
adjective [attributive]
1Denoting something which can be rolled up: roll-up panels...
  • Bring an inner-tube or a roll-up toboggan or something, so if the pigs show up you can pull a fancy Batman escape, zipping down the east face, giggling like an imp.
  • A less expensive solution is to leave windows uncovered, or only minimally blocked with roll-up shades or sheer fabric panels.
  • She had another one of those kits like the one Chihirae had owned: a small leather roll-up pouch with grooming tools nestled in the loops.
2 Finance Denoting an investment fund in which returns are reinvested and tax liabilities can be reduced.Dispose of interests in offshore roll-up funds if the proceeds will be taxed at a lower rate in the foreign jurisdiction than your home country....
  • The gross roll-up nature of the investment ensures the maximum amount of earnings and capital appreciation can be retained for further investment without incurring a tax charge.
  • Under the new gross roll-up system, tax on investments must now be paid on the encashment of the policy, rather than on an annual basis.
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