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单词 roil
释义 roil
I. \ˈrȯil, esp before pause or consonant -ȯiəl\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs
  < something of the rubbery aspect of fish seen under roiled water — John McCarten >
  < looked down into the roiled wine — Lionel Trilling >
 b. : to stir up : disturb, disorder
  < fine white marl which becomes … roiled by the waves — S.E.Morison >
  < activities … certain to keep American politics roiled — Douglass Adair >
2. : rile 2
 < she's trying to be clever … don't let her roil you — Frances G. Patton >
intransitive verb
1. : to move turbently from one place to another
 < the clouds roiled up about the dome again and hid it — W.A.Dorrance >
 < the chatter of that busy little beck as it roiled over its shallows — T.B.Costain >
2. : to be in a state of turbulence
 < the air roiled and eddied in the heat — Richard Thruelsen & Elliot Arnold >
 < floods from … roiling gullies — Time >
Synonyms: see irritate
II. noun
(-s)
1. : agitation
 < feeling the roil of waters on the flanks, the dangerous turbulence — Richard Eberhart >
2. : a small section of rapidly moving turbulent water
 < the river showed steely roils of slick water — H.L.Davis >
III. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
dialect England : to romp or play especially in a rough manner
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