| 词组 | roll |
| 释义 | roll [rolled, rolled, rolling] roll around roll around/about usually progressive to laugh at something so much that your body moves around: ▪ Hector's jokes had us all rolling about helplessly. roll around with laughter ▪ The two boys were rolling around with laughter at the thought of what had happened. roll around roll around/round if something that happens regularly rolls around, especially a time, day, or season, it comes again as expected: ▪ We all pray the war will be over before Christmas rolls around again. ▪ Carey took a siesta in the shade, and by the time evening rolled around, he felt fit to head for home. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑come around roll away roll away literary if countryside rolls away, you can see for a long distance over it: ▪ The grassy plains roll away in all directions as far as the eye can see. roll back 1. roll back sth • roll sth back to reduce the power or influence of a system, government etc, which has been increasing too much: ▪ Republican senators talked of rolling back communist influence in Asia. ▪ reforms aimed at rolling back state control of the economy ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑reduce 2. roll sth back • roll back sth AmE if the government or someone in authority rolls back something, they reduce the price of it: ▪ The Senate voted to roll back the gas tax by 5 cents a gallon. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑reduce, ↑cut 3. roll back sb/sth • roll sb/sth back to force an enemy army to move back from its position: ▪ Von Ludendorff's army pressed forward in the hope of rolling back the British to the Channel. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑push back 4. roll back the years to make people remember something good that happened in the past, especially by doing something similar in the present: ▪ With such wonderful performances at the age of 40, Jimmy Connors can still roll back the years and reach into his glorious past. roll by years/months roll by if years or months roll by, time passes, especially quickly: ▪ As the years rolled by, we saw less and less of our wealthy cousins. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pass, ↑go by roll down roll down sth • roll sth down especially AmE to open a car window by making the glass move down using a handle or a button roll down the window ▪ Mom, will you roll down your window a little? ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑wind down BrE ■ OPPOSITE: roll upespecially AmE roll in 1. roll in usually progressive if money, letters etc roll in, large amounts of them arrive, especially continuously: ▪ Since Kylie appeared on her first TV show, letters from fans have kept rolling in. come rolling in ▪ Sales of the new drug were very high and the profits came rolling in. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pour in 2. roll in if clouds, storms, mist etc roll in, they move into an area and begin to cover the sky or the land: ▪ A thin blanket of fog rolled in from the sea. ▪ electric storms rolling in across the savannah 3. be rolling in it/money informal to be very rich: ▪ Derringer owns a mansion in Beverly Hills, so he must be rolling in money. ▪ Her new husband's absolutely rolling in it. ■ SIMILAR TO: filthy rich roll in/into roll in • roll into sth informal if someone rolls in, they arrive somewhere later than they should, and often they do not seem to care about being late: ▪ It was after midnight when he finally rolled in. He hadn't even bothered to phone us. ▪ You can't just roll into the office an hour late without some sort of explanation. roll on 1. roll on if a period of time, or a process rolls on, it continues to pass or happen, especially slowly: ▪ As the 1960's rolled on, it became apparent that there had been a major change in social attitudes. ▪ The long ceremony rolled on towards its climax. 2. roll on Friday/summer/the weekend etc! BrE spoken informal used to say that you want a more enjoyable time such as Friday or the weekend to come soon: ▪ This job is so exhausting - roll on the weekend! roll out 1. roll out sth • roll sth out to make a food mixture flat and thin before you cook it, by rolling a tube-shaped object over it: ▪ Roll out the pastry thinly on a lightly floured surface. ▪ Mix the dough and roll it out about 1 cm thick. 2. roll out sth • roll sth out to unfold something that has been folded into a round shape and make it flat and straight on the ground: ▪ We rolled out our sleeping bags inside the tent. 3. roll out sth • roll sth out especially AmE informal to make a new product available for people to buy or use: ▪ L'Oreal rolled out a line of skin-care products called Plenitude. ■ SIMILAR TO: introduce, ↑launch roll over 1. roll over to turn your body when you are lying down, so that you are lying on the other side of your body: ▪ She rolled over and went back to sleep. ▪ Rolling over onto his stomach, he reached down over the side of the bed. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑turn over roll sb over to turn someone's body when they are lying down so that they are lying on the other side of their body: ▪ Magee knelt beside the dying man and rolled him over onto his back ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑turn over 2. roll over sth • roll sth over especially AmE to officially arrange to pay a debt later than you are usually supposed to: ▪ The government has approved a law that rolls over the tax debt until the following year. 3. roll over spoken informal to allow someone to force you to do something without making any effort to stop them: ▪ The bastards are trying to close down your business. You're not going to roll over and let them do it, are you? 4. roll over sth BrE to add all of one week's prize money to the following week's prize money in the national lottery (= a game in which millions of people buy numbered tickets and a few win prizes}: ▪ There were no winners in this week's draw, so the $12 million jackpot will be rolled over to next week. roll-over n C BrE the addition of the prize money from one week to the prize money of the following week in the national lottery: ▪ A $19 million roll-over jackpot is waiting to be won in Saturday's draw. roll up 1. roll up sth • roll sth up to turn the ends of your sleeves or trousers over several times in order to make them shorter. Sleeves are the parts of a shirt or jacket that cover your arms roll up your sleeves/trousers ▪ The boatmen rolled up their trouser legs and waded ashore. ▪ Taking off my jacket, I rolled up my shirtsleeves and plunged my hands into the oily water.. 2. roll up sth • roll sth up to make something made of paper, cloth etc into the shape of a tube or ball, by folding it over several times: ▪ Just roll up the carpet and take it downstairs. ▪ She paused to roll up the magazines and push them into her bag. rolled-up adj rolled-up paper, cloth etc has been folded over and made into the shape of a tube or ball: ▪ Bertie was busy swatting flies with a rolled-up newspaper. 3. roll up sth • roll sth up usually passive to wrap something in paper, cloth, bread etc that forms a tube shape around it + in ▪ On the table there was a bunch of asparagus rolled up in newspaper. ▪ spicy dishes consisting of chicken pieces rolled up in corn tortillas ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑wrap up roll-up n C BrE a cigarette that you make for yourself by wrapping special paper around loose tobacco: ▪ Wayne would sit in a corner of the bar smoking roll-ups and sipping Guinness. 4. roll up if an animal rolls up, it curls its body into the shape of a ball with its tail close to its head: ▪ When threatened, a hedgehog will roll up into a tight ball. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑curl up 5. roll up to arrive somewhere, especially in large numbers or in a vehicle: ▪ Thousands rolled up to watch the race. ▪ She had her eye on Rupert Davenport, who had just rolled up in a dark green Ferrari. 6. Roll up, roll up! BrE spoken used at a public show or other event, especially an outdoor one, to call people who are passing to come and watch the show or buy things: ▪ Roll up, roll up for the Greatest Show on Earth ! ■ SIMILAR TO: Step right up! AmE 7. roll up sth • roll sth up especially AmE to close a car window by making the glass move up using a handle or a button roll up the window ▪ I rolled up my window - it was getting cold. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑wind up BrE |
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