| 词组 | roll up |
| 释义 | 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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