堅如磐石:rock的用法解析
From this moment on, you are a rock. You absorb nothing, you say nothing, and nothing breaks you.
——House of Cards
從這一刻起,你就是一塊石頭。萬物不侵,絲毫不吐,堅不可摧。
——《紙牌屋》?
一、下面我們來看看rock有幾種含義
n.
1.巖石,石塊,巖塊 [U,C] ?the hard solid material that forms part of the surface of the earth and some other planets
Natural gas is often present in the reservoir rock.
儲油巖中常有天然氣。
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2.石山;礁石 [C]?a mass of rock standing above the earth's surface or in the sea / ocean
A strong wind arose and blew our boat onto the rock.
起了大風,把我們的船刮到了礁石上。
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3.碎石;石子;小石塊 [C]?a small stone
That boy threw a rock at me.
那男孩朝我扔了一塊石子。
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4.搖滾樂 [U]?a type of loud modern music with a strong beat played on electric guitars and drums
They are rock music addicts.
他們是搖滾樂迷。
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5.【英】棒棒糖 [U]?a type of hard sweet / candy made in long sticks
He bought a stick of rock.
他買了一條硬棒糖 。
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v.
1.輕輕搖擺;來回擺動;顛簸 [T]?to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side; to make sb / sth move in this way
The ship was rocking on the waves.
船在波濤中顛簸著。
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2.驚嚇;使震驚;使害怕 [T]?to shock sb / sth very much or make them afraid
His death rocked the fashion business.
他的死震驚了時裝界。
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3.(使)劇烈搖擺,猛烈晃動 [T]?to shake or to make sth shake violently
The town was rocked by an earthquake.
該城遭地震而發(fā)生劇烈震動。
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二、你知道rock和哪些詞更搭嗎?
acid rock
n.迷幻搖滾樂曲
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rock 'n' roll
搖擺舞
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rock and roll
n. 1.搖擺舞
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rock band
n.搖滾樂團
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rock bottom
巖底,最低層,一落千丈,最低水平
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三、來做個填詞游戲吧
They needed a bulldozer to dislodge the _____.
他們需要一臺推土機來挖出巖石。