roll
v.（动词）
rolled,roll.ing,rolls
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To move forward along a surface by revolving on an axis or by repeatedly turning over.
向前转动：以绕轴旋转或重复不断滚动的方式沿一水平面向前移动
To travel or be moved on wheels or rollers:
滚动：在轮子或滚轴上运动或被移动：
例句：
rolled down the sidewalk on their scooters.
踏滑板沿人行道翻滚下来
To travel around; wander:
周游；流浪：
例句：
roll from town to town.
从一个城镇流浪到另一城镇
To travel or be carried in a vehicle.
旅行，载运：乘车行驶或用车运送
To be carried on a stream:
运载：在溪流中被带走：
例句：
The logs rolled down the cascading river.
原木随着瀑布般湍急的河水顺流而下
To start to move or operate:
开始移动或启动：
例句：
The press wouldn`t roll.
印刷机不能运转了
To work or succeed in a sustained way; gain momentum:
完成，获得动力：持续地发挥作用或成功；获得推动力：
例句：
The political campaign finally began to roll.
政治运动终于开始有了进展
To go by; elapse:
流逝；逝去：
例句：
The days rolled along.
日子在流逝
To recur:
循环：
例句：
Summer has rolled around again.
夏天又来了
To move in a periodic revolution, as a planet in its orbit.
周期性运转：以定期运转的方式移动，如行星在自己的轨道上运行
To turn over and over:
打滚：
例句：
The puppy rolled in the mud.
小狗在泥地里打滚
To shift the gaze usually quickly and continually:
转动：快速而持续地转动目光：
例句：
Her eyes rolled with fright.
她的眼睛因害怕而骨碌碌地转动
To turn around or revolve on or as if on an axis.
转圈：绕或好象绕轴转圈或旋转
To move or advance with a rising and falling motion; undulate:
起落，波动：起伏地运动或前进；波动：
例句：
The waves rolled toward shore.
波涛翻滚着冲向岸边
To extend or appear to extend in gentle rises and falls:
绵延，伸展：轻微地上下延伸或似乎在延伸：
例句：
The dunes roll to the sea.
沙丘绵延地伸向大海
To move or rock from side to side:
起伏不定：左右移动或摇摆：
例句：
The ship pitched and rolled in heavy seas.
那只船在巨大的海浪中颠簸摇晃
To walk with a swaying, unsteady motion.
蹒跚而行：摇晃或步履不稳地行走
To take the shape of a ball or cylinder:
使呈球状或圆筒状：
例句：
Yarn rolls easily.
纱线很容易被绕成球状
To become flattened by or as if by pressure applied by a roller.
碾压，碾平：因或似乎因滚轴所施加的压力而变平坦
To make a deep, prolonged, surging sound:
发出隆隆声：发出低沉、连续和起伏的轰鸣声：
例句：
Thunder rolled in the distance.
远处雷声轰鸣
To make a sustained, trilling sound, as certain birds do.
发出颤鸣声：发出持续的啭鸣声，如某些鸟那样
To beat a drum in a continuous series of short blows.
急促地击鼓：以一系列连续不断急促的击打擂鼓
To pour or flow in or as if in a continual stream:
涌入：象滚滚的河流一样倾泻或涌入：
例句：
tourists rolling into the city.
游客大量涌入这座城市
To enjoy ample amounts:
享有丰富的数量：
例句：
rolled in the money.
拥有一大笔钱
v.tr.（及物动词）
To cause to move forward along a surface by revolving on an axis or by repeatedly turning over.
滚动，使转动：使…以绕轴旋转或不断滚动的方式沿一水平面向前运动
To move or push along on wheels or rollers:
推动：沿着轮子或滚轴运动或推动：
例句：
rolled the plane out of the hangar.
飞机滑动开出飞机库
To impel or send onward in a steady, swelling motion:
使平稳向前：以持续翻滚的动作推向前：
例句：
The sea rolls its waves onto the sand.
海浪汹涌地拍击着沙滩
To impart a swaying, rocking motion to:
使摇摆：使…摇晃或滚动：
例句：
Heavy seas rolled the ship.
大海浪使船左右摇晃
To turn around or partly turn around; rotate:
使转向，旋转：转身或部分地转身；使旋转：
例句：
rolled his head toward the door.
他把头转向门
To cause to begin moving or operating:
使运作：使开始运转或运行：
例句：
roll the cameras; roll the presses.
开动摄影机；开动压力机
To extend or lay out:
展开，陈列：
例句：
rolled out a long rope.
展开一条长绳
To pronounce or utter with a trill:
以颤音发音：用颤音发出或说出：
例句：
You must roll yourr `s in Spanish.
你必须用颤音发西班牙语的r
To utter or emit in full, swelling tones.
发出饱满的声音：用饱满洪亮的声调表达或说出
To beat (a drum) with a continuous series of short blows.
急促地击鼓：以一系列持续的短促击打擂（鼓）
To wrap (something) round and round upon itself or around something else:
卷起：把（某物）裹住或卷绕在其它物体上：
例句：
roll up a poster.
把海报卷起来
To envelop or enfold in a covering:
裹起：把…裹或包入一个覆盖物中：
例句：
roll dirty laundry in a sheet.
把待洗的衣服用被单裹起来
To make by shaping into a ball or cylinder:
卷成球形：把…做成球状或圆筒状：
例句：
roll a cigarette.
卷一枝烟
To spread, compress, or flatten by applying pressure with a roller:
滚压：用一个或多个滚轴辗、挤压或滚平：
例句：
roll pastry dough.
擀做馅饼的生面团
Printing To apply ink to (type) with a roller or rollers.
【印刷术】 把墨水沾在滚动器上：用一个或多个滚轴给（铅字）涂上油墨
Games To throw (dice), as in craps.
【游戏】 掷骰子：如在掷双骰子游戏中掷（骰子）
Slang To rob (a drunken, sleeping, or otherwise helpless person).
【俚语】 抢劫：抢劫（喝醉、睡着或无助的人）
n.（名词）
The act or an instance of rolling.
滚动，卷：卷的行为或事例
Something rolled up:
卷起来的东西：
例句：
a roll of tape.
一卷磁带
A quantity, as of cloth or wallpaper, rolled into a cylinder and often considered as a unit of measure.
一卷：一卷布或一卷墙纸等被卷成圆筒状且通常被当作度量单位的数量
A piece of parchment or paper that may be or is rolled up; a scroll.
卷轴：可被卷起或卷起的羊皮纸或纸张；卷轴
A register or a catalogue.
记录或目录
A list of names of persons belonging to a group.
花名册：属于一个组织的人的名单
A mass in cylindrical or rounded form:
卷着的东西：圆筒状或圆形的一堆：
例句：
a roll of tobacco.
一卷烟草
A small rounded portion of bread.
面包卷：面包圆而小的部分
A portion of food shaped like a tube with a filling.
管状食品：一部分填馅的管状食品
A rolling, swaying, or rocking motion.
滚动：滚动、摇摆或摇动的动作
A gentle swell or undulation of a surface:
缓和的起伏：表面轻微的膨胀或起伏：
例句：
the roll of the plains.
平原的绵延起伏
A deep reverberation or rumble:
轰隆声：深沉的回响或轰鸣声：
例句：
the roll of thunder.
雷鸣声
A rapid succession of short sounds:
急敲声：短促声音的快速振荡：
例句：
the roll of a drum.
擂鼓声
A trill:
颤音：
例句：
the roll of hisr `s.
他发r 音的颤音
A resonant, rhythmical flow of words.
洪亮且有节奏的语流
A roller, especially a cylinder on which to roll something up or with which to flatten something.
辊轧机，滚轮：尤指把某物卷成筒状或用来辗平某物的滚筒
A maneuver in which an airplane makes a single complete rotation about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude.
横滚，侧滚：飞机绕纵轴作的一个完全旋转且不改变飞行方向或高度的动作
Slang Money, especially a wad of paper money.
【俚语】 钱：尤指一大叠纸钱
<常用词组>roll back
To reduce (prices or wages, for example) to a previous lower level.
使回降：把（例如，价格或工资）降回到原先较低的水平
To cause to turn back or retreat.
使倒转：使回转或撤退
roll out
To get out of bed.
起床，起身
Football To execute a rollout.
【橄榄球】 前卫的横移突破
roll over
To defer or postpone payment of (an obligation).
延期付款：缓期或拖延（债券）的付款
To renegotiate the terms of (a financial deal).
磋商：重议（金融协定）条款
To reinvest (funds from a maturing security) into a similar security.
投资：把（从到期证券中得来的资金）再投资到类似的证券中
roll up
To arrive in a vehicle.
乘车到达
To accumulate; amass:
积累；储蓄：
例句：
rolled up quite a fortune.
积累了一大笔财富
<习惯用语>on a roll【非正式用语】
Undergoing or experiencing sustained, even increasing good fortune, or success:
有好运：持续地经历或体验越来越多的好运或成功：
例句：
.The stock market`s on a roll.(Karen Pennar)
.股市正处在上升的势头中.(克伦·彭纳尔)
roll in the hay【俚语】
Sexual intercourse.
性交
roll the bones【游戏】
To cast dice, especially in craps.
掷骰子：尤指在掷双骰子的游戏中掷骰子
roll with the punches【俚语】
To cope with and withstand adversity, especially by being flexible.
临危不惧：尤指灵活善变地对付或抵御逆境
来源：
Middle English rollen
中古英语 rollen
from Old French roler
源自 古法语 roler
from Vulgar Latin *rotul3re
源自 俗拉丁语 *rotul3re
from Latin rotula [diminutive of] rota [wheel] * see ret-
源自 拉丁语 rotula [] rota的小后缀 [轮子] *参见 ret-
