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roar

verb
🔊/rɔː(r)/
🔊/rɔːr/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they roar
🔊/rɔː(r)/
🔊/rɔːr/
he / she / it roars
🔊/rɔːz/
🔊/rɔːrz/
past simple roared
🔊/rɔːd/
🔊/rɔːrd/
past participle roared
🔊/rɔːd/
🔊/rɔːrd/
-ing form roaring
🔊/ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
🔊/ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. [intransitive] to make a very loud, deep sound吼叫；咆哮
    • We heard a lion roar.我们听见了狮子的吼声。🔊🔊
    • The gun roared deafeningly.枪炮轰鸣声震耳欲聋。🔊🔊
    • The engine roared to life (= started noisily).发动机隆隆启动。🔊🔊
    • The wind was roaring in my ears.风在我的耳朵里咆哮。
    • The man roared in pain and fury as he tried to get to his feet.该名男子试图站起来，痛苦而愤怒地咆哮。
    Topics Animalsc1
  2. [intransitive, transitive] to shout something very loudly叫喊；大声地说
    • The crowd roared.人群一片喧哗。🔊🔊
    • roar something (out) The fans roared (out) their approval.崇拜者大声叫好。
    • He roared out James’s name.他大叫詹姆斯的名字。
    • + speech ‘Stand back,’ he roared.“靠后站。” 他吼道。🔊🔊
  3. [intransitive] to laugh very loudly放声大笑
    • He looked so funny, we all roared.他看上去那么滑稽，我们都哈哈大笑。🔊🔊
    • roar with laughter It made them roar with laughter.这使他们大笑起来。🔊🔊
  4. [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of a vehicle or its rider/driver车辆或驾驶者) to move very fast, making a lot of noise呼啸而行；开得飞快
    • She put her foot down and the car roared away.她踩下油门，车子呼啸而去。🔊🔊
    • A group of young men on motorcycles roared past.一群骑摩托车的年轻人咆哮着过去。
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
  5. [intransitive] (of a fire火) to burn brightly with a lot of flames, heat and noise熊熊燃烧
    • A log fire was roaring in the hearth.炉膛里燃起了篝火。
    6. Word OriginOld English rārian (verb), imitative of a deep prolonged cry, of West Germanic origin; related to German röhren. The noun dates from late Middle English.
Idioms

roar

noun
🔊/rɔː(r)/
🔊/rɔːr/
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  1. a loud deep sound made by an animal, especially a lion, or by somebody’s voice咆哮；吼叫
    • His speech was greeted by a roar of applause.他的讲话引来了雷鸣般的掌声。🔊🔊
    • The crowd burst into roars of laughter.人群里突然爆发出一阵大笑。
    Extra Examples
    • A mighty roar went up from the crowd as the home team scored.主队得分时，人群中爆发出震耳欲聋的喊声。
    • The lion let out a great roar.狮子大吼一声。
    • The shouting grew into an angry roar.喊叫声变成了怒吼声。
    • There was a crash and a roar from the kitchen.厨房里传来爆裂声和一声大喊。
    Topics Animalsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • almighty
    • deafening
    • ear-splitting
    • …
    verb + roar
    • give
    • let out
    • hear
    • …
    roar + verb
    • erupt
    • go up
    • echo
    • …
    preposition
    • above the roar
    • over the roar
    • with a roar
    • …
    See full entry
  2. a loud continuous noise made by the wind or sea, or by a machine（风或海的）呼啸声；（机器的）隆隆声
    • I could barely hear above the roar of traffic.除了车辆的轰鸣声，我几乎什么也听不见。🔊🔊
    • the roar of the Atlantic大西洋的咆哮
    Extra Examples
    • I could barely hear above/​over the roar of the aircraft's engines.除了飞机发动机的轰鸣声，我几乎什么也听不见。
    • the throaty roar of the engine发动机嘶哑的轰鸣
    • the distant roar of the sea远方传来的大海的咆哮声
    • The sound of a distant roar echoed over the plains.平原上回荡着远处传来的吼叫声。
    • The car sped off with an almighty roar.那辆汽车飞驰而去，发出巨大的轰鸣声。
    • She couldn't make herself heard over the roar of the engines.在发动机的轰鸣声中，根本听不见她的声音。
    • The low rumble had become a roar.低沉的隆隆声变成了咆哮声。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • almighty
    • deafening
    • ear-splitting
    • …
    verb + roar
    • give
    • let out
    • hear
    • …
    roar + verb
    • erupt
    • go up
    • echo
    • …
    preposition
    • above the roar
    • over the roar
    • with a roar
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginOld English rārian (verb), imitative of a deep prolonged cry, of West Germanic origin; related to German röhren. The noun dates from late Middle English.