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rocky

adjective
🔊/ˈrɒki/
🔊/ˈrɑːki/
(comparative rockier, superlative rockiest)
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  1. made of rock; full of rocks岩石的；多岩石的
    • a rocky coastline岩石嶙嶙的海岸线
    • rocky soil多石的土壤
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    • The waves smashed against the rocky coastline.海浪猛撞在多岩石的海岸线上。
    • This plant grows in rocky soil on exposed hillsides.这种植物生长在无遮蔽山坡上多石的土壤中。
  2. difficult and not certain to continue or to be successful困难的；难以维持的；不稳定的
    • a rocky marriage不稳定的婚姻
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    • Both relationships hit rocky ground.这两种关系都变得不稳固了。
    • Their marriage was starting to get a bit rocky.他们的婚姻开始有些艰难。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2

Rocky

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  1. a film character created and played by Sylvester Stallone. He wrote and acted in six successful films about Rocky Balboa, a boxer who succeeds in dealing with many difficulties to finally defeat strong opponents. The first, Rocky (1976), made him famous and won two Oscars. Stallone himself directed Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982), Rocky IV (1985), Rocky V (1990) and Rocky Balboa (2006).