- [intransitive, transitive]
to turn over and over and move in a particular direction; to make a round object do this （使）翻滚，滚动 - + adv./prep.
The ball rolled down the hill. 球滚下了山。 🔊🔊 Tears rolled down her cheeks. 眼泪沿她双颊淌下。 We watched the waves rolling onto the beach. 我们望着波浪涌向海滩。 🔊🔊 The marble rolled behind the sofa. 大理石在沙发后面滚动。 - roll something + adv./prep.
Delivery men were rolling barrels across the yard. 送货人正把桶滚到院子另一边。 🔊🔊 He rolled the boulder aside. 他把巨石放在一边。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slowly
- quickly
- gently
- …
- down
- off
- + adv./prep.
- [intransitive, transitive]
to turn over and over or round and round while remaining in the same place; to make something do this （使）原地转圈，原地打转 Her eyes rolled. 她那双眼睛滴溜溜地转动。 🔊🔊 - + adv./prep.
a dog rolling in the mud 在泥浆里打滚的狗 - roll something
She rolled her eyes (= to show surprise or disapproval). 她翻了个白眼（表示惊讶或不赞成）。 - roll something + adv./prep.
He was rolling a pencil between his fingers. 他用手指捻动着铅笔。 🔊🔊
- [intransitive, transitive]
to turn over to face a different direction; to make somebody/something do this （使）翻身，翻转 - roll over
She rolled over to let the sun brown her back. 她翻了个身，让太阳把她的背晒成古铜色。 🔊🔊 He quickly rolled over and got to his feet. 他快速滚了几下后站了起来。 - roll over onto something
I rolled over onto my stomach. 我翻过身来趴着。 - roll onto something
He rolled onto his back. 他翻过身来仰面躺着。 🔊🔊 - roll somebody/something over
The paramedics rolled him over to make it easier for him to breathe. 护理人员将他翻了个身，以使他更容易呼吸。 - roll somebody/something over onto something
I rolled the baby over onto its stomach. 我让婴儿翻过身去趴着。 🔊🔊 - roll somebody/something onto something
She rolled the patient onto his side. 她把病人滚到他身边。 - roll something (especially North American English)
She rolled her car in a 100 mph crash. 她在时速 100 英里时翻了车。 🔊🔊
Homophones role | rollrole roll🔊/rəʊl/🔊/rəʊl/- role noun
She's playing the role of Elizabeth Bennet. 她扮演伊丽莎白·本内特（Elizabeth Bennet）的角色。
- roll noun
The soup is served with a freshly baked roll. 汤配新鲜出炉的面包卷。
- roll verb
Everyone must roll the dice, and the player with the highest number starts. 每个人都必须掷骰子，然后号码最大的玩家开始。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slowly
- quickly
- gently
- …
- down
- off
- roll over
- [transitive] roll something
to throw dice in a game 掷骰子 Each player rolls their dice. 每个玩家掷骰子。 - (especially North American English)
Players take turns rolling a die and moving around the board. 玩家轮流掷骰子并在棋盘上移动。 Roll a six to start. 滚动六开始。
- [intransitive, transitive]
to move smoothly on wheels or as if on wheels; to make something do this （使）滚动 - + adv./prep.
The car began to roll back down the hill. 汽车开始倒着往山下滑。 🔊🔊 The traffic rolled slowly forwards. 车流缓缓地向前挪动。 🔊🔊 Tanks rolled triumphantly into the city. 坦克耀武扬威地驶进城里。 - roll something + adv./prep.
He rolled the trolley across the room. 他推着手推车穿过房间。 🔊🔊
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slowly
- quickly
- gently
- …
- down
- off
- + adv./prep.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to move or flow forward in a steady way - [transitive, intransitive]
to make something/yourself into the shape of a ball or tube 使…成球状（或管状） - roll something into something
I rolled the string into a ball. 我把线绳儿绕成了一个球。 🔊🔊 Roll the mixture into small balls and place them on a baking tray. 将混合物滚成小球，并将其放在烤盘上。 - roll something up
We rolled up the carpet. 我们把地毯卷了起来。 🔊🔊 a rolled-up newspaper 卷成卷的报纸 The hedgehog rolled (up) into a ball. 刺猬团成了一个球。 🔊🔊 Armadillos roll into a ball to protect themselves from harm. 犰狳滚动成球以保护自己免受伤害。
Extra ExamplesHe rolled the paper into a tight ball. 他把纸紧紧团成一个球。 She carried the magazine tightly rolled up in her hand. 她手里拿着一本卷得紧紧的杂志。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- tightly
- up
- into
- roll something into something
- [transitive] roll something
to make a cigarette yourself by putting tobacco on special paper and forming it into a tube 使…成球状（或管状） - [transitive]
to fold the edge of a piece of clothing, etc. over and over on itself to make it shorter 把（衣服的边）卷起来 - [transitive] roll something (out)
to make something flat by pushing something heavy over it 使平坦；压平 
- [transitive]
to wrap or cover somebody/something/yourself in something （用某物）包裹，覆盖 - [intransitive, transitive] roll (something) (+ adv./prep.)
to move or make something move from side to side （使）摇摆，摇晃 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- heavily
- slightly
- [intransitive, transitive]
to make a long continuous sound 发出持续的声音 rolling drums 咚咚的鼓声 Thunder rolled. 雷声隆隆。 🔊🔊 - roll something
to roll your r’s (= by letting your tongue vibrate with each ‘r’ sound) 发 r 的舌尖颤音
Extra ExamplesTopics Languagec2From the walls a trumpet sounded, a drum rolled and the gate swung open. 墙里响起喇叭声，鼓咚咚作响，大门打开了。 You have to roll your r's when speaking Spanish. 你说西班牙语的时候必须滚动r。 The sky had darkened and thunder rolled in the west. 天空已经黑了，西边打雷。
- [intransitive, transitive]
when a machine rolls or somebody rolls it, it operates 启动；开动 - [intransitive] (informal)
to behave in a particular way （某场比赛的）最佳运动员 She surprised her fans with a completely new look because that's how she rolls. 她以崭新的面貌给粉丝们惊喜，因为这就是她的滚动方式。
turn over翻转
move (as if) on wheels滚动
of clouds/waves
make ball/tube做成球／管
fold clothing叠衣服
make something flat使平坦
wrap up包裹
of ship/plane/walk船只；飞机；行走
make sound发出声音
machine机器
behave行为
Idioms
be rolling in money/it
- (informal)
to have a lot of money 非常富有；财源滚滚；腰缠万贯
get/set/start/keep the ball rolling
to make something start happening; to make sure that something continues to happen 开始某事；继续某事
heads will roll (for something)
- (informal, usually humorous)
used to say that some people will be punished because of something that has happened 有些人将（为某事）受到惩罚
let’s roll
- (informal, especially North American English)
used to suggest to a group of people that you should all start doing something or going somewhere 咱们开始干吧；咱们动身吧
ready to roll
- (informal)
ready to start 准备开始；就要开始 The show is just about ready to roll. 演出马上就要开始。
rolled into one
rolling in the aisles
roll (over) in his/her grave (North American English also)
(British English turn in his/her grave)
(of a person who is dead 亡者 likely to be very shocked or angry 九泉之下不得安宁 My father would roll over his grave if he knew. 如果我父亲知道的话，他会翻过坟墓。
a rolling stone gathers no moss
- (saying)
a person who moves from place to place, job to job, etc. does not have a lot of money, possessions or friends but is free from responsibilities 滚石不生苔，频迁不聚财
roll/slip/trip off the tongue
to be easy to say or pronounce 容易说（或发音）；顺口 It's not a name that exactly rolls off the tongue, is it? 这不是一个真正的名字，不是吗？
roll on…!
roll up your sleeves
to prepare to work or fight 捋起袖子；准备动手；摩拳擦掌
roll with the punches
to adapt yourself to a difficult situation 使自己适应艰苦环境
