一、详细释义:


n.

咆哮,吼叫 [C]


例句:

The murmur swelled into a roar.

低语声提高为吼叫声。


例句:

His voice swelled into a roar.

他的噪门逐渐提高,成了吼叫。


呼啸声;轰鸣 [C]


例句:

I don't like the roar of the train reverberated in the tunnel.

我不喜欢隧道中回响着火车的隆隆声。


例句:

Local residents saw it plunge towards Earth with a deafening roar.

当地的居民看见它伴着一声震耳欲聋的巨响撞向地面。


v.

吼叫,咆哮,呼喊;使…轰鸣 [I,T]


例句:

The plane roared down the runway for takeoff.

飞机轰鸣着沿着跑道疾驰,准备起飞。


例句:

The audience roared its approval.

观众们大声喊着,表示赞同。


大笑;喧闹;吵闹 [I]


例句:

Max threw back his head and roared with laughter.

马克斯仰头大笑起来。


二、词义辨析:


cry,shout,exclaim,roar,scream,shriek,yell,call

这些动词的共同含义是“喊”或“叫”。 cry一般指因恐惧、痛苦、惊奇等而喊叫。 shout指有意识地高声喊叫,常用于提出警告、发命令或唤起注意等。 exclaim多指因高兴、愤怒、痛苦、惊讶等突发感情而高声喊叫。 roar指发出大而深沉的声音、吼叫或咆哮。 scream指因恐具、快乐或痛苦而发出的尖叫声。 shriek指因惊恐、痛苦等或其它感情而发出比scream更为尖锐、刺耳的叫声。 yell多指求援、鼓励时的呼叫。也可指因外界因素刺激而发出尖厉声音。 call指大声说话或喊叫,以引起某人的注意。


三、参考例句:


A roar of laughter greeted our ears.

一阵大笑声传入我们耳中。


They will roar together like young lions.

他们会像小狮子般一起咆哮。


The roar of the explosion was stupendous.

爆炸声震耳欲聋。


Just don't roar after asking!

问完问题以后,千万别大笑。


Giraffes can moo, hiss, roar, and whistle.

长颈鹿可以像牛那样哞哞叫,也可以发出蛇那样的嘶嘶声,会咆哮,也会吹口哨。


The roar of the tiger held the girl still.

老虎在吼叫,这女孩不敢动弹。


Her voice was drowned by the roar of the traffic.

她的话音被车辆的轰鸣声盖住了。


Gradually the roar died out and the night became quiet.

吼声渐渐停息,夜晚变得寂静。


The roar of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.

飞机发动机的轰鸣声预示了空袭即将到来。


A roar is the sound a lion makes.

吼声是狮子发出的声音。