Old English rarian "roar, wail, lament, bellow, cry," probably of imitative origin (compare Middle Dutch reeren, German röhren "to roar;" Sanskrit ragati "barks;" Lithuanian reju "to scold;" Old Church Slavonic revo "I roar;" Latin raucus "hoarse"). Related: Roared; roaring.
roar (n.)
late 14c., from roar (v.) and Old English gerar.
权威例句
1. Now and then they heard the roar of a heavy truck.
他们不时地听到大卡车的轰鸣声。
2. A roar of approval resounded through the Ukrainian parliament.
一片赞成声在乌克兰议会中回响。
3. 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。
4. The roar of the crowd stilled to an expectant murmur.
人群的喧哗平息下来,变成了满怀期待的低语声。
5. The earthquake was preceded by a loud roar and lasted 20 seconds.
地震前有一阵巨大的轰隆声,持续了20秒钟。
词语辨析
【giggle, laugh, chuckle, roar, sneer, beam, jeer, grin】
这组词都有“笑”的意思,其区别是:
giggle: v.咯咯地笑,痴笑,傻笑,多指女人和孩子由于紧张、被逗乐、尴尬时所发出的笑声。
• The schoolgirls giggled when the famous football player walkedsintostheir classroom. 当这个著名的足球运动员走进教室时,女生们都咯咯地笑起来。
laugh: v.笑,大笑,用于一般的笑或出声的大笑。
chuckle: v. (书面语)吃吃的笑,抿嘴笑,轻声笑,多指因得意或领会到某事中的趣味而暗自发笑。
• She does not laugh out loud; she only chuckles. 她没有笑出声来,只是抿嘴而笑。
roar: v.怒吼,咆哮,引申为放声大笑,哄堂大笑。
• He roared when he heard the joke. 听完这个笑话,他哈哈大笑。
sneer: v.冷笑,嘲笑,指以语言、表情、和声调表示轻蔑或嘲弄。
• He sneered at the offer and said it was two low. 他对报价嗤之以鼻,说它太低了。
beam: v.本义指照耀,放光,引申为"微笑",是正式用语,指面带喜悦或笑容,暗示对他人的友好或内心的满足。
• She beamed with happiness. 她高兴得眉开眼笑。
jeer: v.讥笑,嘲笑,其同义词是mock。
• The crowd jeered when the boxer was knocked down. 当那个拳手被人打倒时,人群开始嘲笑他。
grin: v.露齿而笑,指人因高兴、满足、轻蔑等咧开嘴露齿地笑。
• He grinned at his mother. 他冲他的妈妈咧嘴一笑。