roller
英 ['rəʊlə]
美 ['rolɚ]
- n. [機] 滾筒;[機] 滾軸;輥子;滾轉機
- n. (Roller)人名;(英、德、俄、匈、羅、捷、瑞典)羅勒;(法)羅萊
中文詞源
roller 滾筒,滾軸,碾子來自 roll,卷,滾動。
英文詞源
- roller (n.)
- late 13c., "thing that rolls;" early 15c., "rolling pin," agent noun from roll (v.). Meaning "hair-curler" is attested from 1795. Roller derby is from 1936 (see derby); roller hockey from 1926. Disparaging religious term holy roller is attested from 1842, American English, from the alleged rolling in the church aisles done by those in the Spirit.
雙語例句
- 1. A boy of about ten came up on roller-skates.
- 一個10歲左右、腳蹬旱冰鞋的男孩滑了過來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The craze for roller skating spread throughout the U.S.
- 滑旱冰在全美風靡一時。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I've been on an emotional roller-coaster since I've been here.
- 自從我到了這裏,情緒就起伏不定。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The last few weeks have been a real roller coaster.
- 過去的幾個星期,形勢真是變幻莫測。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. a pair of roller skates
- 一雙旱冰鞋
來自《權威詞典》