rock

1. N-UNCOUNT Rock is the hard substance which the earth is made of. 巖石

The hills above the valley are bare rock. 河谷上面的山是光禿禿的巖石。

2. N-COUNT A rock is a large piece of rock that sticks up out of the ground or the sea, or that has broken away from a mountain or a cliff. 巨石

She sat cross-legged on the rock. 她盤著腿坐在那塊巨石上。

3. N-COUNT A rock is a piece of rock that is small enough for you to pick up. 小石塊

She bent down, picked up a rock, and threw it into the trees. 她彎下腰，揀起一塊小石頭，把它扔進(jìn)樹林里。

4. V-T/V-I When something rocks or when you rock it, it moves slowly and regularly backward and forward or from side to side. 使搖晃; 搖晃

His body rocked from side to side with the train. 他的身體隨著火車左右晃動(dòng)著。

5. V-T/V-I If an explosion or an earthquake rocks a building or an area, it causes the building or area to shake. 使震動(dòng); 震動(dòng)[journalism]

Three people were injured yesterday when an explosion rocked the factory. 昨天，三名工人在爆炸引起的工廠震動(dòng)時(shí)受傷。

In Taipei buildings rocked back and forth. 在臺(tái)北，建筑物前后搖晃著。

6. V-T If an event or a piece of news rocks a group or society, it shocks them or makes them feel less secure. 震驚[journalism]

His death rocked the fashion business. 他的死震驚了時(shí)裝界。

7. N-UNCOUNT Rock is loud music with a strong beat that is usually played and sung by a small group of people using instruments such as electric guitars and drums. 搖滾樂

...a rock concert. …一場(chǎng)搖滾音樂會(huì)。

8. N a rocking motion 前后搖動(dòng)