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rock + object
及物用法，宾语常为具体物体或人。
She rocked the cradle gently.
她轻轻摇晃着摇篮。
轻轻摇动；摇晃
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轻轻摇动；摇晃
To move or cause to move gently back and forth.
She rocked the cradle gently.
她轻轻摇晃着摇篮。
用石头砸；投石。
To pelt with rocks; to stone.
轻轻来回移动。
To move gently back and forth.
演奏、表演或欣赏摇滚乐,尤指技巧高超或充满活力地。
To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.
使剧烈摇晃或摆动。
To cause to shake or sway violently.
rock
Base
原形
rocks
3rd person
第三人称单数
rocking
-ing
现在分词
rocked
Past
过去式
rocked
Past participle
过去分词
The boat rocks gently on the waves.
小船在波浪上轻轻摇晃。
She rocked the baby to sleep last night.
她昨晚摇着宝宝入睡。
The earthquake has rocked the region several times.
该地区已多次遭受地震摇动。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。注意不要与名词“岩石”混淆。
The boat rocks gently on the calm lake.
小船在平静的湖面上轻轻摇动。
She rocked the crying baby until he fell asleep.
她摇晃着哭泣的婴儿直到他睡着。
The children are rocking back and forth on the porch swing.
孩子们在门廊秋千上前后摇摆。
及物用法，宾语常为具体物体或人。
She rocked the cradle gently.
她轻轻摇晃着摇篮。
不及物用法，描述摇晃的方式。
The boat rocked violently in the storm.
船在暴风雨中剧烈摇晃。
表示通过摇晃达到某种目的。
He rocked the baby to sleep.
他摇着宝宝入睡。
不及物，表示因某种情绪或动作而摇晃。
The audience rocked with laughter.
观众笑得前仰后合。
Not this
I give a rock to the baby.
Use this
I rock the baby.
误将“rock”用作名词，应使用动词表示“摇动”。
Not this
She rocks.
Use this
She rocks the baby.
“rock”作及物动词时必须有宾语，否则意思不完整。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
把某人轻轻摇睡
She gently rocked the baby to sleep.
她轻轻摇着宝宝，直到他睡着。
来回摇晃
She rocked back and forth in her chair.
她坐在椅子上前后摇晃。
剧烈摇晃
The ship rocked violently in the storm.
船在暴风雨中剧烈摇晃。
让全场沸腾；引爆全场
The band really rocked the house last night.
乐队昨晚真的让全场沸腾了。
尽情演奏（或享受）摇滚乐
They rocked out on stage for three hours.
他们在舞台上尽情摇滚了三个小时。
让某人大为震撼
This new album will rock your world.
这张新专辑会让你大为震撼。
惹是生非；捣乱
He didn't want to rock the boat before the meeting.
会议前他不想惹麻烦。
继续精彩地做下去；加油（尤其在表演中）
The crowd shouted 'rock on!' at the end of the concert.
演唱会结束时人群高喊“继续摇滚！”
（演出）极为成功，让观众狂热
The 8-piece band rocked the house last night.
那支八人乐队昨晚嗨翻全场。
皇后乐队（Queen）的经典歌曲《We Will Rock You》中的歌词，意为用音乐和节奏震撼、鼓舞听众，常出现在体育赛事和集会上。
The band shouted 'We will rock you!' as the crowd went wild.
乐队向狂热的观众高喊“We will rock you!”。
经典英文摇篮曲《Rock-a-bye Baby》的首句，'rock-a-bye'指轻轻摇动摇篮哄婴儿入睡，这里'rock'是动词。
She sang softly, 'Rock-a-bye baby, on the treetop,' to calm the child.
她轻声哼唱“Rock-a-bye baby, on the treetop”来安抚孩子。
Use Rock naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 rock 想成一块大石头在摇滚乐里来回摇摆：摇动、震撼都从这画面来。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常育儿、家庭休闲、船上 作“轻轻摇动”解时，通常用于日常口语和书面语，语气中性；多用于描述婴儿、摇椅、小船等事物的轻微来回移动。
既可作及物动词（如 rock the cradle），也可作不及物动词（如 The ship rocked）。
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