Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1070
rock
岩石;石头;石块
Hard natural material made of minerals; a piece or mass of stone.
- 1.
A formation of minerals, specifically:
矿物的形成物,具体指:
- 2.
An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway.
摇动的动作;摇摆;晃动。
- 3.
A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards (often), and vocals.
一种以基本鼓点、通常为4/4拍即兴段为特征的音乐风格,以(通常为电)吉他、贝斯、鼓、键盘(常有)和人声为基础。
- 4.
Distaff.
手纺杆。
- 5.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
坚硬的矿物块
- 6.
A large hill or island having no vegetation.
没有植被的大山丘或岛屿。
- 7.
The flax or wool on a distaff.
手纺杆上的亚麻或羊毛。
- 8.
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
构成地壳的矿物集合体
- 9.
Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.
坚强、稳定、可靠的事物;为他人提供安全或支持的人。
- 10.
United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
美国妇科医生、虔诚天主教徒,进行了口服避孕药的首次临床试验(1890-1984)
- 11.
A lump or cube of ice.
一块或一立方体的冰。
- 12.
Any of several fish:
几种鱼中的任何一种:
- 13.
Synonym of stone.
石头(stone)的同义词。
- 14.
A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
握紧的手(形似石头的姿势),胜过剪刀,输给布;在“石头-剪刀-布-蜥蜴-斯波克”中胜过蜥蜴,输给斯波克。
- 15.
A crystal used to control the radio frequency.
用于控制无线电频率的晶体。
- 16.
A cheap golf ball.
廉价的高尔夫球。
摇滚乐;摇摆;晃动;靠山;支柱;可靠的人;冰块;岩丘;岩岛
In use
He picked up a rock from the ground.
The mountain is made of solid rock.
She sat on a large rock by the river.
he threw a rock at me
that mountain is solid rock
a rock
表示单个岩石,可数。
I picked up a smooth rock from the river.
我从河里捡起一块光滑的岩石。
rocks
复数形式表示多个岩石。
The children threw rocks into the pond.
孩子们把石块扔进池塘。
the rock
Connections
Collocations
- hard rock
- 硬岩
- The tunnel was dug through hard rock.隧道是从硬岩中挖出来的。
- solid rock
- 坚固的岩石
- The foundation must be built on solid rock.地基必须建在坚固的岩石上。
- rock face
- 岩壁
- The climbers ascended the steep rock face.攀登者登上了陡峭的岩壁。
- rock formation
- 岩石构造
- These rock formations are millions of years old.这些岩石构造已有数百万年历史。
- rock climbing
- 攀岩
- Rock climbing requires strength and skill.攀岩需要力量和技巧。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象岩石(rock)像一把锁(lock)一样坚固,发音相近。
Context & Register
中性,日常或专业场景均可使用,通常用于描述地质、建筑或户外环境。
Grammar Note
作可数名词时指一块岩石;泛指岩石物质时也可用作不可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'rock' (ending in /ɒk/). No common lookalikes that sound different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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