Word · Frequency #5769
roar
吼叫；咆哮
(of a lion or other animal, or a person) to make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or another strong emotion
- 1.
To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
发出响亮而深沉的叫声,尤其是因痛苦、愤怒或其他强烈情感
- 2.
To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
大声笑。
- 3.
Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
(尤指狮子等动物)发出低沉响亮的叫声。
- 4.
Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
(通常指无生命物体等)发出响亮回荡的声音。
- 5.
To proceed vigorously.
猛烈地进行。
- 6.
To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
大声喊叫；高声宣告。
- 7.
To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
喧闹；混乱。
- 8.
To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses do when they have a certain disease.
(马患某种疾病时)呼吸时发出响声。
放声大笑；轰鸣；呼啸；猛烈进行；迅猛前进；大声喊出；高呼；喧闹；闹腾
In use
The lion roared loudly in the zoo, scaring the visitors.
The crowd roars with excitement when the team scores a goal.
The engine is roaring as the car speeds down the highway.
roar (intransitive)
The lion roared.
狮子吼叫了。
roar with + noun
with后常接表示情感或声音的名词
The audience roared with laughter.
观众哄堂大笑。
roar + noun phrase (transitive)
The sergeant roared orders.
中士吼叫着下达命令。
Connections
Collocations
- roar with laughter
- 放声大笑
- The crowd roared with laughter at his joke.观众对他的笑话放声大笑。
- roar in anger
- 怒吼
- He roared in anger when he heard the news.他听到消息后怒吼起来。
- roar past
- 轰鸣而过
- The motorcycle roared past us.摩托车轰鸣着从我们身边驶过。
- roar down
- 轰然倒下
- The old building roared down in a cloud of dust.老建筑在尘土中轰然倒下。
- roar out
- 大声喊出
- The sergeant roared out orders to the troops.中士向部队大声喊出命令。
- roar like a lion
- 像狮子一样吼叫
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象狮子张开大嘴发出‘roar’的吼声，声音震耳欲聋。
Context & Register
中性；常用于描述动物吼叫、人群喧闹或机器轰鸣等场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'roar' (/rɔr/) despite varied spellings (oar, ore, oor).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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