英语高手在于日常之留心

吃饭时可能会留意，竟然有个春卷。

本能反应春卷英语啥玩意，不会是spring roll?查了下如下：

春卷的英文

spring roll

果然是用roll这个词，这下预感到任务来了，因为roll这个词太熟悉所以陌生，必须对其歼灭，首选要找出roll能否表达我们的春卷这种薄薄的卷卷的东西。

roll

n

[C]

1. 纸/胶卷/钱等

a piece of paper, camera film, money etc that has been rolled into the shape of a tube 〔纸﹑胶卷﹑钱等的〕一卷

I used up three rolls of film on holiday. 这次度假我用了三卷胶卷。

There’s a new roll of silver foil in there. 里面有一卷新铝箔。

wallpaper costing £3 a roll 3英镑一卷的壁纸

2.

BREAD 面包

a small round LOAF of bread for one person 面包卷，小圆面包

bunsee picture at 见 BREAD 图

hot soup served with crusty rolls 配有酥皮面包卷的热汤

bread rolls with butter 黄油面包卷

ham / cheese etc roll

BrE (=one that is filled with ham, cheese etc) 【英】 火腿/干酪等面包卷

可见roll可以表达我们的春卷，卷起来的东西，还多指食物，薄薄的，不大。

得到答案后，对roll进行简单复杂围剿。

名单

an official list of names 〔正式的〕名单，名册

on the roll

BrE 【英】

a school with 300 pupils on the roll 有300名注册学生的学校

call / take the roll

(=say the list of names to check who is there) 点名

The teacher called the roll.老师点名了。

Three senators missed the roll call. 点名时有三名参议员缺席。

the electoral roll

BrE 【英】

the (voter) rolls AmE 【美】(=a list of the people who are allowed to vote) 选民名册

welfare rolls

AmE (=a list of people without jobs who claim money from the state) 【美】救济金名单

Thompson said he had cut welfare rolls by 39%. 汤姆森说他已经将救济金名单上的人数减少了39%。

be on a roll informal to be having a lot of success with what you are trying to do【非正式】 连连取得成功；连交好运

Midvale High was on a roll, having won their last six basketball games. 米德韦尔中学鸿运当头，最近六场篮球赛他们都赢了。

游戏

the action of throwing DICE as part of a game 掷骰子

If you get a 7 or 11 on your first roll, you win. 如果你第一次就掷出7点或11点，那你就赢了。

SKIN/FAT 皮肤/脂肪

a thick layer of skin or fat, usually just below your waist〔通常指腰部下方的〕赘皮，赘肉

身体动作

a) BrE a movement in which you roll forward or back in a controlled way with your body curled so that your head is near your feet, often done as part of a sport【英】 滚翻；

a forward roll 前滚翻

gymnasts doing rolls and handsprings 在做滚翻和手翻的体操运动员

b) especially BrE the action of turning your body over one or more times while lying down 【尤英】 打滚

a young horse having a rollin the field 在田野里打滚的小马

鼓/枪/雷声

a long low fairly loud sound made by drums etc 隆隆的声音

There was a roll of thunder , and the rain started pelting down. 雷声滚滚，大雨开始倾盆而下。

那么几个短语不放弃，我们看下：

a roll in the hay old-fashioned informal when you have sex with someone - used humorously 【过时，非正式】 做爱〔幽默用法〕

当然还有更重要的动词用法：

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MEANINGS 义项

例证

v

1.（使）〔尤指圆形物体〕滚动

down / into / through etc

The ball rolled into the street. 球滚到了街上。

One of the eggs rolled off the counter. 其中一只鸡蛋滚下了柜台。

roll sth along / in / onto etc sth

Roll the chicken breasts in flour. 把鸡胸脯肉在面粉里滚一下。

2.

PERSON/ANIMAL 人/动物 (also 又作 roll over )

[I,T always adv/prep]to turn your body over one or more times while lying down, or to turn someone else’s body over 打滚；（使）翻身，翻转

down / onto / off etc

The children rolled down the hill, laughing. 孩子们笑着从山坡上滚下来。

Ralph rolled onto his stomach. 拉尔夫翻身趴着。

roll sb onto / off sth

I tried to roll him onto his side. 我试图让他翻过身侧卧。

3.SHAPE OF TUBE/BALL 筒形/球形(also 又作 roll up )

[T]to make something into the shape of a tube or ball 使成筒形[球形]

roll sth into a ball / tube

Roll the dough into small balls. 把面团搓成小丸子。

Would you like the paper rolled or folded? 这纸你要卷起来，还是折叠起来？

4.

MAKE STH FLAT 使某物平坦

[T]to make something flat by rolling something heavy over it 把…轧平

rolling pin

Pizza dough should be rolled thinly. 做比萨饼的面团要擀得薄薄的。

5.

CLOTHES 衣服 (also 又作 roll up )

[T]to fold the sleeves or legs of something that you are wearing upwards, so that they are shorter 卷起〔衣袖﹑裤腿〕

His sleeves were rolledabove his elbows. 他的袖子卷到了胳膊肘的上面。

6.

STH WITH WHEELS 有轮子的东西

[I,T always adv/prep]to move on wheels, or make something that has wheels move （使）滚动，开动

into / forwards / past etc

Her car was slowly rollingaway from the curb. 她的车慢慢驶离路缘。

roll sth to / around etc sth

The waitress rolled the dessert trolley over to our table. 女服务员把甜点车推到我们的桌前。

7.

DROP OF LIQUID 液滴

[I always adv/prep]to move over a surface smoothly without stopping 〔平稳地〕移动

down / onto etc

Tears rolled down her cheeks. 泪珠顺着她的脸颊滚落。

8.WAVES/CLOUDS 浪/云

[I always adv/prep]to move continuously in a particular direction 〔朝特定方向〕滚动，翻滚

into / towards etc

Mist rolled in from the sea.雾从海上滚涌而来。

We watched the waves rolling onto the beach. 我们看着波浪涌上海滩。

9.GAME 游戏

[I,T]if you roll DICE , you throw them as part of a game 掷（骰子）

10.

SOUND 声音

[I]if drums or THUNDER roll, they make a long low series of sounds 〔鼓或雷〕隆隆作响

Thunder rolled in the distance. 远处雷声隆隆。

11.

MACHINE/CAMERA 机器/摄影机

[I]if a machine such as a film camera or a PRINTING PRESSrolls, it operates 启动，转动

There was silence as the cameras started to roll. 摄影机开始转动，大家安静了下来。

12.SHIP/PLANE 船/飞机

[I]if a ship or plane rolls, it leans one way and then another with the movement of the water or air 〔随着水流或气流〕左右摇晃，摇摆

13.CIGARETTE 香烟

[T]to make your own cigarette, using tobacco orMARIJUANA and special paper卷〔烟〕

Ben rolled a joint (=a cigarette containing marijuana) and lit it. 本卷了一支大麻烟点上。

It’s cheaper to roll your own(=make your own cigarettes) .自己动手卷烟比较便宜。

14.SHOULDERS 肩膀

[T]to move your shoulders forward, up, and back down转动〔肩膀〕

He rolled his shoulders back. 他转动双肩。

15.EYES 眼睛

[T]to move your eyes around and up, especially in order to show that you are annoyed or think something is silly〔尤表示不快或认为某事愚蠢而〕翻〔白眼〕，骨碌碌地转动〔眼球〕

Lucy rolled her eyes as Tom sat down beside her. 汤姆在露西身旁坐下，露西翻了个白眼。

16.ATTACK 攻击

[T] AmE informal to rob someone, especially when they are drunk and asleep【美，非正式】 〔趁人醉酒睡着时〕抢劫

Kids on the streets rolleddrunks for small change. 街头流浪儿在醉汉身上偷零钱。

17.(all) rolled into one if someone or something is several different things rolled into one, they include or do the work of all those things集于一体，合为一体

Mum was cook, chauffeur, nurse, and entertainer all rolled into one. 妈妈既要做饭又要开车，既要照料家人又要逗大家开心，真是一身数职。

18.get (sth) rolling to start happening or make something start happening in a smooth and successful way开始实施；开始运作

The business didn’t really get rolling until 1975. 公司直到1975年才真正开始运作。

Have a good breakfast to get your day rolling. 好好地吃一顿早餐，开始新的一天。

19.be rolling in money / dough / cash / it to have or earn a lot of money 非常富有；财源滚滚；腰缠万贯

‘He’s rolling in it,’ said the girl, pointing at Lewis. “他可有钱啦。”女孩指着刘易斯说。

20.be rolling in the aisles if people in a theatre, cinema etc are rolling in the aisles, they are laughing a lot 〔剧院﹑电影院等的观众〕笑得东倒西歪

21.be ready to roll spokento be ready to start doing something 【口】 准备就绪

The car was packed and we were ready to roll. 车子满了，我们准备出发。

22.let’s roll spoken used to suggest to a group of people that you all begin doing something or go somewhere【口】 我们开始吧；我们走吧

23.roll with the punches to deal with problems or difficulties by doing whatever you need to do, rather than by trying only one method 灵活应变克服困难

Strong industries were able to roll with the punches during the recession. 实力雄厚的行业在经济衰退时期灵活应变挺了过来。

24.roll on sth BrE spokenused to say that you wish a time or event would come quickly 【英，口】 但愿…早日来到

Roll on the weekend! 但愿周末早点来到！

25.roll your r’s to pronounce the sound /r/ using your tongue in a way that makes the sound very long 卷舌发r音

26.a rolling stone gathers no moss used to say that someone who often changes jobs, moves to different places etc is not able to have any permanent relationships or duties 滚石不生苔〔形容经常换工作﹑搬迁等的人不能有长久的关系或责任〕

到此roll这个词才算拿下。

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