roar1 /rɔː $ rɔːr/ ●●○ verb → raw1 [intransitiveI]LOW SOUND OR VOICE to make a deep, very loud noise 吼叫,呼啸 → growl We heard a lion roar. 我们听到狮子在吼叫。
The engines roared. 引擎轰鸣。
2 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SHOUT to shout something in a deep powerful voice 咆哮,大声喊叫 ‘Get out of my house!’ he roared. “从我家里滚出去!”他吼道。
The crowd roared in delight. 人群高兴地叫喊。
► see thesaurus at shout 3 [intransitiveI]LAUGH to laugh loudly and continuously 哄笑,大笑,狂笑 By this time, Michael was roaring with laughter. 这时迈克尔已经在狂笑了。
4 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]TTC if a vehicle roars somewhere, it moves very quickly and noisily 〔车辆〕轰鸣着疾驶 The car roared off down the road. 汽车呼啸而去。
5 roar back phrasal verbphr v if a competitor or team that was losing roars back, they start performing much better – used in sports reports 〔比赛中落后的一方〕重振旗鼓〔用于体育报道〕 In the second half Leeds came roaring back with two goals in five minutes. 下半场利兹队重振旗鼓,五分钟内连进两球。
came roaring back• With a perversity that the pest has become known for, the gypsy moth came roaring back a couple of years later.