roaring

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roar·ing /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/ adjectiveadj

1 [only before noun]CLOUD/NOISY making a deep, very loud, continuous noise 吼叫的，咆哮的，呼啸的

the roaring wind and waves

咆哮的风浪

2. roaring fire FIREa fire that burns with a lot of flames and heat 熊熊烈火

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roaring fire• He was acutely aware of everything that had gone on in front of the then roaring fire.• The aristocrats would be the kindling for a roaring fire fueled by the fats of social exploitation.• I built a roaring fire in the stove and baked some potatoes.• A roaring fire was in the grate and the room was pleasantly warm.

3 do a roaring trade (in something) British EnglishBrE informalSELL to sell a lot of something very quickly 生意兴隆

The stallholders were doing a roaring trade in burgers.

摊贩们的汉堡包生意非常兴旺。

4 be a roaring success British EnglishBrE informalSUCCESSFUL to be extremely successful 取得极大成功

The new musical has been a roaring success.

这部新音乐剧非常卖座。

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be a roaring success• As this is the framework, the issue will be a roaring success.• The final week of Hamlet was a roaring success.

5. roaring drunk British EnglishBrE informalLOUD/NOISY very drunk and noisy 酩酊大醉

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roaring drunk• I was twenty-three years old, and he got me roaring drunk.• They were all roaring drunk and kept singing bawdy songs.• In some of the villages, apparently, vampire hunters get roaring drunk first.• Never an unwise investment, never stone roaring drunk, never a pass at a secretary.• So that night they celebrated, getting roaring drunk, playing cards and gambling.

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roaring• All those roaring blurs of hissing steam and belching smoke were gone now to the breaker's yard.• The roaring, boozing Saturday nights were always great.• The Hercules made another, much higher pass, its whine almost lost in the roaring sea.• In fact the mountains were cumulus clouds and the roaring sound came from the surf.• Instead he could hear a roaring sound of blood in his ears.• A vast roaring wall of death and destruction.• Our train passed over a roaring waterfall.

From Longman Business Dictionary

roaringroar·ing /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/ adjectiveadj

do a roaring trade (in something) informalCOMMERCE to sell a lot of something very quickly

The food-sellers were doing a roaring trade in spiced sausages.

roar·ing adjectiveadj

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