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巖石;石頭
Rock is the hard substance which the Earth is made of.
例句
The hills above the valley are bare rock...
山谷上方的小山全是光禿禿的石頭。
A little way below the ridge was an outcrop of rock that made a rough shelter.
山脊下方不遠處有一塊露出地面的巖石，大致形成了一個掩蔽處。
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巨石;巖石;礁石
A rock is a large piece of rock that sticks up out of the ground or the sea, or that has broken away from a mountain or a cliff.
例句
She sat cross-legged on the rock.
她盤腿坐在那塊巨大的巖石上。
...the sound of the sea crashing against the rocks...
海浪沖擊巖石的聲音
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石塊;小石頭;石子
A rock is a piece of rock that is small enough for you to pick up.
例句
She bent down, picked up a rock and threw it into the trees.
她彎腰撿起一塊石子，扔進了樹叢中。
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V-ERG
(使)來回擺動;(使)左右搖晃
When something rocks or when you rock it, it moves slowly and regularly backwards and forwards or from side to side.
例句
His body rocked from side to side with the train...
他的身體隨著火車左右搖晃。
He stood a few moments, rocking back and forwards on his heels...
他站了一會兒，踮著腳跟前后搖晃。
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V-ERG
（使）震動;（使）搖晃
If an explosion or an earthquake rocks a building or an area, it causes the building or area to shake. You can also say that the building or area rocks.
例句
Three people were injured yesterday when an explosion rocked one of Britain's best known film studios...
昨天，一起爆炸使得英國最著名的電影制片廠之一發生強烈震動，導致3人受傷。
...a country that's rocked by dozens of earthquakes every year...
每年遭受十幾次地震襲擊的國家
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VERB
使震驚;使震動;使不安
If an event or a piece of news rocks a group or society, it shocks them or makes them feel less secure.
例句
His death rocked the fashion business.
他的去世震驚了整個時裝界。
...the latest scandal to rock the monarchy...
震驚了整個王國的最新丑聞
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搖滾樂
Rock is loud music with a strong beat that is usually played and sung by a small group of people using instruments such as electric guitars and drums.
例句
He once told an interviewer that he didn't even like rock music.
他曾告訴一位采訪者，他甚至都不喜歡搖滾樂。
...a rock concert.
搖滾音樂會
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（常在英國海濱城鎮銷售的）棒形硬糖
Rock is a sweet that is made in long, hard sticks and is often sold in towns by the sea in Britain.
例句
...a stick of rock.
一條硬棒糖
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PHRASE
左右為難;進退維谷
If you are caught between a rock and a hard place, you are in a difficult situation where you have to choose between two equally unpleasant courses of action.
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PHRASE
加冰塊的
If you have an alcoholic drink such as whisky on the rocks, you have it with ice cubes in it.
例句
...a Scotch on the rocks.
加冰塊的蘇格蘭威士忌
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PHRASE
（婚姻）瀕臨破裂;（企業等）瀕臨失敗;岌岌可危
If something such as a marriage or a business is on the rocks, it is experiencing very severe difficulties and looks likely to end very soon.
例句
She confided to her mother six months ago that her marriage was on the rocks...
6個月前，她向母親透露自己的婚姻已經岌岌可危。
Our film industry is on the rocks.
我們的電影業困難重重。