rocker

英 ['rɒkə] 美 ['rɑkɚ]
  • n. 摇杆;摇的人;镰刀弯;套钩;摇轴
  • n. (Rocker)人名;(英、德、法)罗克

助记提示


音乐“摇滚” => rock => rocker.
滚石唱片、滚石乐队 => rock.

中文词源


rocker 摇滚青年

来自 rock,摇滚乐,-er,人。

英文词源


rocker (n.)
"a rocking chair," 1852, American English, from rock (v.1); earlier "nurse charged with rocking a cradle" (early 14c.). In sense of "one of the curved pieces of wood that makes a chair or cradle rock" it dates from 1787. Slang off (one's) rocker "crazy" first recorded 1897. Meaning "one who enjoys rock music" (as opposed to mod (n.1)) is recorded from 1963, from rock (v.2).

双语例句


1. Claire spent the morning in a wicker rocker on the screened porch with a book.
克莱尔整个早上都在装着纱窗的走廊里坐在柳条摇椅上看书。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Then she went back to the rocker to think.
然后她走到摇椅边,坐下来思索.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

3. His landlady appeared to be slightly off her rocker.
看来他的女房东有点疯疯癫癫.

来自辞典例句

4. Harry Truman loved to sit in an old rocker in the evenings.
晚上,哈里·杜鲁门喜欢坐在一张旧摇椅上.

来自辞典例句

5. I just went off my rocker.
我真是疯了.

来自辞典例句

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