late 14c., present participle adjective from roar (v.). Used of periods of years characterized by noisy revelry, especially roaring twenties (1930); but also, in Britain, roaring fifties (1892). Roaring forties in reference to exceptional rough seas between latitudes 40 and 50 south, is attested from 1841.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The Doberman let out a string of roaring barks.
短毛獵犬一陣狂吠。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Salesmen of unofficial souvenirs have also been doing a roaring trade.
出售非官方紀(jì)念品的推銷員的生意也很紅火。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He could hear a sudden roaring. His blood froze.
他聽到突如其來的一聲吼叫，嚇得魂不附體。
來自柯林斯例句
4. juggernauts roaring through country villages
隆隆駛過村莊的重型卡車
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. All we could hear was the sound of roaring water.