rock 音標拼音: [r'ɑk]
n . 巖石,巖礁,巨石,石頭,基石,暗礁,搖動,搖擺舞
vt . 搖擺,搖動,使搖晃
岩石,岩礁,巨石,石頭,基石,暗礁,搖動,搖擺舞搖擺,搖動,使搖晃
rock n 1 :
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter ; "
he threw a rock at me " [
synonym : {
rock }, {
stone }]
2 :
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth '
s crust ; "
that mountain is solid rock ";
"
stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries " [
synonym : {
rock }, {
stone }]
3 :
United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (
1890 -
1984 ) [
synonym : {
Rock }, {
John Rock }]
4 : (
figurative )
someone who is strong and stable and dependable ;
"
he was her rock during the crisis "; "
Thou art Peter ,
and upon this rock I will build my church "--
Gospel According to Matthew 5 :
hard bright -
colored stick candy (
typically flavored with peppermint ) [
synonym : {
rock candy }, {
rock }]
6 :
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s ;
a blend of black rhythm -
and -
blues with white country -
and -
western ; "
rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock '
n '
roll ." [
synonym : {
rock '
n '
roll }, {
rock '
n '
roll }, {
rock -
and -
roll }, {
rock and roll }, {
rock }, {
rock music }]
7 :
pitching dangerously to one side [
synonym : {
rock }, {
careen },
{
sway }, {
tilt }]
v 1 :
move back and forth or sideways ; "
the ship was rocking ";
"
the tall building swayed "; "
She rocked back and forth on her feet " [
synonym : {
rock }, {
sway }, {
shake }]
2 :
cause to move back and forth ; "
rock the cradle "; "
rock the baby "; "
the wind swayed the trees gently " [
synonym : {
rock },
{
sway }]
Roc \
Roc \,
n . [
Ar . &
Per .
rokh or rukh .
Cf . {
Rook }
a castle .]
A monstrous bird of Arabian mythology . [
Written also {
rock },
and {
rukh }.] --
Brande &
C .
[
1913 Webster ]
Rock \
Rock \,
n .
See {
Roc }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Rock \
Rock \,
n . [
OE .
rocke ;
akin to D .
rok ,
rokken ,
G .
rocken ,
OHG .
roccho ,
Dan .
rok ,
Icel .
rokkr .
Cf . {
Rocket }
a firework .]
A distaff used in spinning ;
the staff or frame about which flax is arranged ,
and from which the thread is drawn in spinning . --
Chapman .
[
1913 Webster ]
Sad Clotho held the rocke ,
the whiles the thread By grisly Lachesis was spun with pain ,
That cruel Atropos eftsoon undid . --
Spenser .
[
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Rock \
Rock \,
n . [
OF .
roke ,
F .
roche ;
cf .
Armor .
roc '
h ,
and AS .
rocc .]
1 .
A large concreted mass of stony material ;
a large fixed stone or crag .
See {
Stone }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Come one ,
come all !
this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I . --
Sir W .
Scott .
[
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2 . (
Geol .)
Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth '
s crust ,
whether consolidated or not ,
including sand ,
earth ,
clay ,
etc .,
when in natural beds .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
That which resembles a rock in firmness ;
a defense ;
a support ;
a refuge .
[
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The Lord is my rock ,
and my fortress . --
2 Sam .
xxii .
2 .
[
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4 .
Fig .:
Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock .
[
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5 . (
Zool .)
The striped bass .
See under {
Bass }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
This word is frequently used in the formation of self -
explaining compounds ;
as ,
rock -
bound ,
rock -
built ,
rock -
ribbed ,
rock -
roofed ,
and the like .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Rock alum }. [
Probably so called by confusion with F .
roche a rock .]
Same as {
Roche alum }.
{
Rock barnacle } (
Zool .),
a barnacle ({
Balanus balanoides })
very abundant on rocks washed by tides .
{
Rock bass }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
The stripped bass .
See under {
Bass }.
(
b )
The goggle -
eye .
(
c )
The cabrilla .
Other species are also locally called rock bass .
{
Rock builder } (
Zool .),
any species of animal whose remains contribute to the formation of rocks ,
especially the corals and Foraminifera .
{
Rock butter } (
Min .),
native alum mixed with clay and oxide of iron ,
usually in soft masses of a yellowish white color ,
occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous slate .
{
Rock candy },
a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure sugar which are very hard ,
whence the name .
{
Rock cavy }. (
Zool .)
See {
Moco }.
{
Rock cod } (
Zool .)
(
a )
A small ,
often reddish or brown ,
variety of the cod found about rocks andledges .
(
b )
A California rockfish .
{
Rock cook }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
A European wrasse ({
Centrolabrus exoletus }).
(
b )
A rockling .
{
Rock cork } (
Min .),
a variety of asbestus the fibers of which are loosely interlaced .
It resembles cork in its texture .
{
Rock crab } (
Zool .),
any one of several species of large crabs of the genus {
C },
as the two species of the New England coast ({
Cancer irroratus }
and {
Cancer borealis }).
See Illust .
under {
Cancer }.
{
Rock cress } (
Bot .),
a name of several plants of the cress kind found on rocks ,
as {
Arabis petraea }, {
Arabis lyrata },
etc .
{
Rock crystal } (
Min .),
limpid quartz .
See {
Quartz },
and under {
Crystal }.
{
Rock dove } (
Zool .),
the rock pigeon ; --
called also {
rock doo }.
{
Rock drill },
an implement for drilling holes in rock ;
esp .,
a machine impelled by steam or compressed air ,
for drilling holes for blasting ,
etc .
{
Rock duck } (
Zool .),
the harlequin duck .
{
Rock eel }. (
Zool .)
See {
Gunnel }.
{
Rock goat } (
Zool .),
a wild goat ,
or ibex .
{
Rock hopper } (
Zool .),
a penguin of the genus {
Catarractes }.
See under {
Penguin }.
{
Rock kangaroo }. (
Zool .)
See {
Kangaroo },
and {
Petrogale }.
{
Rock lobster } (
Zool .),
any one of several species of large spinose lobsters of the genera {
Panulirus }
and {
Palinurus }.
They have no large claws .
Called also {
spiny lobster },
and {
sea crayfish }.
{
Rock meal } (
Min .),
a light powdery variety of calcite occuring as an efflorescence .
{
Rock milk }. (
Min .)
See {
Agaric mineral },
under {
Agaric }.
{
Rock moss },
a kind of lichen ;
the cudbear .
See {
Cudbear }.
{
Rock oil }.
See {
Petroleum }.
{
Rock parrakeet } (
Zool .),
a small Australian parrakeet ({
Euphema petrophila }),
which nests in holes among the rocks of high cliffs .
Its general color is yellowish olive green ;
a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing quills are deep blue ,
and the central tail feathers bluish green .
{
Rock pigeon } (
Zool .),
the wild pigeon ({
Columba livia })
Of Europe and Asia ,
from which the domestic pigeon was derived .
See Illust .
under {
Pigeon }.
{
Rock pipit }. (
Zool .)
See the Note under {
Pipit }.
{
Rock plover }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
The black -
bellied ,
or whistling ,
plover .
(
b )
The rock snipe .
{
Rock ptarmigan } (
Zool .),
an arctic American ptarmigan ({
Lagopus rupestris }),
which in winter is white ,
with the tail and lores black .
In summer the males are grayish brown ,
coarsely vermiculated with black ,
and have black patches on the back .
{
Rock rabbit } (
Zool .),
the hyrax .
See {
Cony },
and {
Daman }.
{
Rock ruby } (
Min .),
a fine reddish variety of garnet .
{
Rock salt } (
Min .),
cloride of sodium (
common salt )
occuring in rocklike masses in mines ;
mineral salt ;
salt dug from the earth .
In the United States this name is sometimes given to salt in large crystals ,
formed by evaporation from sea water in large basins or cavities .
{
Rock seal } (
Zool .),
the harbor seal .
See {
Seal }.
{
Rock shell } (
Zool .),
any species of Murex ,
Purpura ,
and allied genera .
{
Rock snake } (
Zool .),
any one of several large pythons ;
as ,
the royal {
rock snake } ({
Python regia })
of Africa ,
and the {
rock snake }
of India ({
Python molurus }).
The Australian rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus {
Morelia }.
{
Rock snipe } (
Zool .),
the purple sandpiper ({
Tringa maritima }); --
called also {
rock bird }, {
rock plover },
{
winter snipe }.
{
Rock soap } (
Min .),
a kind of clay having a smooth ,
greasy feel ,
and adhering to the tongue .
{
Rock sparrow }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of the genus {
Petronia },
as {
Petronia stulla },
of Europe .
(
b )
A North American sparrow ({
Pucaea ruficeps }).
{
Rock tar },
petroleum .
{
Rock thrush } (
Zool .),
any Old World thrush of the genus {
Monticola },
or {
Petrocossyphus };
as ,
the European rock thrush ({
Monticola saxatilis }),
and the blue rock thrush of India ({
Monticola cyaneus }),
in which the male is blue throughout .
{
Rock tripe } (
Bot .),
a kind of lichen ({
Umbilicaria Dillenii })
growing on rocks in the northen parts of America ,
and forming broad ,
flat ,
coriaceous ,
dark fuscous or blackish expansions .
It has been used as food in cases of extremity .
{
Rock trout } (
Zool .),
any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus {
Hexagrammus },
family {
Chiradae },
native of the North Pacific coasts ; --
called also {
sea trout }, {
boregat }, {
bodieron },
and {
starling }.
{
Rock warbler } (
Zool .),
a small Australian singing bird ({
Origma rubricata })
which frequents rocky ravines and water courses ; --
called also {
cataract bird }.
{
Rock wren } (
Zool .),
any one of several species of wrens of the genus {
Salpinctes },
native of the arid plains of Lower California and Mexico .
[
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Rock \
Rock \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Rocked };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Rocking }.] [
AS .
roccian ;
akin to Dan .
rokke to move ,
to snake ;
cf .
Icel .
rukkja to pull ,
move ,
G .
r ["
u ]
cken to move ,
push ,
pull .]
1 .
To cause to sway backward and forward ,
as a body resting on a support beneath ;
as ,
to rock a cradle or chair ;
to cause to vibrate ;
to cause to reel or totter .
[
1913 Webster ]
A rising earthquake rocked the ground . --
Dryden .
[
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2 .
To move as in a cradle ;
hence ,
to put to sleep by rocking ;
to still ;
to quiet . "
Sleep rock thy brain ." --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
Rock differs from shake ,
as denoting a slower ,
less violent ,
and more uniform motion ,
or larger movements .
It differs from swing ,
which expresses a vibratory motion of something suspended .
[
1913 Webster ]
Rock \
Rock \,
v .
i .
1 .
To move or be moved backward and forward ;
to be violently agitated ;
to reel ;
to totter .
[
1913 Webster ]
The rocking town Supplants their footsteps . --
J .
Philips .
[
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2 .
To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support ;
as ,
to rock in a rocking -
chair .
[
1913 Webster ]
Crack \
Crack \,
n .
1 .
A partial separation of parts ,
with or without a perceptible opening ;
a chink or fissure ;
a narrow breach ;
a crevice ;
as ,
a crack in timber ,
or in a wall ,
or in glass .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Rupture ;
flaw ;
breach ,
in a moral sense .
[
1913 Webster ]
My love to thee is sound ,
sans crack or flaw .
--
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
A sharp ,
sudden sound or report ;
the sound of anything suddenly burst or broken ;
as ,
the crack of a falling house ;
the crack of thunder ;
the crack of a whip .
[
1913 Webster ]
Will the stretch out to the crack of doom ? --
Shak .
[
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4 .
The tone of voice when changed at puberty .
[
1913 Webster ]
Though now our voices Have got the mannish crack . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 .
Mental flaw ;
a touch of craziness ;
partial insanity ;
as ,
he has a crack .
[
1913 Webster ]
6 .
A crazy or crack -
brained person . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
I . . .
can not get the Parliament to listen to me ,
who look upon me as a crack and a projector .
--
Addison .
[
1913 Webster ]
7 .
A boast ;
boasting . [
Obs .] "
Crack and brags ." --
Burton .
"
Vainglorius cracks ." --
Spenser .
[
1913 Webster ]
8 .
Breach of chastity . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
[
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9 .
A boy ,
generally a pert ,
lively boy . [
Obs .]
[
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Val . '
T is a noble child .
Vir .
A crack ,
madam .
--
Shak .
[
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10 .
A brief time ;
an instant ;
as ,
to be with one in a crack .
[
Eng . &
Scot .
Colloq .]
[
1913 Webster ]
11 .
Free conversation ;
friendly chat . [
Scot .]
[
1913 Webster ]
What is crack in English ? . . .
A crack is . . .
a chat with a good ,
kindly human heart in it . --
P .
P .
Alexander .
[
1913 Webster ]
12 .
a witty remark ;
a wisecrack .
[
PJC ]
13 .
a chance or opportunity to do something ;
an attempt ;
as ,
I '
ll take a crack at it .
[
PJC ]
14 .
a form of cocaine ,
highly purified and prepared as small pellets ,
especially suitable for smoking ; --
also called {
rock }.
Used in this form it appears to be more addicting than cocaine powder . [
slang ]
[
PJC ]
238 Moby Thesaurus words for "
rock ":
Gibraltar ,
Irish confetti ,
acid rock ,
adamant ,
adamantine ,
affect ,
agitate ,
amaze ,
appease ,
astonish ,
astound ,
avant -
garde jazz ,
ballroom music ,
bankrupt ,
bebop ,
bedrock ,
blunder ,
bob ,
bobble ,
bola ,
bolt ,
bone ,
boogie -
woogie ,
boomerang ,
bop ,
boulder ,
brick ,
brickbat ,
broken -
down ,
calm ,
calm down ,
careen ,
career ,
cement ,
champion ,
coggle ,
come home to ,
compose ,
concert ,
concrete ,
cool ,
countermissile ,
country rock ,
cradle ,
crag ,
dance music ,
dances ,
dangle ,
daze ,
defender ,
destitute ,
destroyed ,
diamond ,
discombobulate ,
discompose ,
disconcert ,
disquiet ,
disturb ,
dramatico -
musical ,
dulcify ,
dumbfound ,
ease ,
electrify ,
escarpment ,
even out ,
falter ,
finished ,
flint ,
flintlike ,
flinty ,
flounce ,
flounder ,
fluctuate ,
flurry ,
fluster ,
flutter ,
folk rock ,
foundation ,
fuss ,
gentle ,
granite ,
granitelike ,
granitic ,
hard rock ,
heart of oak ,
heave ,
hit ,
hit the mark ,
hobbyhorse ,
horse ,
hot jazz ,
hush ,
impress ,
impress forcibly ,
in ruins ,
indigent ,
instrumental ,
iron ,
jar ,
jazz ,
jazzy ,
jive ,
jolt ,
labor ,
librate ,
lion ,
lithic ,
lull ,
lurch ,
mainstream jazz ,
make an impression ,
make heavy weather ,
marble ,
marblelike ,
missile ,
mollify ,
musical suite ,
nails ,
nutate ,
oak ,
on ice ,
on the rocks ,
orchestral ,
oscillate ,
outcrop ,
outcropping ,
overwhelm ,
ox ,
pacify ,
patron ,
patroness ,
pendulate ,
penniless ,
perturb ,
petrified ,
petrogenic ,
pillar ,
pitch ,
pitch and plunge ,
pitch and toss ,
plunge ,
pound ,
pour balm into ,
poverty -
stricken ,
projectile ,
protector ,
protectress ,
quell ,
quiet ,
rag ,
ragtime ,
rattle ,
rear ,
reel ,
resonate ,
rest ,
rhythm -
and -
blues ,
rock to sleep ,
rock -
and -
roll ,
rocket ,
roll ,
ruffle ,
ruined ,
safekeeper ,
scarp ,
scend ,
seethe ,
shake ,
shake up ,
shock ,
sink in ,
slaty ,
smite ,
smooth ,
smooth down ,
smooth over ,
smoothen ,
soothe ,
stabilize ,
stagger ,
steady ,
steel ,
still ,
stir ,
stone ,
strike ,
strike hard ,
strike home ,
struggle ,
stumble ,
stun ,
stupefy ,
subdue ,
suite ,
suite of dances ,
surprise ,
swag ,
sway ,
swing ,
swinging ,
symphonic ,
syncopated ,
syncopated music ,
syncopation ,
tell ,
the new music ,
thrash about ,
throw ,
throw stick ,
throwing -
stick ,
tor ,
torpedo ,
toss ,
toss and tumble ,
toss and turn ,
totter ,
tower ,
tower of strength ,
tranquilize ,
traumatize ,
trouble ,
tumble ,
unnerve ,
unsettle ,
upset ,
vacillate ,
vibrate ,
volutation ,
waddy ,
wag ,
waggle ,
wallop ,
wallow ,
wave ,
waver ,
welter ,
wobble ,
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