rolls
A roll of paper, plastic, cloth, or wire is a long piece of it that has been wrapped many times around itself or around a tube.
The photographers had already shot a dozen rolls of film.
摄影师们已经拍完了一打胶卷。
A roll is a small piece of bread that is round or long and is made to be eaten by one person. Rolls can be eaten plain, with butter, or with a filling.
He sipped at his coffee and spread butter and marmalade on a roll.
他抿了一口咖啡,将黄油和果酱涂在了面包卷上。
A roll of drums is a long, low, fairly loud sound made by drums.
As the town clock struck two, they heard the roll of drums.
镇上的钟敲了两下后,他们听到了隆隆的鼓声。
A roll is an official list of people's names.
Pro-democracy activists say a new electoral roll should be drawn up.
亲民主派活动分子们说应当起草一份新的候选人名单。
roll back
To roll back prices, taxes, or benefits means to reduce them.
One provision of the law was to roll back taxes to the 1975 level.
该法律的一项条款是把税收削减至1975年的水平。
roll in
If something such as money is rolling in, it is appearing or being received in large quantities.
Don't forget, I have always kept the money rolling in.
别忘了,我总是能让钱财滚滚而来。
roll out
If a company rolls out a new product or service, or if the product or service rolls out, it is made available to the public.
On Thursday Microsoft rolls out its new operating system.
在星期四微软推出了它的新操作系统。
Northern Telecom says its products will roll out over 18 months beginning early next year.
北方电讯公司表示,从明年初开始计算,其产品将在18个月内推出。
roll over
If you are lying down and you roll over, you turn your body so that a different part of you is facing upward.
I rolled over and went back to sleep.
我翻了个身接着又睡着了。
If a moving vehicle such as a car rolls over, it turns over many times, usually because it has crashed.
Those kinds of vehicles are more likely to roll over than passenger cars.
那些种类的车辆比客车更容易翻车。
If you say that someone rolls over, you mean that they stop resisting someone and do what the other person wants them to do.
That's why most people and organizations just roll over and give up when they're challenged or attacked by the I.R.S.
那就是大部分人和组织在遭到国内收入署的质疑和责问时转而听命并且放弃抵抗的原因。
If you roll over a loan or other financial arrangement, you extend it, for example by adding it to another loan.
There seems to be no way to spread out the tax or roll over the cash into another pension plan.
看来无法延长税收期限,并把取得的现金续到另一项退休金计划里。
In lotteries and similar games, if a jackpot rolls over, it is not won by anyone and the money is added to the prize money for the next lottery.
If the jackpot isn't won this week it will roll over again to next week.
如果本周没有人获得彩票头奖,头奖将再次滚计到下周。
roll up
Roll up means the same as roll.
Stein rolled up the paper bag with the money inside.
斯坦把装着钱的纸袋卷了起来。
If you roll up your sleeves or trouser legs, you fold the ends back several times, making them shorter.
The jacket was too big for him so he rolled up the cuffs.
这件夹克对他来说太大了,所以他卷起了袖口。
If people roll up somewhere, they arrive there, especially in a car and often late.
They eventually rolled up two hours late.
两小时后,他们终于到了。
rolled into one
If something is several things rolled into one, it combines the main features or qualities of those things.
This is our kitchen, living room, and dining room all rolled into one.
这个房间既是我们的厨房,又是客厅和餐厅。
rolls , rolling , rolled
When something rolls or when you roll it, it moves along a surface, turning over many times.
The ball rolled into the net.
球滚进了网。
If you roll somewhere, you move on a surface while lying down, turning your body over and over, so that you are sometimes on your back, sometimes on your side, and sometimes on your front.
When I was a little kid I rolled down a hill and broke my leg.
我小的时候曾滚下山摔断了腿。
When vehicles roll along, they move along slowly.
The truck quietly rolled forward and demolished all the old wooden fencing.
卡车缓缓地前行,撞毁了所有旧木栅栏。
If a machine rolls, it is operating.
He slipped and fell on the step as the cameras rolled.
在相机拍摄时,他滑倒在了台阶上。
If drops of liquid roll down a surface, they move quickly down it.
She looked at Ginny and tears rolled down her cheeks.
她看着金尼,泪珠顺着脸颊淌下。
If you roll something flexible into a cylinder or a ball, you form it into a cylinder or a ball by wrapping it several times around itself or by shaping it between your hands.
He took off his sweater, rolled it into a pillow, and lay down on the grass.
他脱下毛衣,卷成一个枕头,然后在草地上躺了下来。
If you roll up something such as a car window or a blind, you cause it to move upwards by turning a handle. If you roll it down, you cause it to move downwards by turning a handle.
In mid-afternoon, shopkeepers began to roll down their shutters.
下午三点钟左右,店主们开始摇下百叶窗。
If you roll your eyes or if your eyes roll, they move around and upwards. People sometimes roll their eyes when they are frightened, bored, or annoyed.
People may roll their eyes and talk about overprotective, interfering grandmothers.
人们可能会翻着白眼讨论过分溺爱、事事插手的祖母们。