|
rocking 音标拼音: [r'ɑkɪŋ] a. 摇摆的,摇动的 摇摆的,摇动的 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. [ 1913 Webster] 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]
Rocking \ Rock" ing\, a. Having a swaying, rolling, or back- and- forth movement; used for rocking. [ 1913 Webster] { Rocking shaft}. ( Mach.) See { Rock shaft}. [ 1913 Webster] 25 Moby Thesaurus words for " rocking": appeasing, calming, careening, cradling, dangling, dreamy, drowsy, gentling, hushing, lulling, lurching, mollifying, pacifying, pitching, quietening, reeling, restful, rolling, soothful, soothing, stilling, swaying, swinging, tossing, tranquilizing
|
安装中文字典英文字典查询工具!
中文字典英文字典工具:
英文字典中文字典相关资料:
|