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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

roar [rɔːr]
  1. 1. noun [c] [of animal] 吼叫声
  2. 2. noun [of crowd] 喧哗
  3. 3. noun [of traffic] [ storm] 喧闹声
  4. 4. vi. [animal+] 吼叫
  5. 5. vi. [person] [ crowd+] 大喊大叫
  6. 6. vi. [engine] [ wind etc+] 咆哮
    to roar with laughter
    哈哈大笑
    roar of laughter
    大笑声

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

roar [rɔːr]
  1. 1. vi. (风、河流等)怒吼呼啸;(车)轰鸣
    The water roared down the chute.
    水流瀑布轰鸣而下。
  2. 2. verb 大喊吼叫高声
    "Get out of here," he roared.
    “滚出去”,他咆哮道
  3. 3. vi. 哀号号叫
  4. 4. vi. 喧哗骚乱
    Desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town.
    里面的亡命徒经常叫嚣冲出山来洗劫这座小镇。
  5. 5. vi. 动物嚎叫吼叫
  6. 6. vi. 狂笑,大笑
  7. 7. n.[c] 长啸声
  8. 8. n.[c] 吼叫声,咆哮声
  9. 9. n.[c] 狮吼声

Collins English-English Dictionary

roar [rɔː]
  1. 1. vb [mainly intr] (of lions and other animals) to utter characteristic loud growling cries
  2. 2. vb [also tr] (of people) to utter (something) with a loud deep cry, as in anger or triumph
  3. 3. vb to laugh in a loud hearty unrestrained manner
  4. 4. vb (of horses) to breathe with laboured rasping sounds - See roaring
  5. 5. vb (of the wind, waves, etc) to blow or break loudly and violently, as during a storm
  6. 6. vb (of a fire) to burn fiercely with a roaring sound
  7. 7. vb (of a machine, gun, etc) to operate or move with a loud harsh noise
  8. 8. vt. [tr] to bring (oneself) into a certain condition by roaring
    to roar oneself hoarse
  9. 9. n a loud deep cry, uttered by a person or crowd, esp in anger or triumph
  10. 10. n a prolonged loud cry of certain animals, esp lions
  11. 11. n any similar noise made by a fire, the wind, waves, artillery, an engine, etc
  12. 12. n a loud unrestrained burst of laughter
  13. 13. n See also roar up
  14. 14. n [Etymology] Old English rarian; related to Old High German reren, Middle Dutch reren

Examples

a deep-chested roar
雄厚的吼声
a roar rends the air
喊声震天
to roar oneself hoarse
喊哑喉咙
The whole room rang with a roar.
咆哮声回荡在整个房间里。
roar of laughter
大笑声
The plane took off with an enormous roar.
飞机伴随着巨大的声响起飞了。
My thoughts were suddenly disrupted by a loud roar.
我的思绪突然被一声咆哮打断了。
Tidal bores can roar over the sands at speeds of 9 knots!
潮水涌浪可能会以九海里每小时的速度狂卷沙滩!
My thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a terrific roar.
我的想法被极大的咆哮声打断了。

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