roil
柯林斯詞典
1. V-I If water roils, it is rough and disturbed. 激蕩; 翻騰[美國英語]
The water roiled to his left as he climbed carefully at the edge of the waterfall. 當他在瀑布邊緣小心攀爬時,水飛濺到他左邊。
2. V-T Something that roils a state or situation makes it disturbed and confused. 擾亂; 使混亂
Times of national turmoil generally roil a country's financial markets. 國家動蕩不安的時候,通常引起金融市場混亂。
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roil /r??l/ (roiling,roiled,roils)
劍橋詞典
roil verb [I or T] (TWIST)
to (cause to) move quickly in a twisting circular movement
攪動;翻滾,翻騰
Fierce winds roiled the sea . 強風攪動著大海。
A massive tower of smoke roiled skyward . 一個巨大的煙柱翻騰上升著。
roil verb [I or T] (UPSET)
to cause something to stop working in the usual or expected way
使…停止正常運作
Fears about Japan roiled world financial markets last week . 上個星期對日本的擔憂讓世界金融市場停止了正常運作。
The immigration debate has roiled the country for more than a year . 有關(guān)移民的辯論讓國家一年多都沒能正常運轉(zhuǎn)。 返回 roil