| 释义 |
rock-a-bye, v.|ˈrɒkəbaɪ|
Also rock-a-by.
[f. rock v.1 + bye (see bye-bye1).]
imp. phr. rock-a-bye, baby: a traditional phrase (esp. in a nursery rhyme) to induce an infant to fall asleep, used as an accompaniment to the rocking of a cradle. Also with joc. var. (see quot. 1954). Cf. hushaby int.
1805Songs for Nursery 36 Rock-a-bye, baby, thy cradle is green, Father's a nobleman, mother's a queen. 1812Mother's Gift 5 Rocka-by baby bunting, My father's gone a hunting. c1820in I. & P. Opie Oxf. Dict. Nursery Rhymes (1951) 58 Rock a bye baby—puss is a lady..So hush a bye babe lie still. 1954Dylan Thomas Under Milk Wood 81 Rockabye, grandpa, in the tree top..When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, Down will come grandpa, whiskers and all. 1975101 Favourite Nursery Rhymes 58 Rock-a-bye, baby, on the tree top, When the wind blows the cradle will rock; When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, Down will come baby, cradle and all. |