| 释义 |
ˈrock-like, a.
[f. rock n.1]
Resembling a rock; possessing the qualities of rock; hard or firm as rock. Also fig.
1595Markham Sir R. Grinvile cii, Well might we crush his keele with rocklike powers. 1819Shelley Lett. Pr. Wks. 1880 IV. 85 We entered by the ancient gate, which is now no more than a chasm in the rock-like wall. 1824Miss Mitford Village Ser. i. (1863) 146 Wriggling the gig round the rock-like stones. 1896Baden-Powell Matabele Campaign xiii, A nugget of rock-like bread. 1959P. Bull I know Face ii. 29 This line had to be delivered in a steady rock-like voice. 1963Times 5 June 16/3 His endearing character with its rocklike qualities won him innumerable friends from many generations. 1975R. Barclay Ernest Bevin & Foreign Office iv. 79 Just as he himself had always been rock-like in his loyalty to Churchill, so from now on he remained absolutely firm in his support of Attlee. |