| 单词 | to rock and roll |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto rock and roll Phrases P1. to rock and roll. Inflected as two separate verbs. Cf. later rock-and-roll v., to which uninflected instances could belong. a. To move with an unsteady, swaying motion, esp. on the sea. Also: to cause (something or someone) to move in such a way (occasionally as a euphemism for sexual intercourse). In quot. 1819 as part of an extended metaphor. ΚΠ 1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 169 She relinquished the brinish Ocean, to float in the slippery Arms of Ness. But to keep her steddy in her Passage, and preserve her from rocking and rolling by the way; they consulted no other Project than what I tell you. 1819 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 25 Sept. 189 Thus, then, is the system fairly on the breakers. It has, ever since 1814, been endeavouring to get off; but, there it still lies, rocking and rolling, and beating itself about. 1879 Johnny Boker (song) in R. C. Adams On Board ‘Rocket’ 312 Oh do, my Johnny Boker, Come rock and roll me over, Do, my Johnny Boker, do. 1897 Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers Monthly Jrnl. Mar. 214/2 On it came..as fast as any train could run, rocking and rolling from one side of the track to the other. 1915 Harper's Mag. Dec. 101/2 Her plump body fairly rocked and rolled on a piano-stool several sizes too small for her. 1934 S. Clare Rock and roll (song) Rock and roll, roll and rock away, up and down round and round we'll sway with each swell in the spell of the rollin' rockin' rhythm of the sea. 2001 J. Braselton False Sense Well Being (2002) 318 ‘A water bed, lady?..Won't rock and roll you around all night. Course, if that's what you're after—’ He narrows his eyes and gives me a sidelong smirk. 2002 D. Lambdin Sea of Grey (2003) xxviii. 313 HMS Proteus fretfully rocked and rolled on the scend, three miles off Portland Point. b. Originally: to dance or move rhythmically to music. In later use: spec. to play or dance to rock-and-roll music. Occasionally as a euphemism, with sexual connotations. Cf. sense 10a.Cf. quot. 1934 at Phrases 1a, in which dancing is compared to the rhythm of a ship's movement. ΚΠ 1941 ‘B. Ram’ Rock & Roll (MS sheet music) ‘Rock and Roll’ while the band is playing ‘Rock and Roll’ Keep your shoulders swaying. 1944 N.Y. Amsterdam News 15 Apr. a7 Silhouetted figures rocked and rolled to mellow music. Harlem was dancing to the syncopations of Fletcher Henderson's band. 1948 T. McRae & L. Ray Rock & Roll (manuscript sheet music) 1 I've got a gal who's built so fine She nearly drives me out of my mind She likes to rock and roll... She said Look here daddy what makes you shout I said your good lovin' just knocks me out Come on let's rock and roll Come on let's rock and roll Come on let's rock and roll just rock it and roll it all night. 1956 N.Y. Times Mag. 4 Nov. 44/3 (heading) Europe rocks 'n' rolls. 1966 Listener 20 Oct. 568/1 There were already a dozen or so young people rocking and rolling wildly to some vintage discs of Elvis Presley. 1986 Jet 17 Nov. 122/2 Little Richard and Chuck Berry rocked and rolled to success. 2006 C. Gerard Over Line xiv. 184 Nothing had been normal since he'd seen her that first night onstage—rocking and rolling. P2. figurative. to rock the boat: to disturb the equilibrium of a situation; to stir up trouble. Cf. to make waves at wave n. 3d. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > be in commotion or disorder [verb (intransitive)] > cause commotion or disorder to make work?1473 perturb1543 hurly-burly1598 to throw (also fling) the house out of (also at) the window (also windows)1602 tumultuate1611 to beat up the quarters of1670 hurricane1682 larum1729 to kick up, make, raise a stour1787 stour1811 to strike a bustle1823 to cut shindies1829 to kick up a shindy1829 hurricanize1833 rumpus1839 to raise (Old) Ned1840 to raise hell1845 fustle1891 to rock the boat1903 1903 A. H. Lewis Peggy O'Neal ii. 60 The worst that both of us might do of public evil would hardly serve to rock the boat. 1931 F. L. Allen Only Yesterday vi. 156 Unfortunate publicity had a tendency to rock the boat. 1972 J. B. Keane Lett. Irish Parish Priest 108 The last thing I want to do is interfere with the running of the parish but Dick you are rocking the boat. 2001 R. Hill Dialogues of Dead (2002) xxv. 282 Having got back to something like an even keel with the super, it would be foolish to risk rocking the boat by letting personal dislike cloud his judgment. P3. transitive. to rock a person's world: to stun, shock, or surprise a person profoundly (used with varyingly negative or positive connotations); (hence, contextually) to disorient a person distressingly; to upset a person deeply; to excite, delight, or captivate a person utterly. ΚΠ 1934 Ada (Okla.) Evening News 2 Feb. 8/1 The thought that Tom would deliberately deceive her rocked her world. 1960 I. Noble Courage of Dr. Lister 56 He had so few intimates, so few people whom he loved deeply, that the loss of one could rock his world. 1988 L. F. Sylvers (song, perf. ‘Five Star’) (title of song) Rock my world. 1994 Vibe Nov. 26/2 If you give the Boogiemonsters a chance, it'll rock your world. 1999 Post Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 19 Dec. b3 This has rocked my world. It has shaken the core of my very being. 2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 8 May e1/4 Positive comments like ‘she rocks my world’. 2007 Wired Oct. 181/3 I first saw Blade Runner when I was 16. It rocked my world. < as lemmas |
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