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单词 roadie
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Definition of roadie in English:

roadie

noun ˈrəʊdiˈroʊdi
informal
  • 1A person employed by a touring band of musicians to set up and maintain equipment.

    he looked a bit like a roadie for a heavy metal band
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A roadie ran on with another mic so then I was holding two mics taped together and I wasn't really sure which one to sing into.
    • As we settle into our exclusive boxes, the roadies are setting up and testing the instruments.
    • I liked being a roadie and I had made some amazing friends over the past four years.
    • Smitten, Travis hopes to win Lola's affections by heading cross country with her in a traveling rock band as their number one roadie!
    • The regular gripe about multi-band events is often the fact that set-up times are almost as long as the sets themselves, which is where the most efficient team of roadies I've seen in a long time come into play.
    • This absolutely worthless look at the ant-like endeavors of the roadies as they strive to erect the sprawling sets is mind-bogglingly dull and unimpressive.
    • It features extensive interviews with the four original Ramones, and the three others who came later, along with great concert footage and comments from fans, roadies, family, and other musicians.
    • One night, the band ordered some Indian food and a whole bunch of it spilled on the floor and I asked the roadies to please clean it up.
    • As a swarm of roadies toiled about with their pre-show set-up, a revolutionary thought crossed my mind.
    • William spends most of the movie chasing his interview, encountering a colorful crew of roadies, rockers, and groupies - pardon, ‘band aids.’
    • After a prolonged break allowing the roadies time to set the distortion pedals to full power, the Foo Fighters finally took to the stage.
    • In addition to the normal guitars, drums etc, roadies also brought out a number of tree branches, which were dotted liberally around the stage, giving it a pastoral feel.
    • She used to be a roadie for a rock band and a biker.
    • I have this theory about roadies and headlining bands: If a roadie walks across the stage, it's at least two minutes before the band go on.
    • Soft-spoken guitar tuner and roadie Mitch longs to be a guitar player and to have some of the perks of the obnoxious guitar idol he works for.
    • Around the campfire, the roadies told tales of their past adventures with the Dolls in Louisiana.
    • As the roadies began setting up Pearl Jam's gear, I spent the down time checking out the crowd.
    • He was a sweet guy, a great roadie, and nice to have around when it came time to get paid.
    • Playing this sort of music did nothing to bring me towards liking pop but that all changed when I got a job as a roadie for Johnny Dankworth's big band.
    • As roadies quickly ran through soundchecks, rabid fans began chanting ‘Sam!’
  • 2A cyclist who rides a road bike or is fanatical about road biking.

    Peter's a roadie making his first foray into mountain biking
    Example sentencesExamples
    • From seasoned racers to brand new roadies, all will unite on the 7th July to ride 100km.
    • The Kenyan-born roadie won the green points jersey at the 2005 student championships in Cape Town.
    • You ever see roadies pushing their bikes up hills?
    • For an "I wish I was riding in the Tour" roadie, he has the wrong physique.
    • We talked to other users of the oval rings - both mountain bikers and roadies - and found early wear is relatively common.
    • I've been mountain biking for 25 years and was a pretty hardcore roadie before that.
    • Sarah is a four-time world individual pursuit champion and Lauren and I are two roadies.
    • As a hopeless roadie with poor off-road technical skills, I loved how the supple rubber gripped the ground.
    • Aesthetically, I would love something that doesn't adhere to the current roadie world of big logos on every inch of the bike.
    • Its nice to see some good bike handling skills amongst the roadies.
verb ˈrəʊdiˈroʊdi
[no object]informal
  • Work as a roadie for a band.

    Norm used to roadie for Ten Years After
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'd roadied with the Sex Pistols and The Stranglers and Elvis Costello and really got a taste for that sort of lifestyle.
    • He looks like he should be roadying for Slipknot.
    • He had been roadying for us since 96 but seemed to spend more time ‘minding’ the beer, so it made sense for him to at least earn his freebies.
    • I roadied for a few decent bands so I met the right people and a drummer can always find a band no matter how bad they are (drummer or band!).
    • Our harmonica player and singer finally resorted to roadying to make ends meet.
    • Inga's telling us about the time she roadied for Morrissey!

Rhymes

Jodie, toady, tody
 
 

Definition of roadie in US English:

roadie

nounˈroʊdiˈrōdē
informal
  • 1A person employed by a touring band of musicians to set up and maintain equipment.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She used to be a roadie for a rock band and a biker.
    • Soft-spoken guitar tuner and roadie Mitch longs to be a guitar player and to have some of the perks of the obnoxious guitar idol he works for.
    • I have this theory about roadies and headlining bands: If a roadie walks across the stage, it's at least two minutes before the band go on.
    • As roadies quickly ran through soundchecks, rabid fans began chanting ‘Sam!’
    • Around the campfire, the roadies told tales of their past adventures with the Dolls in Louisiana.
    • A roadie ran on with another mic so then I was holding two mics taped together and I wasn't really sure which one to sing into.
    • This absolutely worthless look at the ant-like endeavors of the roadies as they strive to erect the sprawling sets is mind-bogglingly dull and unimpressive.
    • He was a sweet guy, a great roadie, and nice to have around when it came time to get paid.
    • Smitten, Travis hopes to win Lola's affections by heading cross country with her in a traveling rock band as their number one roadie!
    • William spends most of the movie chasing his interview, encountering a colorful crew of roadies, rockers, and groupies - pardon, ‘band aids.’
    • I liked being a roadie and I had made some amazing friends over the past four years.
    • Playing this sort of music did nothing to bring me towards liking pop but that all changed when I got a job as a roadie for Johnny Dankworth's big band.
    • As we settle into our exclusive boxes, the roadies are setting up and testing the instruments.
    • As the roadies began setting up Pearl Jam's gear, I spent the down time checking out the crowd.
    • After a prolonged break allowing the roadies time to set the distortion pedals to full power, the Foo Fighters finally took to the stage.
    • It features extensive interviews with the four original Ramones, and the three others who came later, along with great concert footage and comments from fans, roadies, family, and other musicians.
    • In addition to the normal guitars, drums etc, roadies also brought out a number of tree branches, which were dotted liberally around the stage, giving it a pastoral feel.
    • One night, the band ordered some Indian food and a whole bunch of it spilled on the floor and I asked the roadies to please clean it up.
    • As a swarm of roadies toiled about with their pre-show set-up, a revolutionary thought crossed my mind.
    • The regular gripe about multi-band events is often the fact that set-up times are almost as long as the sets themselves, which is where the most efficient team of roadies I've seen in a long time come into play.
  • 2A cyclist who rides a road bike or is fanatical about road biking.

    Peter's a roadie making his first foray into mountain biking
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sarah is a four-time world individual pursuit champion and Lauren and I are two roadies.
    • You ever see roadies pushing their bikes up hills?
    • Its nice to see some good bike handling skills amongst the roadies.
    • The Kenyan-born roadie won the green points jersey at the 2005 student championships in Cape Town.
    • Aesthetically, I would love something that doesn't adhere to the current roadie world of big logos on every inch of the bike.
    • As a hopeless roadie with poor off-road technical skills, I loved how the supple rubber gripped the ground.
    • I've been mountain biking for 25 years and was a pretty hardcore roadie before that.
    • For an "I wish I was riding in the Tour" roadie, he has the wrong physique.
    • From seasoned racers to brand new roadies, all will unite on the 7th July to ride 100km.
    • We talked to other users of the oval rings - both mountain bikers and roadies - and found early wear is relatively common.
verbˈroʊdiˈrōdē
[no object]informal
  • Work as a roadie for a band.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He looks like he should be roadying for Slipknot.
    • Our harmonica player and singer finally resorted to roadying to make ends meet.
    • Inga's telling us about the time she roadied for Morrissey!
    • He had been roadying for us since 96 but seemed to spend more time ‘minding’ the beer, so it made sense for him to at least earn his freebies.
    • I roadied for a few decent bands so I met the right people and a drummer can always find a band no matter how bad they are (drummer or band!).
    • I'd roadied with the Sex Pistols and The Stranglers and Elvis Costello and really got a taste for that sort of lifestyle.
 
 
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