roar

US: /ˈɹɔɹ/
UK: /ɹˈɔː/


English Vietnamese dictionary


roar /rɔ:/
  • danh từ
    • tiếng gầm, tiếng rống
      • the roar of a lion: tiếng gầm của con sư tử
    • tiếng ầm ầm
      • the roar of the waves on the rocks: tiếng sóng vỗ vào vách ầm ầm
      • the roar of the connon: tiếng đại bác nổ ầm ầm, tiếng gầm của đại bác
    • tiếng la hét, tiếng om sòm, tiếng cười phá lên
      • to set the whole table in a roar: làm cho cả bàn ăn cười phá lên
  • nội động từ
    • gầm, rống lên (sư tử, hổ...)
      • the lion roared: con sư tử gầm
      • to roar like a bull: rống lên như bò
    • nổ đùng đùng, nổ ầm ầm, vang lên ầm ầm
      • cannons roar: đại bác nổ ầm ầm
    • la thét om sòm
      • to roar with pain: la thét vì đau đớn; rống lên vì đau đớn
      • to roar with laughter: cười om sòm, cười phá lên
    • thở khò khè (ngựa ốm)
    • ngoại động từ
      • hét, la hét, gầm lên
        • to roar someone down: hét lên bắt ai phải im
        • to roar oneself hoarse: hét đến khản tiếng

    Advanced English dictionary


    verb, noun
    + verb
    1 [V] to make a very loud, deep sound: We heard a lion roar. + The gun roared deafeningly. + The engine roared to life (= started noisily). + The wind was roaring in my ears.
    2 ~ (sth) (out) to shout sth very loudly: [V] The crowd roared. + [VN] The fans roared (out) their approval. + He roared out James's name. + [V speech] 'Stand back,' he roared.
    3 [V] ~ (with laughter) to laugh very loudly: He looked so funny, we all roared. + It made them roar with laughter.
    4 [V +adv./prep.] (of a vehicle or its rider / driver) to move very fast, making a lot of noise: She put her foot down and the car roared away. + A group of young men on motorcycles roared past.
    5 [V] (of a fire) to burn brightly with a lot of flames, heat and noise: A log fire was roaring in the hearth.
    + noun
    1 a loud deep sound made by an animal, especially a lion, or by sb's voice: His speech was greeted by a roar of applause. + roars of laughter
    2 a loud continuous noise made by the wind or sea, or by a machine: I could barely hear above the roar of traffic. + the roar of the Atlantic

    Thesaurus dictionary


    v.
    1 bellow, thunder; howl, bawl, squall, cry, yell, yowl; bay, snarl, growl:
    A train roared by. The crowd roared appreciation. A lion roared once in the night
    2 laugh, guffaw, howl (with laughter), hoot:
    They fell about roaring when he told the joke about the egg and the taxi.
    n.
    3 roaring, bellow, thunder, rumble, boom; howl, bawl, squall, cry, yell, yowl, clamour, outcry; snarl, snarling, growl, growling:
    The roar of the falls could be heard miles away. There was a roar of indignation at the proposal. The beast's roar was enough to strike terror into our hearts.
    4 guffaw, outburst, howl, hoot:
    Everything she said was met by a roar of laughter from the gallery.

    Collocation dictionary


    ADJ.

    almighty, deafening, great, loud, mighty
    The lion let out a great roar.
    | deep | dull, muffled | hollow | throaty
    the throaty roar of the engine
    | background, distant
    the distant roar of the sea
    | sudden

    VERB + ROAR

    give, let out | hear

    ROAR + VERB

    go up
    A mighty roar went up from the crowd as the home team scored.

    PREP.

    above/over the ~
    She couldn't make herself heard over the roar of the engines.
    | with a ~
    The car sped off with an almighty roar.
    | ~ from
    There was a crash and a roar from the kitchen.
    | ~ of
    a roar of applause/laughter

    More information about SOUND

    SOUND:

    give a ~
    The dog gave a low growl.

    let out a ~
    He let out a blood-curdling scream.

    hear ~
    We heard the peal of church bells.

    with a ~
    The vase fell to the ground with a great crash.

    ~ of
    a roar of laughtera snort of derisionthe whine of an engine


    Concise English dictionary


    roars|roared|roaringrɔr /rɔː
    noun
    +a deep prolonged loud noise
    +a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
    +the sound made by a lion
    verb
    +make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
    +utter words loudly and forcefully
    +emit long loud cries
    +act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way
    +make a loud noise, as of animal
    +laugh unrestrainedly and heartily