1. 1a/ˈrɑːki/ · /ˈrɒki/rocky, full of rocks多岩石的

    Covered with rocks or stones, or made of rock.

    「rocky」描述地面或地形上有很多石頭,或整片就是岩石,例如 a rocky path、a rocky coast。它常帶一個附加的感覺:不好走、不好種東西,因為腳下都是硬的石塊。

    示範例句 · Example

    The village sits on a rocky hill above the sea.

    中文翻譯那個村子坐落在海上方一座多岩石的山丘上。

    常見搭配

    • rocky ground

      滿是石頭的地面

      land covered with stones and rock

      The horses moved slowly across the rocky ground.

    • a rocky coast / coastline

      岩岸

      a shore made of rock rather than sand

      The east side of the island has a rocky coast.

    • a rocky path / trail

      石頭路

      a walking route full of loose stones

      A rocky trail leads up to the old temple.

    • rocky soil

      含石多的土壤

      earth with many stones in it, hard to farm

      Only a few tough plants survive in the rocky soil.

    用法接近

    rockbouldercliff

    意思相反

    smoothsandygrassy

  2. 2a/ˈrɑːki/ · /ˈrɒki/unstable, troubled不穩的

    Used about a relationship or a situation that is full of problems and may not last or succeed.

    這個 rocky 從「石頭路」的畫面長出來:一路顛簸,隨時可能翻車。它形容關係、生意、開局處在搖搖晃晃的狀態,還沒垮,但沒人敢保證撐得下去,例如 a rocky start、a rocky marriage。

    常見搭配

    • a rocky start

      不順的開頭

      a beginning full of problems

      The show had a rocky start but became popular later.

    • a rocky road ahead

      前方難走的路

      a difficult time coming in the future

      Farmers know there is a rocky road ahead this year.

    • a rocky patch

      一段不順的時期

      a short period when things go badly

      Every long friendship hits a rocky patch sometimes.

    • a rocky relationship / marriage

      不穩定的關係

      a relationship with many arguments and problems

      They had a rocky relationship for years before things settled.

    意思相反

    smoothsteadystable

原始詞典資料15 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Rockyname

  • 1

    A diminutive of the male given names Robert, Ricky, Rocco, Roch, or Rock.

    • ‘I didn′t know your son′s name was Rocky,’ I quietly said as we started walking again. ‘It's really Richard. When he was a kid we called him Ricky, which somehow turned into Rocky. Some people call him Rocco. He gets called a lot of things.’
    • Philadelphia Museum of Art:[…]This venue is also famous for its notable appearance in the 1976 movie 'Rocky', where Robert "Rocky" Balboabounds up the museum's steps as he prepares for his upcoming title match with Apollo Creed.
  • 2

    nickame for a boxer, after Rocky Balboa, a fictional boxer in a series of films.

  • 3

    informalThe Rocky Horror Picture Show, a motion picture.

  • 4

    A placename

rockyadj詞源 1/ˈɹɒki/

  • 1

    Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.

    • a rocky mountain    a rocky shore
    • The pihoihoi live in the island's interior, and the torea on its rocky shore.
  • 2

    Like a rock; rigid, solid.

    • Marsh went on as his prisoner drank. "Because you're caught in the middle of my alternate plan, Ram-Jam, which ram-jams your ass between the rockiest rock and the hardest hard place you ever imagined.
  • 3

    Having a habitat around or on rocks.

  • 4

    archaicNot easily affected or impressed; stony; hard; obdurate; unfeeling.

    • to have a rocky heart
  • 5

    slangHaving little or no money; stony broke.

    • "Come, George, fork out. I'm sorry if you're rocky too but it's an absolute that it's no good going back without it." "'Rocky,' my God!" said George, echoing her shallow laugh. "Well—but how much do you need to square it?"

rockyadj詞源 2/ˈɹɒki/

  • 1

    Easily rocked; unstable.

    • The table was rocky, so we put a book under one leg.
  • 2

    Encountering many problems; difficult, troubled; also, in danger or distress.

    • Their relationship had weathered some rocky times, but they loved each other.
  • 3

    Of a person: ill, or unsteady (for example, as a result of a shock).

rockyadj詞源 3/ˈɹɒki/

  • 1

    In the style of rock music.

    • His new album is quite rocky.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

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