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Sentences with «rock» (usage examples):
- The reason it hasn’t been discovered yet is because the fish are good at hiding behind the rocks and trees, just like it said in that magazine article. (redeeminggod.com)
- «The only thing we have in common with Voisey’s Bay is we’re in the wrong rocks,» he said, referring to the fact that nobody was inclined, at least initially, to believe either company had discovered nickel in their respective regions. (business.financialpost.com)
- To pick some random examples: In the 12th century, Peter Abelard, after a life of tragedy and tribulation, concludes his account of his own faith by saying, «The storm may rage but I am unshaken, though the winds may blow they leave me unmoved, for the rock of my foundation stands firm.» (religion-online.org)
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My word this week is ROCK. In its simplest form it represents strength and dependability. We always associate the word with these facts. Here are some English expressios with the word ROCK for you:
He was my rock. – to describe someone you can depend on 100%
The wall was made of solid rock. – nothing was going to break through.
English Expressions with the Word ROCK
However, a simple addition of a letter (suffix “-y” ) and the meaning changes dramatically. ROCK — ROCKY.
Rocky now means something unstable something not so dependable.
I sat down in the restaurant and asked if I could move as the table was rocky and I had spilt my drink.
Of course, in those wonderful American movies, Rocky was a boxing champion who was that strength and power. He was almost invincible. So be careful how you use it and how you interpret it when you meet this word in a book or film or in speech.
Rock as a noun means solid and strong.
He is my rock. – We use this expression in English as a figure of speech means someone you can rely on
A rocking horse is an old fashioned toy horse enjoyed by thousands. The child sits on it and moves backwards and forwards simulating the action of a horse. In a similar way a rocking chair provides the same action for an older user.
We can use Rocky as an adjective to describe a garden or field that has many rocks and is perhaps not so fertile. As already indicated rocky as an adjective can also describe an unsteady table or indeed we use it to describe relationships that are not going smoothly.
They have a very rocky relationship. It would not surprise me if they broke up (separated).
As a figure of speech we have “he has hit rock bottom” meaning he has gone as low as he can, he is very unhappy.
His business failed he has no money and is not sure what to do next.
You must be off your rocker. Used to describe someone who is acting in a strange way or suggesting something really stupid.
He told his friend he was going to do a bungy jump from a high platform located in the city centre. His friend told him it was dangerous and that he was mad to even consider it. “You must be off your rocker” he said.
We all love to listen to a bit of Rock’n’Roll don’t we? There is nothing weak about this music. Full of life and energy.
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rocks — перевод на русский
You want to rock, paper, scissors?
Хотите камень, ножницы, бумага?
They threw a rock through a window.
Швырнули камень в окно.
He’s the one who threw the rock.
Он-то и бросил камень.
— You threw a rock.
— Ты швырнул камень.
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Look, those rocks over there!
Посмотри какие там скалы!
We can push him off a rock and claim it was an accident.
Можно столкнуть его со скалы и сказать, что это несчастный случай.
Ain’t it always his burros that won’t march in line… stray off the trail and smash their packs against the trees and rocks?
Его ослы совсем не слушаются. Отходят от остальных и рвут тюки о деревья и скалы.
These horrible rocks, this desolation… that terror…
Эти жуткие скалы, это опустошение, этот ужас!
You know those three houses by that white rock?
Вы знаете те три дома у белой скалы?
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Rock of the Marduk Party.
Рок из партии мардуков.
I’m Rock of the Marduk!
Я — Рок из партии мардуков.
Rock is looking for them.
Рок их ищет.
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I’m into rock ‘n’ roll.
А вот рок-н-ролл.
Hey, rock ‘n’ roll!
Эй рок-н-ролл!
and Safeway and Rock and Roll and Prince Valiant
и тротуар, и рок-н-ролл, и принц Вэлиант,
Rock and roll’s been going downhill ever since Buddy Holly died.
Рок-н-ролл катится в болото с тех пор как умер Бадди Холли.
Rock and roll will stand, man.
ВУЛЬФМАН ПО РАДИО: Продолжаем слушать рок-н-ролл.
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I will take a peach schnapps on the rocks?
Я буду персиковый шнапс со льдом?
On the rocks it’ll be all right.
Со льдом будет хорошо.
— Bourbon… on the rocks?
— Бурбон… со льдом?
I’ll have a whiskey on the rocks.
Со льдом Сейчас
On the rocks?
— Со льдом?
Показать ещё примеры для «со льдом»…
I want to work in videos, but I want to be my own star in the video, because I want to be a pop singer, a rock singer, and write my own songs.
Я снимаюсь на видео, создаю особый образ, я буду поп-звездой и рок-звездой, хочу писать свои песни.
Mom, I want to be a rock star. Mm…
Мама, я хочу быть рок-звездой.
You wouldn’t like to be a rock star or something, like Elvis?
Разве ты не захотел бы стать рок-звездой, вроде Элвиса?
I’d love to be a rock star like Elvis or something!
Было бы здорово стать рок-звездой вроде Элвиса!
If only I was a rock star.
Если бы я только был рок-звездой.
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Honey, you like those rocks just as much as I do.
Милый мой, тебе нравятся эти горы не больше, чем мне.
They’re mostly magnetic rock and that sort of makes nonsense out of the compass.
Это рудосодержащие горы . Компасы исполняют пляску Святого Витта около них.
If our measurements and readings are an illusion also, one could find oneself materialized inside solid rock.
Если наши измерения и показатели являются лишь иллюзией, кто-то может оказаться внутри горы.
Getting bruises is part of the risks when you go on mission in the midst of the rocks.
Несколько синяков, когда отправляешься в горы на задание, неизбежны.
But here, you see, the rock foundation is a type of salt.
Но здесь, как видите, основание горы соляное.
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In a surprising development, a CNA cameraman, Huey Taylor, was shot and killed in a motel room in Eagle Rock City.
Наш оператор Фьюи был убит в мотеле возле городка Игл Рокс.
How come Rocks?
Рокс? Почему?
— But I like Rocks bet… — A dog!
Но мне нравится Рокс.
His name’s Rocks.
Его зовут Рокс.
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— lt’s headaches and rocking.
— Голова болит и качает.
I’m being rocked like on a ship.
Качает, как корабль.
Sometimes the earth is rocked too.
Землю иногда тоже качает.
And I’m being rocked from side to side.
И качает из стороны в сторону.
But we’re rocked from time to time.
Вот только качает иногда.
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Well’ how shall I explain it… The olivine rocks in melted form — mercury’ gold’ at a depth of 12 kilometers. — Incredible!
Это, как вам сказать… находящиеся в расплавленном состоянии оливиновые породы — ртуть, золото на глубине 1 2 километров.
Mantsev must confirm my theoretical findings about the melted rocks ofthe olivine belt sitting closer to the earth surface along the edges ofthe Pacific.
Манцев должен подтвердить мои теоретические изыскания, что расплавленные породы оливинового пояса ближе к поверхности Земли по краям Тихого океана.
— There’s enough loose rock and shale.
— Здесь достаточно рыхлой породы.
Igneous rock core, new planet, bound to be radiation.
Молодая планета с ядром вулканической породы обязана быть радиоактивной.
When he got to this precise point on the trail, where this slip of loose rocks crosses it, one of his horses stumbled.
Когда он добрался до места, где его путь пересекал оползень из разрушенной породы, одна из его лошадей споткнулась.
Показать ещё примеры для «породы»…
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Verb
She gently rocked the baby to sleep.
He rocked back and forth while he stood waiting.
The boat rocked back and forth on the waves.
An earthquake rocked the town.
The building was rocked by an explosion.
The news of the murders rocked the town.
Their invention rocked the computer industry.
The band rocked the crowd.
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The supermodel, 49, shared a series of photos from her family’s vacation to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Tuesday, including some of her rocking a gorgeous green string bikini.
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Tracey Harrington Mccoy, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
Meanwhile, her bridal party— which included her sister, Adria Biles, Steph Magellan, Kayla Simone, Rachel Moore and Rebecca Delaney—each rocked different shades of powder blue.
—Ariana Garcia, Chron, 5 Apr. 2023
Overview Cast as a sportier alternative to the GV80 SUV, the Genesis GV80 Coupe rocks a fastback roofline and more aggressive design.
—Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 5 Apr. 2023
Explosions rocked the city on March 20.
—Adam Taylor, Júlia Ledur, Francesca Ebel And Mary Ilyushina, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2023
Now, Jerusalem was rocking.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2023
Last night, country music rocked.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
Explosions rocked the city on March 20.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2023
Thursday Malden 12, Salem Academy 2 — Junior Zeke Noelsaint (3 for 3) rocked a three-run homer, drove in two more, and stole five bases for the Golden Tornadoes (1-0).
—BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
Thank you for being my rock and restoring my faith in love.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023
Polarizing rock band Greta Van Fleet will return this summer with its next album, Starcatcher, which was produced by Nashville veteran Dave Cobb.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2023
Vivian Trimble, a singer and keyboardist best known as a member of the stylish 1990s rock band Luscious Jackson, died Tuesday.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
As with most kids, their father is their rock.
—Cameron Buford | Cbuford@al.com, al, 6 Apr. 2023
The iconic Argentine rock band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs and Puerto Rican artist Eladio Carrión are also confirmed for that day.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2023
Collected in September 2021, the rover’s first sample is thought to be igneous rock from an ancient lava flow.
—Jonathan O’callaghan, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2023
Boygenius is a rock band and a writers’ workshop and a place of peace for Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus, singer-songwriters whose music hides devastating emotional candor behind deceptively enticing hooks.
—Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023
The two grew close during Rogers’ days on stage in rock band Free, among his other career-spanning projects.
—Matthew Leimkuehler, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
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noun
a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
Geology.
- mineral matter of variable composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable quantities in nature, as by the action of heat or water.
- a particular kind of such matter: igneous rock.
stone in the mass: buildings that stand upon rock.
a stone of any size.
something resembling or suggesting a rock.
curling stone: Regulation weight is verified for each rock before the curling match can begin.
a firm foundation or support: The Lord is my rock.
Chiefly British. a kind of hard candy, variously flavored.
rocks .Informal. ice cubes for use in a beverage: He usually orders a whiskey without rocks.
Often rocks .Slang.
- a piece of money.
- a dollar bill.
Slang.
- a diamond.
- any gem.
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Idioms about rock
between a rock and a hard place, between undesirable alternatives.
get one’s rocks off, Slang: Vulgar. to have an orgasm.
- in or into a state of disaster or ruin: Their marriage is on the rocks.
- without funds; destitute; bankrupt.
- (of a beverage, especially liquor or a cocktail) with, or containing, ice cubes: Scotch on the rocks; a vodka martini on the rocks.
on the rocks, Informal.
Origin of rock
1
First recorded in 1300–50; 1905–10 for def. 12; Middle English rokk(ke), from Old French ro(c)que, roche; compare Spanish, Provençal roca, Italian rocca, Medieval Latin rocha, rocca (becoming late Old English -rocc in stānrocc “stone-rock, obelisk”); cf. roche alum
OTHER WORDS FROM rock
rock·less, adjectiverock·like, adjective
Words nearby rock
Rochelle powders, Rochelle salt, roche moutonnée, Rochester, rochet, rock, rockabilly, rock-a-bye, “Rock-a-Bye, Baby”, Rockall, rock-and-roll
Other definitions for rock (2 of 4)
verb (used without object)
to move or sway to and fro or from side to side.
to be moved or swayed powerfully with excitement, emotion, etc.
Mining. (of sand or gravel) to be washed in a cradle.
to dance to or play rock music.
(of popular music) to have the driving beat characteristic of rock.
Slang. to be very good, impressive, exciting, or effective: This show really rocks.
verb (used with object)
to move or sway to and fro or from side to side, especially gently and soothingly: Oh, look! Her big brother is rocking the baby to sleep.
to lull in security, hope, etc.
to affect deeply; move or sway powerfully, as with emotion; stun: Everyone in the courtroom was rocked by the verdict.
to shake or disturb violently: A thunderous explosion rocked the waterfront.
Slang.
- to stir up; animate: We’re gonna rock this joint tonight!
- to use, wear, or display in a showy, self-confident manner or to great effect: Only you could rock that hat!The game rocks some amazing new features.
Graphic Arts. to roughen the surface of (a copperplate) with a rocker preparatory to scraping a mezzotint.
noun
a rocking movement: the gentle rock of the boat.
Origin of rock
2
First recorded in 1100–50; Middle English rokken, rocken, rocke(n) “to rock (a cradle),”Old English roccian; cognate with Middle Dutch rocken “to stir, make move,” German rücken “to move, shift,” Old Norse rykkja “to jerk, pull”
synonym study for rock
OTHER WORDS FROM rock
rock·a·ble, adjectiverock·ing·ly, adverbun·rocked, adjective
Other definitions for rock (3 of 4)
Origin of rock
3
First recorded in 1690–1700; short for rockfish
Other definitions for rock (4 of 4)
Also Rock·y [rok-ee] /ˈrɒk i/ .
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Words related to rock
earth, gravel, lava, metal, rubble, slab, convulse, jolt, shake, shock, sway, swing, bedrock, boulder, cobblestone, crag, crust, lodge, mass, mineral
How to use rock in a sentence
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In an earlier experiment, I showed that sugar seed crystals are important for making rock candy.
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She was confident, she was outspoken, she was kind of the queen of the underground New York rock music scene.
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Those wingbeats also caused bodies of the tiny, coiled shell species and the midsize, long shell snails to rock back and forth as they swam.
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They are very similar to the rocks that may have formed our planet billions of years ago.
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This 14-inch rocking pizza cutter will give you restaurant quality cut slices.
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The atmosphere on campuses has gotten repressive enough that comedian Chris Rock no longer plays colleges.
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And, as the enigmatic front man to an avant garde indie rock group, he is droll, perceptive, and splendidly weird.
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My ball bounced back and the rock rolled just a little bit forward.
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I think 2014 was my big rock and roll year, and 2015 is gonna be a really good year to hang around the house.
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Yes, it was a fairly disappointing year in music—one devoid of Goth teen prodigies, Yeezy, and galvanizing rock anthems.
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The offspring of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches, and make a noise as unclean roots upon the top of a rock.
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There lay Bob Rock, covered with blood, and apparently insensible.
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When she heard it there came before her imagination the figure of a man standing beside a desolate rock on the seashore.
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It was a pretty house, stood a little apart from the forge, and was called Rock Villa.
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Between each group of figures the face of the rock was scored with mysterious signs and rudely limned weapons of war and chase.
British Dictionary definitions for rock (1 of 3)
noun
geology any aggregate of minerals that makes up part of the earth’s crust. It may be unconsolidated, such as a sand, clay, or mud, or consolidated, such as granite, limestone, or coalSee also igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
any hard mass of consolidated mineral matter, such as a boulder
mainly US, Canadian and Australian a stone
a person or thing suggesting a rock, esp in being dependable, unchanging, or providing firm foundation
British a hard sweet, typically a long brightly-coloured peppermint-flavoured stick, sold esp in holiday resorts
slang a jewel, esp a diamond
(plural) slang the testicles
between a rock and a hard place having to choose between two equally unpleasant alternatives
on the rocks
- in a state of ruin or destitution
- (of drinks, esp whisky) served with ice
Word Origin for rock
C14: from Old French roche, of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for rock (2 of 3)
verb
to move or cause to move from side to side or backwards and forwards
to reel or sway or cause (someone) to reel or sway, as with a violent shock or emotion
(tr) to shake or move (something) violently
(intr) to dance in the rock-and-roll style
mining to wash (ore) or (of ore) to be washed in a cradle
(tr) to roughen (a copper plate) with a rocker before engraving a mezzotint
(tr) slang, mainly US to impress by wearing (an item of clothing) or playing (a musical instrument)She can still rock a miniskirt; He rocks a guitar like nobody’s business
rock the boat informal to create a disturbance in the existing situation
noun
Also called: rock music any of various styles of pop music having a heavy beat, derived from rock and roll
Word Origin for rock
Old English roccian; related to Middle Dutch, Old High German rocken, German rücken
British Dictionary definitions for rock (3 of 3)
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Scientific definitions for rock
A relatively hard, naturally occurring mineral material. Rock can consist of a single mineral or of several minerals that are either tightly compacted or held together by a cementlike mineral matrix. The three main types of rock are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
A piece of such material; a stone.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with rock
In addition to the idioms beginning with rock
- rock bottom
- rocks in one’s head, have
- rock the boat
also see:
- between a rock and a hard place
- on the rocks
- steady as a rock
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