rock [ rɔk] vt.摇，使动摇 vi.摇
rock [ rɔk] n.岩，岩石；石头
rock [rɔk] n.&v. 岩石,暗礁,石头,摇动
泥石流 mud-rock flow
左右为难 between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place
Kitchen block /kitchen rock 厨房地砖
Rocking chair 摇摆椅
rock and roll 摇滚乐
Rocking Chair 摇椅
rock the boat 破坏别人的计划;使遇到危险
左右为难 between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place
on the rocks 酒加冰块
to rock, to toss, to bump 颠簸
Ayers Rock, Australia 澳大利亚艾尔斯巨石
He struck the rock a mighty blow with a hammer.
他用铁锤使劲地猛击了一下那块岩石。
He is very tough and can carry this huge rock easily.
他很有力气，能轻而易举地抓起这块大石头。
Anyway, Sandy has her own reason to like rock music.
不管怎么说，桑迪喜欢摇滚音乐有她的理由。
Sandy rebels at her father's idea of not listening to rock music.
桑迪不同意她父亲不去听摇滚音乐的主张。
Anyway, Sandy has her own reason for liking rock music.
不管怎么说，桑迪喜欢摇滚音乐有她的理由。
He is very tough and can carry this huge rock easily.
他力气很大，能轻易地抓起这块大石头。
He began living out his rock ‘n' roll fantasy during his last year in law school.
在法学院的最后一年里，他就开始实践他的摇滚梦了。
I find classical concerts more to my liking than rock concerts.
我觉得古典音乐会比摇滚音乐会更合我胃口。
I will love you until the seas run dry and the rocks crumble.我将爱你直到海枯石烂。
The best evidence for the layered mantle thesis is the well-established fact that volcanic rocks found on oceanic islands, islands believed to result from mantle plumes arising from the lower mantle, are composed of material fundamentally different from that of the midocean ridge system, whose source, most geologists contend, is the upper mantle.
分层地幔的最好证据就是在海岛上发现的火山岩这一明显的事实。岛屿被认为是从低层地幔升起的地柱形成的，它构成的基本成份与海中的山脊系统根本不同，许多地质学家认为它起源于上层地幔。
The road was blocked by a huge rock.
道路被一块大石头堵住了。
A fall of rocks blocked the road.
掉落的岩石把路封住了。
The news of the president's murder rocked the nation.
总统被暗杀的消息震惊了全国。
He rocked back and forth in his rocking chair.
他坐在摇椅里前后摇晃着。
The ship struck on a rock and sank.
船触礁沉没。
It is too late to cast anchor when the ship is on the rock.
船触礁后在抛锚，为时已经太晚了。
Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.
水滴天天滴不停，石头最坚也磨损。
I'm crazy about rock music.
我对摇滚乐很着迷。
A What do you like to do in your spare time?
A 你业余时间喜欢做什么？
B I like to hear bands playing music.
B 我喜欢听乐队演奏。
A Like in the clubs and bars?
A 像俱乐部和酒吧里的乐队？
B Yes, you can see lots of new groups in the bars and clubs in Beijing.
B 是的，在北京的酒吧和俱乐部里你可以看到很多新的组合。
A Is it mostly rock music Or do you like other styles?
A 大多数都是摇滚乐队吗？或者你喜欢其他的风格？
B I like lots of different styles – rock, rap, whatever. It’s just good to hear it and see it in Beijing. I guess it’s my hobby!
B 我喜欢各种不同的风格——摇滚、说唱，无论什么。在北京听到、看到这样的演奏非常好。我想这就是我的爱好！
Music has charms to soothe a savage breast , to soften rocks or bend a knotted oak.
William Congreve. British dramatist
音乐有着抚慰粗野的胸怀、软化顽石或使千年老树弯腰的魅力。
英国剧作家康格里夫W
rock the boat 找麻烦
Don't rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are.
别找麻烦了，事情这样就够好了。
on the rocks 在岩石上
rock the boat 破坏别人的计划;使遇到危险
- be on the rocks 陷入困境，完蛋
The foam economy was struck by the Asian financial crisis. Japan's economy was on the rocks.
摇摆 waggle; rock; rocking; roll; sway; swing; vacillate; wag; wigwag; dodder
冰糖 rock candy
残废人 cripple; rock
安如磐石 [ān rú pán shí] /as solid as rock/
安如泰山 [ān rú tài shān] /as secure as Mount Taishan/as solid as a rock/
暗礁 [àn jiāo] /submerged reef (rock)/
变质岩 [biàn zhì yán] /metamorphic rock (geol.)/
冰糖 [bīng táng] /crystal sugar/rock candy/
簸荡 [bǒ dàng] /roll/rock/
沉积岩 [chén jī yán] /sedimentary rock (geol.)/
坻 [chí] /islet/rock in river/
砩 [fèi] /dam up water with rocks/
盖层 [gài céng] /cap rock/
火成岩 [huǒ chéng yán] /igneous rock (geol.)/volcanic rock/
礁 [jiāo] /reef/shoal rock/
磊 [lěi] /lumpy/rock pile/uneven/
磷 [lín] /phosphorus/water in rocks/
磐 [pán] /firm/stable/rock/
碛 [qì] /moraine/rocks in shallow water/
前仰后合 [qián yǎng hòu hé] /to sway to and fro/to rock back and forth/
深成岩 [shēn chéng yán] /plutonic rock/abyssal rock/
石 [shí] /rock/stone/
碳酸岩 [tàn suān yán] /carbonate rock (geol.)/
岩 [yán] /cliff/rock/
岩石 [yán shí] /rock/
岩石学 [yán shí xué] /petrology/lithology/study of rocks/
摇 [yáo] /shake/to rock/
摇滚乐 [yáo gǔn yuè] /rock music/rock 'n roll/
凿石场 [záo shí chǎng] /rock quarry/
Levin would not comment on the debate last week, but there were signs that the chairman was backing off his hard-line stand, at least to some extent.
莱文不愿对上周的辩论做出评论，但有迹象表明这位董事长的强硬立场起码在一定程度上有所缓和。
During the discussion of rock singing verses at last month's stockholders' meeting.
在上个月的股东会议上，大家就摇滚乐的歌词进行了讨论。
Levin asserted that "music is not the cause of society's ills" and even cited his son, a teacher in the Bronx, New York, who uses rap to communicate with students.
莱文宣称“音乐不是社会问题的病因”，他甚至还以自己为例。他的儿子是纽约州布朗克斯的一个教师，用说唱乐的表达方式与学生进行交流。
But he talked as well about the "balanced struggle" between creative freedom and social responsibility, and he announced that the company would launch a drive to develop standards for distribution and labeling of potentially objectionable music.
但他也谈到了创作自由和社会责任之间要“保持平衡”的问题。他还宣布公司将致力于为一些人们可能会反感的音乐制定发行和标识的标准。
{adj: actual, factual} existing in act or fact
"rocks and trees...the actual world"
"actual heroism"
"the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced"
{adj: aged} at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)
"aged rocks"
{adj: allochthonous} of rocks, deposits, etc.; found in a place other than where they and their constituents were formed
<-> autochthonous
{adj: anaclinal} of valleys and rivers; progressing in a direction opposite to the dip in surrounding rock strata
<-> cataclinal
{adj: appressed, adpressed} pressed close to or lying flat against something
"adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"
"igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force"-L.V.Pirsson
{adj: archean, archaean} used of the earliest known rocks
{adj: argillaceous, clayey} resembling or containing clay
"argillaceous rocks"
<-> arenaceous
{adj: autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, indigenous} originating where it is found
"the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"
"autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"
"endemic folkways"
"the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"
{adj: autochthonous} of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed
<-> allochthonous
{adj: azoic} before the appearance of life
"azoic rocks contain not organic remains"
{adj: banded} marked with bands or strips of contrasting color or texture
"a banded rock"
{adj: bluff, bold, sheer} very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
"a bluff headland"
"where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"
"a sheer descent of rock"
{adj: carboniferous} of or relating to the Carboniferous geologic era
"carboniferous rock system"
{adj: cataclinal} of valleys and rivers; running in the direction of the dip in surrounding rock strata
<-> anaclinal
{adj: changed} changed in constitution or structure or composition by metamorphism
"metamorphic rocks"
{adj: clastic} of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone)
{adj: crannied} having small chinks or crannies (especially in or between rocks or stones)
"a crannied wall"
<-> uncrannied
{adj: crazy, dotty, gaga, enamored, infatuated, in love, smitten, soft on, taken with} marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
"she was crazy about him"
"gaga over the rock group's new album"
"he was infatuated with her"
{adj: dependable, rock-steady, steady-going} consistent in performance or behavior
"dependable in one's habits"
"a steady-going family man"
{adj: detached, separated} no longer connected or joined
"a detached part"
"on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached"
"the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases"
{adj: die-hard, rock-ribbed} tradition-bound and obstinately opinionated
"an inflexible (or die-hard) conservative"
"rock-ribbed republican"
{adj: drowsy, drowsing, dozy} half asleep
"made drowsy by the long ride"
"it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"
"a tired dozy child"
"the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair"
{adj: durable, indestructible, perdurable, undestroyable} very long lasting
"less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"
"the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent"
{adj: endogenic, endogenetic} of rocks formed or occurring beneath the surface of the earth
"endogenic rocks are not clastic"
{adj: extrusive} of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface
<-> intrusive
{adj: foliate, foliated, foliaceous} (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
{adj: igneous, eruptive} produced by the action of fire or intense heat
"rocks formed by igneous agents"
<-> aqueous
{adj: igneous, pyrogenic, pyrogenous} produced under conditions involving intense heat
"igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma"
"igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone"
"pyrogenic strata"
{adj: improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift} done or made using whatever is available
"crossed the river on improvised bridges"
"the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"
"the rock served as a makeshift hammer"
{adj: inseparable} not capable of being separated
"inseparable pieces of rock"
{adj: intrusive} of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock
<-> extrusive
{adj: irruptive, plutonic} of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro
{adj: layered, superimposed} with one layer on top of another
"superimposed rocks"
{adj: megascopic, gross} visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
{adj: metamorphic, metamorphous} of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks)
"metamorphic stage"
"marble is a metamorphic rock that takes a high polish"
{adj: molten, liquefied, liquified} reduced to liquid form by heating
"a mass of molten rock"
{adj: naked} lacking any cover
"naked branches of the trees"
"lie on the naked rock"
{adj: organic} being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms
"organic life"
"organic growth"
"organic remains found in rock"
<-> inorganic
{adj: permeable} allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
"permeable membranes"
"rock that is permeable by water"
<-> impermeable
{adj: porphyritic} (of rocks) consisting of porphyry or containing large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals
{adj: reduced, rock-bottom} well below normal (especially in price)
{adj: rock-inhabiting} of ferns and lichens that grow on rocks
{adj: rock-loving} of plants that flourish in a rocky environment
{adj: rock-ribbed, rockbound} abounding in or bordered by rocky cliffs or scarps
"the rock-ribbed coast of Maine"
{adj: rocky, bouldery, bouldered, stony} abounding in rocks or stones
"rocky fields"
"stony ground"
"bouldery beaches"
{adj: rocky} liable to rock
"on high rocky heels"
{adj: rupestral, rupicolous} composed of or inscribed on rock
"rupestral drawings in the caves of Northern Spain"
{adj: saxicolous, saxatile, saxicoline} growing on or living among rocks
{adj: shady, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous} filled with shade
"the shady side of the street"
"the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"
"we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"
"cool umbrageous woodlands"
{adj: slimed, slimy} covered with or resembling slime
"a slimy substance covered the rocks"
{adj: solid} of one substance or character throughout
"solid gold"
"carved out of solid rock"
{adj: stratified, bedded} deposited or arranged in horizontal layers
"stratified rock"
<-> unstratified
{adj: submerged, submersed, underwater} beneath the surface of the water
"submerged rocks"
{adj: vitreous} relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass
"vitreous rocks"
"vitreous silica"
{adj: volcanic} igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt
"volcanic rock includes the volcanic glass obsidian"
{adj: waterworn} (of rocks especially) worn smooth by the action of water
{adj: wheelless} having no wheels or having no wheeled vehicles
"dragging a wheelless stoneboat filled with rocks"
"wheelless societies"
<-> wheeled
{adv: back and forth, backward and forward, to and fro} moving from one place to another and back again
"he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York"
"the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner"
"the old man just sat on the porch and rocked back and forth all day"
{adv: plump} straight down especially heavily or abruptly
"the anchor fell plump into the sea"
"we dropped the rock plump into the water"
{adv: quietly, quiet} with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')
"her hands rested quietly in her lap"
"the rock star was quietly led out the back door"
"sit here as quiet as you can"
<-> unquietly
{adv: rhythmically} in a rhythmic manner
"the chair rocked rhythmically back and forth"
{adv: straightway} in a direct course
"plunged straightway to the rocks below"
{n: Actinia, genus Actinia} a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools
{n: American elm, white elm, water elm, rock elm, Ulmus americana} large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America
{n: American rock brake, American parsley fern, Cryptogramma acrostichoides} rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley
{n: Andromeda} (Greek mythology) an Ethiopian princess and daughter of Cassiopeia; she was fastened to a rock and exposed to a sea monster that was sent by Poseidon, but she was rescued by Perseus and became his wife
{n: Arches National Park} a national park in Utah including mountains and the Colorado River gorge and huge rock formations caused by erosion
{n: Beatles} a rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of it written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon)
{n: Berry, Chuck Berry, Charles Edward Berry} United States rock singer (born in 1931)
{n: Black Rock Desert} a desert in northwestern Nevada
{n: Boston rocker} a rocking chair that has a high spindle back and a decorative top panel
{n: Bryce Canyon National Park} a national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions
{n: C-horizon, C horizon} beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of weathered rock
{n: Canyonlands National Park} a national park in Utah having rock formations and ancient cliff dwellings; canyons of the Green River and the Colorado River
{n: Capitol Reef National Park} a national park in Utah having colorful rock formations and desert plants and wildlife
{n: Chlorococcum, genus Chlorococcum} type genus of Chlorococcales; unicellular green algae occurring singly or in a layer on soil or damp rock
{n: Cystopteris, genus Cystopteris} chiefly small perennial rock ferns: bladder ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae
{n: Davenport} a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
{n: Eudyptes, genus Eudyptes} rock hoppers
{n: Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar, Calpe} location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
{n: Greek partridge, rock partridge, Alectoris graeca} of mountainous areas of southern Europe
{n: Hadean, Hadean time, Hadean eon, Hadean aeon, Priscoan, Priscoan eon, Priscoan aeon} the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life
{n: Haley, Bill Haley, William John Clifton Haley Jr.} United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981)
{n: Harrison, George Harrison} English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001)
{n: Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix, James Marshall Hendrix} United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970)
{n: Holly, Buddy Holly, Charles Hardin Holley} United States rock star (1936-1959)
{n: Jagger, Mick Jagger, Michael Philip Jagger} English rock star (born in 1943)
{n: Jebel Musa, Abila, Abyla} a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules
{n: Lennon, John Lennon} English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)
{n: Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis} United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
{n: Little Rock, capital of Arkansas} the state capital and largest city of Arkansas in the central part of Arkansas on the Arkansas River
{n: McCartney, Paul McCartney, Sir James Paul McCartney} English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942)
{n: Morrison, Jim Morrison, James Douglas Morrison} United States rock singer (1943-1971)
{n: Pellaea, genus Pellaea} genus of chiefly small rock-loving ferns; in some classification systems it is placed in the family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
{n: Petrocoptis, genus Petrocoptis} perennial tussock-forming rock plants; of Pyrenees and mountains of northern Spain; similar to and sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
{n: Petrogale, genus Petrogale} rock wallabies
{n: Plymouth Colony} colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691
{n: Plymouth Rock} a boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower
{n: Plymouth Rock} an American breed of domestic fowl
{n: Presley, Elvis Presley, Elvis Aron Presley} United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977)
{n: Prometheus} (Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind; Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock where an eagle gnawed at his liver until Hercules rescued him
{n: Pueblo} a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called pueblos by the Spanish because they live in villages built of adobe and rock
{n: Rock Cornish hen} flesh of a small fowl bred for roasting
{n: Rock Cornish} small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl
{n: Rock Island} a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River; site of a Union prison during the American Civil War
{n: Rock Springs} a town of southwest Wyoming near the Utah border
{n: Rock, John Rock} United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
{n: Roman wormwood, rock harlequin, Corydalis sempervirens, Fumaria sempervirens} glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria
{n: Rupicola, genus Rupicola} cock of the rocks
{n: Sedna} a planetoid of rock and ice about three-quarters the size of Pluto discovered in 2003; the most distant object known to orbit around the sun
{n: Siren} a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
"Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song"
{n: Starr, Ringo Starr, Starkey, Richard Starkey} rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
{n: Voyageurs National Park} a national park in Minnesota having ancient rock outcroppings and evergreen forests
{n: Yosemite National Park} a national park in California famous for its waterfalls and rock formations
{n: acorn barnacle, rock barnacle, Balanus balanoides} barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones
{n: agglomerate} volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together
{n: albite, white feldspar} a widely distributed feldspar that forms rocks
{n: alliteration, initial rhyme, beginning rhyme, head rhyme} use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
"around the rock the ragged rascal ran"
{n: amphibolite} a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase
{n: amygdaloid} volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits
{n: andesite} a dark grey volcanic rock
{n: andosite} dark greyish extrusive rock
{n: anorthite} rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks
{n: aphanite} fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye
{n: aplite} light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars
{n: arenaceous rock} a sedimentary rock composed of sand
{n: argillaceous rock} a sedimentary rock formed from clay deposits
{n: argillite} a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages
{n: asteroid} any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
{n: barnburner} a impressively successful event
"the rock concert was a real barnburner"
{n: basalt} the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
{n: batholith, batholite, pluton, plutonic rock} large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth
{n: bedrock} solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
{n: bed} (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock)
"they found a bed of sandstone"
{n: bed} a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track
"the track bed had washed away"
{n: biotite} dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock
{n: bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap} a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
"a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
{n: blacktop, blacktopping} a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock
{n: blenny, combtooth blenny} small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; are territorial and live in holes between rocks
{n: bore bit, borer, rock drill, stone drill} a drill for penetrating rock
{n: boulder, bowlder} a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
{n: breccia} a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
{n: brucellosis, undulant fever, Malta fever, Gibraltar fever, Rock fever, Mediterranean fever} infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache
{n: caliche} nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru
{n: chatter mark} marks on a glaciated rock caused by the movement of a glacier
{n: chlorite} a generally green or black mineral; it occurs as a constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat crystal
{n: chondrite} a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules
{n: chondrule} small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks
{n: chrysolite} a brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone
{n: chuckwalla, Sauromalus obesus} a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico
{n: clastic rock} (geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks
{n: clast} (geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock
{n: claystone} fine-grained rock consisting of compacted clay particles
{n: cliff brake, cliff-brake, rock brake} any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regions
{n: cliff dweller} a member of the Anasazi people living in the southwestern United States who built rock or adobe dwellings on ledges in the sides of caves
{n: cliff dwelling} a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff
"the Anasazi built cliff dwellings in the southwestern United States"
{n: cliff, drop, drop-off} a steep high face of rock
"he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"
"a steep drop"
{n: clingfish} very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
{n: cock of the rock, Rupicola peruviana} bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola
{n: cock of the rock, Rupicola rupicola} tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest
{n: cockhorse} anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one knee of an adult)
{n: core} a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
{n: crag} a steep rugged rock or cliff
{n: cranny} a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)
{n: cristobalite} a white mineral consisting of silica; found in volcanic rocks
{n: cross bit} a rock drill having cruciform cutting edges; used in mining
{n: crystal, crystallization} a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
{n: crystallite} any of numerous minute rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition found in glassy igneous rock
{n: dacite} a grey volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline minerals
{n: deflation} (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind
"a constant deflation of the desert landscape"
{n: detritus} loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks
{n: diapir} a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata
{n: difference} the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
"there are many differences between jazz and rock"
<-> sameness
{n: diorite} a granular crystalline intrusive rock
{n: dolomite} a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate
{n: drill steel, drill rod} carbon steel used for rock drills and dowels
{n: edible mussel, Mytilus edulis} a mussel with a dark shell that lives attached to rocks
{n: emery stone, emery rock} a mixture of emery dust and a binder; can be molded into grindstones
{n: epigenesis} a geological change in the mineral content of rock after the rock has formed
{n: escape wheel} gear that engages a rocking lever
{n: flowage} gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat)
"rock fracture and rock flowage are different types of geological deformation"
{n: flower people, hippies, hipsters} a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music
{n: fold, folding} a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
{n: foliation} (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
{n: folium} a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock
{n: fossil fuel} fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content
{n: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure} lowest support of a structure
"it was built on a base of solid rock"
"he stood at the foot of the tower"
{n: fragment} a piece broken off or cut off of something else
"a fragment of rock"
{n: gabbro} one of a family of granular intrusive rocks
{n: gem, gemstone, stone} a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
"he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"
"she had jewels made of all the rarest stones"
{n: genus Roccella} chiefly fruticose maritime rock-inhabiting lichens
{n: genus Sedum} large genus of rock plants having thick fleshy leaves
{n: genus Woodsia} genus of small to medium-sized usually rock-inhabiting ferns of temperate and cold regions; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
{n: geode} (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals
{n: geological horizon} a layer of rock with a particular composition (especially of fossils); for dating the stratum
{n: geology} a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
{n: gneiss} a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite
{n: gold, Au, atomic number 79} a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
{n: graffito, graffiti} a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
{n: granite} plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
{n: gravel, crushed rock} rock fragments and pebbles
{n: greisen} a granitic rock composed of quartz and mica
{n: grey polypody, gray polypody, resurrection fern, Polypodium polypodioides} fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds greyish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa
{n: grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition} the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
{n: ground water, spring water, well water} underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks
{n: groupie} an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around)
{n: halite, rock salt} naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride
{n: hammer, power hammer} a power tool for drilling rocks
{n: handcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart} wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels
"he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"
"their pushcart was piled high with groceries"
{n: heavy metal} loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery
{n: hobby, hobbyhorse, rocking horse} a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
{n: hoodoo} (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock
"a tall sandstone hoodoo"
{n: hornfels, hornstone} a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks
{n: hot-rock penstemon, Penstemon deustus} stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; found from Washington to Wyoming and southward to California and Utah
{n: igneous rock} rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
{n: ilmenite} a weakly magnetic black mineral found in metamorphic and plutonic rocks; an iron titanium oxide in crystalline form; a source of titanium
{n: impregnation} material with which something is impregnated
"the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue"
{n: index fossil, guide fossil} a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found
{n: intrusion} rock produced by an intrusive process
{n: intrusion} the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation
{n: iodine, iodin, I, atomic number 53} a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
{n: jag} a sharp projection on an edge or surface
"he clutched a jag of the rock"
{n: kyanite, cyanite} a grey or greenish-blue mineral consisting of aluminum silicate in crystalline form; occurs in metaphoric rock, used as a refractory
{n: landslide, landslip} a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
{n: laterite} a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides
{n: lava} rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
{n: lichen} any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks
{n: lichen} any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.
{n: limestone} a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
{n: limpet} any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas
{n: lipstick plant, Aeschynanthus radicans} epiphyte or creeping on rocks; Malaysian plant having somewhat fleshy leaves and bright red flowers
{n: lithophyte, lithophytic plant} plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere
{n: living granite, living rock, stone mimicry plant} highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with grey-green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite; South Africa
{n: living rock, Ariocarpus fissuratus} usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruit; resembles the related mescal; northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States
{n: lobster tail} lobster tail meat; usually from spiny rock lobsters
{n: lode, load} a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
{n: magma} molten rock in the earth's crust
{n: maidenhair spleenwort, Asplenium trichomanes} small rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate zone and Hawaii with pinnate fronds
{n: marble} a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
{n: marlite, marlstone} metamorphic rock with approximately the same composition as marl
{n: matchwood, splinters} wood in small pieces or splinters
"the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks"
{n: metamorphic rock} rock altered by pressure and heat
{n: metamorphism} change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat of introduction of new chemical substances
{n: mineral wool, rock wool} a light fibrous material used as an insulator
{n: morphology, geomorphology} the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms
{n: mussel} marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.
{n: nephelinite} an igneous rock consisting of nepheline and pyroxene
{n: nodule} (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)
{n: outcrop, outcropping, rock outcrop} the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
{n: outthrust} an outcropping of rock that extends outward
{n: paleogeology, palaeogeology} the study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks
{n: pebble} a small smooth rounded rock
{n: pegmatite} a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements
{n: peridotite} a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine
{n: period, geological period} a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
"ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"
{n: petrifaction} a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form
{n: petroleum, crude oil, crude, rock oil, fossil oil} a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
{n: petrology, lithology} the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification
{n: phosphorus, P, atomic number 15} a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
{n: pick, pickax, pickaxe} a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
"they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"
{n: piddock} marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells
{n: pika, mouse hare, rock rabbit, coney, cony} small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
{n: piton} a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold
{n: plagioclase, oligoclase} any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks
{n: platform rocker} rocking chair on a stationary base
{n: pop music, pop} music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
{n: porphyry, porphyritic rock} any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals
{n: potassium-argon dating} geological dating that relies on the proportions of radioactive potassium in a rock sample and its decay product, argon
{n: principle of superposition, superposition principle, superposition} (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest
{n: progressive rock, art rock} a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing
{n: psychedelic rock, acid rock} a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience
{n: pudding stone, conglomerate} a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
{n: punk rock, punk} rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
{n: punk rocker, punk} a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
{n: punks} a youth subculture closely associated with punk rock music in the late 1970s; in part a reaction to the hippy subculture; dress was optional but intended to shock (plastic garbage bags or old school uniforms) and hair was dyed in bright colors (in Mohican haircuts or sometimes spiked in bright plumes)
{n: purple rock brake, Pellaea atropurpurea} very short shallowly creeping North American fern usually growing on cliffs or walls and having dark glossy leaf axes
{n: pyroxene} any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks
{n: quartzite} hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals
{n: quartz} a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities
{n: rage} violent state of the elements
"the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks"
{n: reef} a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
{n: rhinestone} an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste
{n: rhyolite} very acid volcanic rock
{n: rhythm and blues, R and B} a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll
{n: rift} a narrow fissure in rock
{n: road metal} broken rock used for repairing or making roads
{n: rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock and roll, rock, rock music} a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of Black rhythm-and-blues with White country-and-western
"rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll."
{n: rock bass, rock sunfish, Ambloplites rupestris} game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes
{n: rock beauty, Holocanthus tricolor} gold and black butterflyfish found from West Indies to Brazil
{n: rock bit, roller bit} a drill bit that has hardened rotating rollers
{n: rock bottom} the absolute bottom
{n: rock brake} dwarf deciduous lithophytic ferns
{n: rock cake} a small cake with a hard surface said to resemble a rock
{n: rock candy, rock} hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
{n: rock candy} sugar in large hard clear crystals on a string
{n: rock climber, cragsman} a climber of vertical rock faces
{n: rock climbing} the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment)
{n: rock concert} a performance of rock music
{n: rock crab, Cancer irroratus} crab of eastern coast of North America
{n: rock cress, rockcress} any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis
{n: rock crystal, transparent quartz} a clear quartz used in making electronic and optical equipment
{n: rock dove, rock pigeon, Columba livia} pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended
{n: rock elm, Ulmus thomasii} tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America
{n: rock garden, rockery} a garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plants
{n: rock geranium, Heuchera americana} plant with basal leaves mottled with white and flowers in lax panicles on erect stems
{n: rock group, rock band} a band of musicians who play rock'n'roll music
{n: rock gunnel, butterfish, Pholis gunnellus} slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters
{n: rock hind, Epinephelus adscensionis} found around rocky coasts or on reefs
{n: rock hopper, crested penguin} small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand
{n: rock hyrax, rock rabbit, Procavia capensis} hyrax that lives in rocky areas
{n: rock opera} albums of rock music that aspired to the status of art; first appeared in the 1960s
{n: rock penstemon, cliff penstemon, Penstemon rupicola} one of the West's most beautiful wildflowers; large brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington to California
{n: rock pink, Talinum calycinum} pink-flowered perennial of rocky regions of western United States
{n: rock plant} plant that grows on or among rocks or is suitable for a rock garden
{n: rock polypody, rock brake, American wall fern, Polypodium virgianum} chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia
{n: rock purslane} a plant of the genus Calandrinia
{n: rock python, rock snake, Python sebae} very large python of tropical and southern Africa
{n: rock rattlesnake, Crotalus lepidus} mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest
{n: rock salmon} any of several coarse fishes (such as dogfish or wolffish) when used as food
{n: rock sandwort, Arenaria stricta} low perennial tufted plant of southeastern North America
{n: rock sea bass, rock bass, Centropristis philadelphica} a kind of sea bass
{n: rock spikemoss, dwarf lycopod, Selaginella rupestris} tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern North America
{n: rock squirrel, Citellus variegatus} large grey ground squirrel of rocky areas of the southwestern United States
{n: rock star} a famous singer of rock music
{n: rock wallaby, rock kangaroo} slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves and rocky areas
{n: rock wren, Salpinctes obsoletus} wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico
{n: rock wren, Xenicus gilviventris} short-tailed bird resembling a wren
{n: rock, careen, sway, tilt} pitching dangerously to one side
{n: rock, stone} a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
"he threw a rock at me"
{n: rock, stone} material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
"that mountain is solid rock"
"stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"
{n: rocker, cradle} a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold
{n: rocker, rock 'n' roll musician} a performer or composer or fan of rock music
{n: rockers, bikers} originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers
{n: rocker} a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro
{n: rocker} an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle
{n: rockfish} marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America
{n: rockfish} the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks
{n: rockiness} the quality of abounding in rocks and stones
"due to the rockiness of the land it was quickly dry even after a heavy rain"
{n: rocking chair, rocker} a chair mounted on rockers
{n: rockrose, rock rose} any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small roselike yellow or white or reddish flowers
{n: rockrose, rock rose} small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa; grown for their showy flowers and soft often downy and aromatic evergreen foliage
{n: rockslide} a landslide of rocks
{n: rockweed} coarse brown seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide
{n: rock} (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable
"he was her rock during the crisis"
"Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church"--Gospel According to Matthew
{n: rudaceous rock} a sedimentary rock formed of coarse-grained material
{n: rupestral plant, rupestrine plant, rupicolous plant, saxicolous plant} plants growing among rocks
{n: rusty woodsia, fragrant woodsia, oblong woodsia, Woodsia ilvensis} a common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds
{n: rutile} a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide in crystalline form; occurs in metamorphic and plutonic rocks and is a major source of titanium
{n: sandstone} a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
{n: sandwort} low-growing chiefly perennial plant usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens
{n: sand} a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
{n: sapphirine} a rare light blue or green mineral; consists of aluminum and magnesium silicate and occurs as small grains in some metamorphic rocks
{n: saprolite} a deposit of clay and disintegrating rock that is found in its original place
{n: sauna, sweat room} a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks
{n: schist} any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
{n: sedimentary rock} rock formed from consolidated clay sediments
{n: shale} a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
{n: shoofly} a child's rocking chair with the seat built between two flat sides that are shaped to resemble an animal (such as a swan or duck)
{n: sial} the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum
{n: sicklepod, Arabis Canadensis} North American rock cress having very long curved pods
{n: sill} (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock
{n: silt} mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
{n: sima} rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium
{n: siskiyou lewisia, Lewisia cotyledon} evergreen perennial having a dense basal rosette of long spatula-shaped leaves and panicles of pink or white-and-red-striped or pink-purple flowers; found on cliffs and in rock crevices in mountains of southwestern Oregon and northern California
{n: skinhead} a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations
{n: slam dancing, slam dance} a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another; normally performed to punk rock
{n: slate, slating} thin layers of rock used for roofing
{n: slate} a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
{n: slide} (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
{n: smooth woodsia, Woodsia glabella} rock-inhabiting fern of Arctic and subarctic Europe to eastern Asia
{n: soapstone, soaprock, soap-rock, steatite} a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments
{n: sodalite} a vitreous mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate and sodium chloride in crystalline form; occurs in igneous rocks
{n: sodium, Na, atomic number 11} a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
{n: soil profile} a vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rock
{n: soil, dirt} the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
{n: spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, crayfish, sea crawfish} large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
{n: spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crayfish} warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
{n: spleenwort} any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium
{n: star drill} a steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used for making holes in stones or masonry; it is operated by hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between blows
{n: stone bass, wreckfish, Polyprion americanus} brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks
{n: stonefish, Synanceja verrucosa} venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock
{n: stone} building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
"he wanted a special stone to mark the site"
{n: straight flute, straight-fluted drill} a rock drill with flutes that are straight
{n: stratum} one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
{n: stria, striation} any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue
{n: sugar maple, rock maple, Acer saccharum} maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies
{n: talus, scree} a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
{n: tarmacadam, tarmac, macadam} a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
{n: teddy boys} a British youth subculture that first appeared in the 1950s; mainly from unskilled backgrounds, they adopted a pseudo-Edwardian dress code and rock'n'roll music; proletarian and xenophobic, they were involved in race riots in the United Kingdom
{n: tor} a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
{n: tufa, calc-tufa} a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime
{n: tuff, tufa} hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash
{n: vein, mineral vein} a layer of ore between layers of rock
{n: volcanic rock} extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth
{n: wall rock} a rock immediately adjacent to a vein or fault
{n: wall} a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
{n: web-toed salamander} any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues; excellent climbers that move with ease over smooth rock surfaces
{n: western blind snake, Leptotyphlops humilis} burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United States
{n: western fence lizard, swift, blue-belly, Sceloporus occidentalis} common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks
{n: whinstone, whin} any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt)
{n: whiskey on the rocks, whisky on the rocks} whiskey with ice
{n: wobble} an unsteady rocking motion
{n: wolframite, iron manganese tungsten} a mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks
{n: xenolith} (geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded
{n: young, youth} young people collectively
"rock music appeals to the young"
"youth everywhere rises in revolt"
<-> aged
{n: zeolite} any of a family of glassy minerals analogous to feldspar containing hydrated aluminum silicates of calcium or sodium or potassium; formed in cavities in lava flows and in plutonic rocks
{v: authorize, authorise, pass, clear} grant authorization or clearance for
"Clear the manuscript for publication"
"The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
{v: brecciate} break into breccia
"brecciate rock"
{v: brecciate} form into breccia
"brecciated rock"
{v: calcify} convert into lime
"the salts calcified the rock"
{v: calcify} turn into lime ; become calcified
"The rock calcified over the centuries"
{v: capsize, turtle, turn turtle} overturn accidentally
"Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"
{v: catapult} shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
"the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"
{v: cleave} make by cutting into
"The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
{v: crash, dash} hurl or thrust violently
"He dashed the plate against the wall"
"Waves were dashing against the rock"
{v: decalcify} remove calcium or lime from
"decalcify the rock"
<-> calcify
{v: dynamite} blow up with dynamite
"The rock was dynamited"
{v: erode, eat away, fret} remove soil or rock
"Rain eroded the terraces"
{v: erupt, belch, extravasate} become active and spew forth lava and rocks
"Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
{v: get, catch} reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
"the rock caught her in the back of the head"
"The blow got him in the back"
"The punch caught him in the stomach"
{v: giggle, titter} laugh nervously
"The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom"
{v: hew, hew out} make or shape as with an axe
"hew out a path in the rock"
{v: interstratify} arrange rocks in alternating strata
{v: leech onto} admire boundlessly and follow around
"the groupies leeched onto the rock star"
{v: nutate} rock, sway, or nod ; usually involuntarily
{v: overarch, arch over} form an arch over
"Big rocks overarch the stream"
{v: overdose, o.d.} dose too heavily
"The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room"
{v: overhang, beetle} be suspended over or hang over
"This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
{v: overlie} lie upon ; lie on top of
"the granite overlies the older rocks"
{v: redeposit} deposit anew
"The water had redeposited minerals on the rocks"
{v: rock, sway, shake} move back and forth or sideways
"the ship was rocking"
"the tall building swayed"
"She rocked back and forth on her feet"
{v: rock, sway} cause to move back and forth
"rock the cradle"
"rock the baby"
"the wind swayed the trees gently"
{v: roll} move, rock, or sway from side to side
"The ship rolled on the heavy seas"
{v: spew, spew out, eruct} eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical
"the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"
"The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate"
{v: stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project} extend out or project in space
"His sharp nose jutted out"
"A single rock sticks out from the cliff"
{v: stoop} sag, bend, bend over or down
"the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"
{v: stratify} form layers or strata
"The rock stratifies"
{v: stratify} form, arrange, or deposit in layers
"The fish are stratified in barrels"
"The rock was stratified by the force of the water"
"A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses"
{v: teeter, seesaw, totter} move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
{v: thrust} geology: thrust (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
{v: work} provoke or excite
"The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"
With that windfall, Baekeland, his wife Celina( known as " Bonbon ") and two children moved to Snug Rock, a pala-tial estate north of Yonkers, N.Y., over-looking the Hudson River.
有了这笔意外之财，贝克兰及其妻子塞丽娜（也称 "夹心软糖 "）和他们的两个孩子移居到了 Snug Rock，那是位于纽约州扬克斯北部的一处可以俯瞰哈得孙河的豪华别墅。
They turned up at rock concerts and war protests in it.
甲虫车出现在摇滚音乐会上和反战示威游行里。
But when particles of ore must be squeezed out of tons of rock, the price of gold becomes more dear.
可是当矿石颗粒必须从成吨的岩石中分离出来时，金价就要上升了。
Alongside the headstone rested a small, heart-shaped rock, slightly cracked, painted by our artist daughter.
墓碑旁边立着一块小石头，呈心形，有轻度裂痕，被我做艺术家的女儿漆过。
Heavily into mountaineering and rock climbing, I lived and climbed everywhere, from crags outside Seattle to volcanoes in Mexico.
大量地登山、攀岩，从西雅图周围的峭壁到墨西哥的火山，到处都留下了我生活和登攀的身影。
On one side of my little car the mountain rose like a gigantic wall of sheer rock. On the other side was thin air.
我这渺小的汽车的一侧是直插云天的岩石峭壁，另一侧是悬崖上稀薄的空气。
In just 14 months as a business sales representative at Dell, which is based in Round Rock, Texas, he has been promoted four times.
在短短 14个月内，作为总部设在德克萨斯州朗德罗克的戴尔公司的商务销售代表，他被提升了四次。
It is full of quirky yet weirdly believable turns - and wacky, revealing dialogue. " I 'm glad they got those casinos, " says Rock as he reflects on the injustices endured by Native Americans.
这部影片充满了离奇但又可信的转折以及独特而又发人深省的对话。我对他们得到那些赌博娱乐场感到高兴，罗克在指责土著美国人所遭受的不公正待遇时如是表白。
If Nawahi has a legacy, it is not the traditional guitar glissandoes that greet tourists on the Big Island. It is three generations of guitar rule-breakers and trendsetters in pop, country and rock: Les Paul, Link Wray, Chet Atkins, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck.
如果说纳瓦希为世人留下了遗产，那么这笔遗产并不是奉献给游客们的传统吉他滑奏法，而是在通俗音乐、乡村音乐和摇滚音乐领域标新立异、领导潮流的整整三代人，他们包括：莱斯·保罗、林克·雷、切特·阿特金斯、吉米·亨德里克斯和杰夫·贝克。
When she looked at rock samples under a microscope, however, she discovered that they contained the same fossilized imprints.
当她在显微镜下观察岩石标本时，她发现它们竟含有与喜热微生物相吻合的化石痕迹。
When astronauts or robot craft finally start bringing home rocks from other planets, those specimens can be compared with Cady's for the tiny thumbprint of life both may contain.
当宇航员或无人驾驶的航天器最终开始从其它行星带回那里的岩石标本时，那些标本将可以与卡迪的标本相对照，以比较两者中可能含有的微小的生命印记。
After a restful night lulled by the gentle rocking of the train, you l wake to see the deep green countryside of northeastern Thailand rolling past in dawn's early light.
列车轻柔的摇晃使你一夜酣睡，醒来时你会看到泰国东北部墨绿色的乡间在晨曦中掠过。
The other night, I watched the 1930's cartoon character Betty Boop make a mess in her kitchen and saw the musical group Monkees make rock history with their 1967 hit I 'm a Believer.
一天晚上，我看见 1930的卡通人物 BettyBoop 把厨房弄得乱七八糟，目睹了 Monkees 乐队以他们 1967的一首劲歌《 I'带来无伦比的视觉和听觉效果。》创造摇滚乐历史。
Inktomi is no fluffy " content play ": it's certainly no home to moonlighting rock stars.
Inktomi 上演的绝不是一场空洞的内容剧。在这里，你看不到兼职的摇滚乐歌星。
If Jordan was Lord of the Air, O'Neal is King of the Mountain; if Jordan played like musical jazz-rock fusion, both spontaneous and hard-edged, O'Neal is pure hip-hop.
如果说乔丹是空中之神，那么奥尼尔就是群山之巅；如果说乔丹打球犹如爵士摇滚的融合，自然流畅却又无坚不摧，那么奥尼尔就是纯粹的说唱艺术。
They hear noises, feel the tent rattling, and find three small rocks and twigs bundled in an ominous symbol.
他们听到阵阵响声，觉得帐篷在抖动，并发现三块石头与几个大树枝拥挤在一起，好像预兆着什么不祥的事情。
It was thanks to such determination that Zebda's blend of rock, rap, reggae and Arab music has suddenly found a large and growing audience.
正是由于这种毅力， Zebda 乐队推出的那些融合了摇滚乐、说唱音乐、牙买加流行音乐及阿拉伯音乐的作品忽然间吸引了大批听众，而且人数还在不断增加。
The Queen is said to call them " Granny's rocks. "
据说女王称这些小钻石为奶奶的石头。
The rocks that held the fossils didn't have the right minerals for radiometric dating.
包住这些化石的岩石中没有确定放射测量日期所要求的那些矿物质。
Rock stars( Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath), actors( George Clooney) and athletes( nearly the entire Anaheim Angels baseball team) are tipping their hair blond or going completely platinum. Tipping bleaches just the tops of their short spiky strands, leaving their roots long and exposed.
摇滚歌星休格·雷乐队的马克·麦格拉思，演员乔治·克卢尼和运动员（几乎所有的 AnaheimAngels 棒球队队员）都把他们的头发梢染成金黄色或银灰色，漂白他们的像钉子一样的头发梢，而把根部保留原来的颜色。
And for the first time in 10 years, the old E. Street Band is touring with him Rock'n'roll, in its first half-century, has produced any number of middle-aged superstars - even a smattering of grandfathers - but precious few genuine adults.
过去 10年里头一回，布鲁斯．普林斯廷（绰号老板）和他过去的东街乐队一道巡回演出。摇滚乐最初的 50年里，产生了一大批中年巨星，甚至还有为数很少的一些祖父年龄的歌星，但很少几个是真正的成年人。
Onstage recently, before three generations of Bruce fans at the Wuhlheide in eastern Berlin, Springsteen performed two shows that put a lie to the notion that 49-going-on-50 is too old to rock'n'roll.
最近，斯普林斯廷在东柏林的 Wuhlheide 剧院为三代布鲁斯歌迷登台演出，他举办的这两场演出说明 49快 50的岁数已经不适合演出摇滚乐的说法是无稽之谈。
Back in 1988, barely 18 months before the Wall came down, Springsteen and the band played one of the largest and most dramatic rock concerts ever.
回顾 1988年，在柏林墙被推倒 18个月之前，斯普林斯廷举办过他最大、最轰动的一场演出。
I came to play rock'n'roll for you East Berliners in the hope that one day all the barriers will be torn down. "
我来这里是为你们东柏林人演出摇滚乐，是希望有一天所有的壁垒都将被拆除。
Each European concert also featured a few choice tidbits from Tracks, the four-CD retrospective of previously unreleased material that Springsteen finally decided to give his fans in honor of his induction into the Rock&; Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year.
每一场欧洲音乐会上还演出了他轨迹中的一些精品节目。轨迹是斯普林斯廷为早些时候未发表的作品出的四张 CD 回顾作品集。
Hydrogeology is a science dealing with the properties, distribution, and circulation of water on the surface of the land, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere.
水文地质学（hydrogeology）这门科学所研究的是陆地表面、土壤和位于土壤以下的岩石中、以及大气内水的属性特征、分布、以及循环。
Despite these difficulties, there has been important new work that suggests that this symbiotic association can be harnessed to achieve more economical use of costly superphosphate fertilizer and to permit better exploitation of cheaper, less soluble rock phosphate.
尽管存在这些困难，科学家已完成了重要的全新研究，表明这种共生联系可被利用起来，对昂贵的过磷酸钙化肥可获得更为经济的用途，并允许人们更好地利用较为廉价、不那么易于溶解的岩磷酸钙化肥。
Eight percent of the Earth's crust is aluminum, and there are hundreds of aluminum-bearing minerals and vast quantities of the rocks that contain them.
地球地壳的百分之八为铝（aluminum），而含铝的矿物质则有数百种之多，还有大量包含这些矿物质的岩石。
Bauxite is the richest of all those aluminous rocks that occur in large quantities, and it yields alumina, the intermediate product required for the production of aluminum.
铝土矿是所有那些大量出现的含铝岩石中含量最丰富的岩石，它产生氧化铝（alumina），一种制造铝所必不可少的中间产品。
The best evidence for the layered-mantle thesis is the well-established fact that volcanic rocks found on oceanic islands, islands believed to result from mantle plumes arising from the lower mantle, are composed of material fundamentally different from that of the midocean ridge system, whose source, most geologists contend, is the upper mantle.
对于地幔分层论点来说，最好的证据乃这样一个确认的事实，即在那些海洋岛屿——这些岛屿据信是源于由下层地幔升上来的地幔柱状溶岩流（mantle plume）——上发现的火山岩石，是由与海洋中部山脊系统的物质根本不同的物质构成的，而这一海洋中部山脊系统的成因，大多数地质学家论辩道，为上部地幔。
Some of these rates are suitable for very old rocks but involve increasing errors when used for young rocks; others are suitable for every young rocks and errors increase rapidly in older rocks.
这些比率中的某一些适合于非常古老的岩石，但用以研究年轻的岩石时则涉及日益增多的谬误；其它的比率适全于极为年轻的岩石，但对较为古老的岩石，谬误则急骤上升。
Volcanic rock that forms as fluid lava chills rapidly is called pillow lava.
随着流动的溶岩（lava）急骤冷却而形成的火山溶岩被称为枕状溶岩（pilllowlava）。
Diamonds, an occasional component of rare igneous rocks called lamproites and kimberlites, have never been dated satisfactorily.
金刚石，一种稀有的被称为金云火山岩（lamproite）和金铄云橄岩（kimberlite）的火成岩中偶然的组成部分，其地质年代迄今为止从未令人满意地得到断定。
Achondrites are the only known samples of volcanic rocks originating outside the Earth-Moon system.
无球粒陨石是唯一已知的起源于地球-月球系（Earty-Moon system）之外的火山岩实例。
Shergottites crystallized from molten rock less than 1.1 billion years ago (some 3.5 billion years later than typical achondrites) and were presumably ejected into space when an object impacted on a body similar in chemical composition to Earth.
在不到1.1亿年之前（大概要比典型的无球粒陨石晚3.5亿年），辉熔长无球粒陨石从深化的岩石中晶化成形，并据推测，当一个物体撞击到一个与地球的化学构成相近似的天体上时，这些辉熔长无球粒陨石便被弹射入太空。
In order to account for such an unlikely source, some unusual factor must be invoked, because the impact needed to accelerate a fragment of rock to escape the gravitational field of a body even as small as the Moon is so great that no meteorites of lunar origin have been discovered.
为了解释这样一种不太可能的来源，必须援引某个非同寻常的因素，因为一块岩石碎片要想逃逸出即使象月亮这么小的一个天体的重力场，使该岩石碎片加速所必不可少的撞击力是如此之大，以致于任何源自月亮的陨石从未被发现过。
It was "Hail to the Chief" for four presidents in Little Rock as President Bush and former President Clinton were joined by former President Jimmy Carter and former President George Herbert Walker Bush.Thousands of people gathered under a heavy rain along the Arkansas River for the dedication of the privately-funded, $165 million museum housing more than 80 million documents from the Clinton administration.
小石城对四位总统莅临表示敬意。除了布什总统、前总统克林顿之外，前总统卡特以及前总统老布什也参加了图书馆的开馆仪式。成千上万的人们冒着大雨聚集在阿肯色河边，参加这个由私人赞助的、价值一亿六千五百万元的博物馆的落成典礼。博物馆内珍藏着克林顿政府时期的八千多万份文件。
rock bottom price 最低价
岩石锥 Rock piton
HS03061100
Frozen rock lobster & other sea crawfish
冻龙虾
HS27149090
Asphaltites and asphaltic rocks
沥青岩
HS6806
Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foame
矿质棉；膨胀矿物材料；隔热或隔音材料制品
HS68061000
Slag wool, rock wool & sim mineral wools in bulk, sheets or rolls
矿质棉（包括相互混合物），成片、块或卷状
HS82071300
Rock drillng/earth boring tools with working part of cermets
带有金属陶瓷制工作部件的凿岩或钻探工具
HS82071910
Rock drill/earth boring tools with workng part of diamond/cubic BN
带金刚石、立方氮化硼工作部件凿岩钻探工具
HS82071990
Rock drillng/earth boring tools with workng part of oth material, nes
其他凿岩或钻探工具
HS84303100
Coal or rock cutters, self-propelled
自推进的截煤机、凿岩机及隧道掘进机
HS84303900
Coal or rock cutters, not self-propelled
非自推进的截煤机、凿岩机及隧道掘进机
spsc-20101504
Rock cutters
岩石切割机
spsc-20101701
Rock crushers
碎石机
spsc-20101711
Rock breakers
碎石锤
spsc-20101900
Secondary rock breaking systems
次级岩石粉碎系统
spsc-20101903
Secondary rock breaking system spare parts or accessories
次级岩石粉碎系统备件和附件
spsc-20102100
Rock drills
凿岩机
spsc-20102101
Pneumatic rock drills
气动凿岩机
spsc-20102102
Hydraulic rock drills
水力凿岩机
spsc-20102103
Hand held rock drills
手持式凿岩机
spsc-20102104
Rock drill spare parts or accessories
凿岩机备件和附件
spsc-24101703
Rock bins
储料斗
spsc-41114000
Rock and strata measuring equipment
岩石和地层测量仪器
spsc-60104401
Rock specimen sets
岩石标本集
spsc-60104402
Rock specimens
岩石标本
spsc-71151315
Rock mechanics services
岩石力学分析
F98.4
Stereotyped movement disorders
Voluntary, repetitive, stereotyped, nonfunctional (and often rhythmic) movements that do
not form part of any recognized psychiatric or neurological condition. When such movements
occur as symptoms of some other disorder, only the overall disorder should be recorded.
The movements that are of a non self-injurious variety include: bodyrocking, head-rocking,
hair-plucking, hair-twisting, finger-flicking mannerisms, and hand-flapping. Stereotyped
self-injurious behaviour includes repetitive head-banging, face-slapping, eye-poking, and
biting of hands, lips or other body parts. All the stereotyped movement disorders occur
most frequently in association with mental retardation (when this is the case, both should
be recorded). If eye-poking occurs in a child with visual impairment, both should be
coded: eye-poking under this category and the visual condition under the appropriate
somatic disorder code.
Stereotype/habit disorder
Excludes: abnormal involuntary movements (R25.-)
movement disorders of organic origin (G20-G25)
nail-biting (F98.8)
nose-picking (F98.8)
stereotypies that are part of a broader psychiatric condition (F00-F95)
thumb-sucking (F98.8)
tic disorders (F95.-)
trichotillomania (F63.3)
重覆动作症
一种自发、重覆、刻板、非功能性的 （ 通常都有节
奏的 ） 动作 ， 但又不属於任何已知精神或神经系统
的疾病。如果这是其他障碍症的一个症状 ， 应该标
明该障碍症的诊断不应标明 F98.4 ) 。出现的通常是不
会伤害自己的动作 ， 包含 ： 身体摇动、摇摆头部、
拉扯或扭转头发、作态的弹指头及拍动手掌等。自
伤性的重覆动作包含重覆撞头、掴脸、戳眼睛、咬
手、咬嘴唇或咬身体其他部位。所有的重覆动作症
最常并有智能不足 ， 这时候需同时标明两个诊断。
若戳眼睛发生在有视力障碍的儿童 ， 需同时标明 ；
戳眼睛 F98.4 及及合适的身体疾病中的视力问题代码。
重复动作或习惯障碍症
不包含 ： 异常不自主动作 (R25.-)
器质性 (G20-G20) 动作障碍症的异常动作
咬指甲 (F98.8)
挖鼻孔 (F98.8)
某些精神病 (F00-F95) 的重覆动作症
吸手指 (F98.8)
抽搐症 (F95.-)
拔毛症 (F63.3)
V81.8
Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in other specified
railway accidents
Explosion or fire
Hit by falling:
. earth
. rock
. tree
Excludes: derailment:
. with antecedent collision (V8l.0-V81.3)
. without antecedent collision (V81.7)
在其他明示铁道事故中受伤的火车、铁道交通工具
之乘客或驾驶
爆炸或火灾
被掉落物撞击 ：
． 土块
． 石块
． 树木
不包含 ： 出轨 ：
． 与前方相撞 (V81.0-V81.3)
． 未经碰撞 (V81.7)
W20
Struck by thrown, projected or falling object
Includes: cave-in without asphyxiation or suffocation
collapse of building, except on fire
falling:
. rock
. stone
. tree
Excludes: collapse of burning building (X00.-)
falling object in:
. cataclysm (X34-X39)
. machinery accident (W24.-, W28-W31)
. transport accident (V01-V99)
object set in motion by:
. explosion (W35-W40)
. firearm (W32-W34)
sports equipment (W21.-)
被投掷、突出或掉落物撞击
包含 ： 无窒息之洞穴
非火灾之建物倒塌
掉落之物质 ：
． 岩石
． 石头
． 树木
不包含 ： 燃烧建物倒塌 (X00.-)
掉落物 ：
． 洪水 (X34-X39)
． 机械意外 (W24.- ， W28-W31)
． 运输事故 (V01-V99)
物体因下列移动 ：
． 爆炸 (W35-W40)
． 枪械 (W32-W34)
运动设施 (W21.-)
electron type rock ore densimeter 电子式岩矿密度仪
machine type rock ore densimeter 机械式岩矿密度仪
rock densitometer 岩石密度计
rock pression sclerometer 岩石压入硬度计
blue rock 青金石
glass quartz 玻璃水晶 同rock crystal
igneous rocks 火成岩,岩浆岩
mountain crystal 水晶 同rock crystal
new rock 新岩石
old rock(turquoise) 老松石
rock 岩石
rock crystal 水晶
rock ruby 红榴石 同pyrope
rock turquoise 绿松石母岩
氯化钠 Sodium Chloride Solar Or Rock
硫磺 Rock Sulphur
磷酸岩 ROCK PHOSPHATE
磷肥 Phos Rock Fertilizer In Bulk
磷矿石 Rock Phosphate
磷矿石 Rock Phosphate (72%Min BPL)
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