roaring
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++roar·ing /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/ adjective 1 [only before noun]CLOUD/NOISY making a deep, very loud, continuous noise 吼叫的，咆哮的，呼啸的 the roaring wind and waves 咆哮的风浪2. roaring fire FIREa fire that burns with a lot of flames and heat 熊熊烈火3 do a roaring trade (in something) British English informalSELL to sell a lot of something very quickly 生意兴隆 The stallholders were doing a roaring trade in burgers. 摊贩们的汉堡包生意非常兴旺。4 be a roaring success British English informalSUCCESSFUL to be extremely successful 取得极大成功 The new musical has been a roaring success. 这部新音乐剧非常卖座。5. roaring drunk British English informalLOUD/NOISY very drunk and noisy 酩酊大醉
Examples from the Corpus
roaring• All those roaring blurs of hissing steam and belching smoke were gone now to the breaker's yard.• The roaring, boozing Saturday nights were always great.• The Hercules made another, much higher pass, its whine almost lost in the roaring sea.• In fact the mountains were cumulus clouds and the roaring sound came from the surf.• Instead he could hear a roaring sound of blood in his ears.• A vast roaring wall of death and destruction.• Our train passed over a roaring waterfall.From Longman Business Dictionaryroaringroar‧ing /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/ adjective do a roaring trade (in something) informalCOMMERCE to sell a lot of something very quicklyThe food-sellers were doing a roaring trade in spiced sausages.roar·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
deep, continuous loud, Corpus Business a making very
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roaring
roar‧ing /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
adjective
1. [only before noun] making a deep, very loud, continuous noise:
the roaring wind and waves
2. roaring fire a fire that burns with a lot of flames and heat
3. do a roaring trade (in something) British English informal to sell a lot of something very quickly:
The stallholders were doing a roaring trade in burgers.
4. be a roaring success British English informal to be extremely successful:
The new musical has been a roaring success.
5. roaring drunk British English informal very drunk and noisy
roar‧ing /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
adjective1. [only before noun] making a deep, very loud, continuous noise:
2. roaring fire a fire that burns with a lot of flames and heat
3. do a roaring trade (in something) British English informal to sell a lot of something very quickly:
4. be a roaring success British English informal to be extremely successful:
5. roaring drunk British English informal very drunk and noisy
