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rocking chair

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Furniture
ˈrocking chair noun [countable]  rocking_chair.jpg DHFa chair that has two curved pieces of wood fixed under its legs, so that it moves backwards and forwards smoothly 摇椅4  See picture of 见图 CHAIR 1
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rocking chairShe had stolen a braided rug from the foot of his own bed and a rocking chair from the garage.In the living room, I sit, feet up, huddled in a rocking chair.They sat in armchairs in a low-beamed room at the front while Archer perched in a rocking chair.He sat in a rocking chair that faced the door.There was a miniature rocking chair, and against the end wall a single bed with a miniature canopy over it.Matt cradles Alexandra in the rocking chair since she is having no part of her planned bedtime.
ˈrocking chair nounChineseSyllable
a chair curved under of has pieces Corpus wood fixed that two


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rocking chair
ˈrocking chair noun [countable]

a chair that has two curved pieces of wood fixed under its legs, so that it moves backwards and forwards smoothly


rocking chairBrE /ˈrɒkɪŋ tʃeə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrɑːkɪŋ tʃer/ 🔊 (also rock·er especially in NAmE ) noun
a chair with two curved pieces of wood under it that make it move backwards and forwards 摇椅