roller

Word family  noun roll roller adjective rolling verb roll unroll

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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roll·er /ˈrəʊlə $ ˈroʊlər/ noun [countable]  1  TIa piece of equipment consisting of a tube-shaped piece of wood, metal etc that rolls over and over, used for painting, crushing, making things smoother etc 〔用于油漆、碾压、平整等的〕碾子；滚筒；滚轴 a paint roller 刷漆滚筒 a garden roller 碾草坪机 → steamroller1(1)2  TT[usually plural] a tube-shaped piece of metal or wood, used for moving heavy things that have no wheels 〔用于移动无轮重物的〕滚棒，滚杆，滚柱 The boats are taken down to the sea on rollers. 船只用滚柱移到海里。3. DCa small plastic or metal tube used for making hair curl 卷发夹 SYN curler4  HEOa long powerful wave 巨浪 great Atlantic rollers 大西洋的巨浪

Examples from the Corpus

roller• Together they pulled back the high door, which despite its rustic appearance, ran smoothly on well-greased and balanced rollers.• Booming rollers crashed on the beach.• This powerful range of feelings, this emotional roller coaster, is normal.• What: A short, mild roller coaster aimed at children.• Relate to hypothetical activity of roller, grinder, sieves and mill, he wrote.• A small steam roller with a vertical boiler between twin rollers was used in Penge and Anerley.• I know people who like to lean over the edge of observation towers or ride the tallest roller coasters without holding on.• When you buy stock in a company, you are volunteering to ride the roller coaster of risk and rewards.• Once your rollers are in place, set with a light fixing spray for a long-lasting result that has shine without stickiness.

roll·er nounChineseSyllable  

a of of piece equipment a Corpus consisting

roller
roll‧er /ˈrəʊlə $ ˈroʊlər/ noun [countable]
1. a piece of equipment consisting of a tube-shaped piece of wood, metal etc that rolls over and over, used for painting, crushing, making things smoother etc:
    a paint roller
    a garden roller ⇨ steamroller¹(1)
2. [usually plural] a tube-shaped piece of metal or wood, used for moving heavy things that have no wheels:
    The boats are taken down to the sea on rollers.
3. a small plastic or metal tube used for making hair curl
   SYN  curler
4. a long powerful wave:
    great Atlantic rollers

roll·erBrE /ˈrəʊlə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈroʊlər/ 🔊 noun

a piece of wood, metal or plastic, shaped like a tube, that rolls over and over and is used in machines, for example to make sth flat, or to move sth 滚筒；滚轴◆the heavy steel rollers under the conveyor belt传送带下沉重的钢滚筒

(often in compounds 常构成复合词) a machine or piece of equipment with a part shaped like a tube so that it rolls backwards and forwards. It may be used for making sth flat, crushing or spreading sth. 碾轧机；碾子◆Flatten the surface of the grass with a roller. 用碾轧机把草轧平。🔊🔊◆a paint roller滚筒式油漆刷  ➡  see also steamroller noun a piece of wood or metal, shaped like a tube, that is used for moving heavy objects 滚轴；滚柱◆We'll need to move the piano on rollers. 我们需要用滚子来移动钢琴。🔊🔊a long, powerful wave in the sea/ocean 卷浪；巨浪◆Huge Atlantic rollers crashed onto the rocks. 大西洋的巨浪冲击着岩石。🔊🔊a small plastic tube that hair is rolled around to give it curls 塑料发卷 SYN curler ◆heated rollers经过加热的发卷◆Her hair was in rollers. 她的头发用发卷卷着。🔊🔊  ➡  see also high roller