English Dictionary

rock

IPA（発音記号）

/ɹɒk/

名詞

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(uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust. / A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water.

日本語の意味

岩石（天然に形成された鉱物の集合体で、地殻の重要な部分を構成するもの） / 石塊（地面や水中から突き出している石の塊）

Erosion slowly revealed layers of sediment and rock along the cliff face.

浸食によって崖の表面に堆積物と岩石の層がゆっくりと露出した。

意味（1）

(uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.

Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale.[…]Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.

意味（2）

A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water.

The ship crashed on the rocks.

意味（3）

(chiefly British) A boulder or large stone; or (US, Canada) a smaller stone; a pebble.

Some fool has thrown a rock through my window.

意味（4）

(geology) Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.

意味（5）

(slang) A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.

Look at the size of that rock on her finger!

意味（6）

A large hill or island having no vegetation.

Pearl Rock near Cape Cod is so named because the morning sun makes it gleam like a pearl.

意味（7）

(figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

意味（8）

A lump or cube of ice.

I'll have a whisky on the rocks, please.

意味（9）

(Britain, uncountable) A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.

While we're in Brighton, let's get a stick of rock!

意味（10）

(US, slang) A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.

I ain't guilty, ‘cause even though I sell rocks / It feels good puttin' money in your mailbox

意味（11）

(US, slang) An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.

意味（12）

(South Africa, slang, derogatory) An Afrikaner.

意味（13）

(US poker slang) An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.

意味（14）

The striped bass.

意味（15）

The huss or rock salmon.

We ordered rock and chips to take away.

意味（16）

(US, basketball, slang) A basketball.

Yo homie, pass the rock!

意味（17）

(US, baseball, slang) A mistake.

Now, you should never make the last out of an inning at third, and when a player does it, everyone knows he pulled a rock.

意味（18）

(curling) Synonym of stone.

意味（19）

(rock paper scissors) A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.

意味（20）

(informal, cricket) A cricket ball, especially a new one that has not been softened by use

意味（21）

(CB radio slang) A crystal used to control the radio frequency.

It was easily possible to double the cost of a CB rig just by adding all of the rocks necessary to do the job.

rocks （ plural ）