English Dictionary

rock up

動詞

くだけた表現

(rock climbing) To work one's way vertically up a chimney or cleft using a rocking movement. / (informal) To turn up at a place or function spontaneously or unexpectedly, without notice or prior warning.

日本語の意味

（ロッククライミング）岩や割れ目を利用して、体を揺らしながら垂直に上昇すること / （非公式）予告や事前の連絡なしに、突然その場所に現れること

During the climb, she had to rock up the narrow chimney to reach the ledge.

登攀中、彼女は段差に届くために、狭いチムニーを体を揺すりながら登らなければならなかった。

意味（1）

(rock climbing) To work one's way vertically up a chimney or cleft using a rocking movement.

意味（2）

(informal) To turn up at a place or function spontaneously or unexpectedly, without notice or prior warning.

I'm sure the Brunel-designed stone-built structure would have had a hatstand for his trademark stovepipe. I can picture him rocking up there of a morning and lobbing it nonchalantly onto the hatstand.

rocks up （ present singular third-person ）

rocking up （ participle present ）

rocked up （ participle past ）

rocked up （ past ）