[N-COUNT 可数名词]滚筒;滚轴;碾子 A roller is a cylinder that turns round in a machine or device.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]卷发筒;发卷Rollers are hollow tubes that women roll their hair round in order to make it curly.
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roll·er/ˈrəʊlə(r); NAmEˈroʊlər/noun _decorating_diy_comp.jpg _roller.jpg 1a 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2( 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涂料辊☞see also
steamroller
n.3a 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.我们需要用磙子来移动钢琴。4a 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。5a 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
rollerrollersroll·er/ˈrəʊlə(r); NAmEˈroʊlər/
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rollerroll‧er /ˈrəʊlə $ ˈroʊlər/ noun [countable]
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1roller (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.3a small plastic or metal tube used for making hair curlSYN curler4a long powerful wave: great Atlantic rollers
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