rocky

英 [ˈrɒki]

美 [ˈrɑːki]

adj.  岩石的; 多岩石的; 困难的; 难以维持的; 不稳定的

比较级：rockier　

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.7774 / COCA.5549

牛津词典

adj.

• 岩石的；多岩石的
  made of rock; full of rocks
  1. a rocky coastline
     岩石嶙嶙的海岸线
  2. rocky soil
     多石的土壤
• 困难的；难以维持的；不稳定的
  difficult and not certain to continue or to be successful
  1. a rocky marriage
     不稳定的婚姻

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 多岩石的;遍布岩石的
  Arockyplace is covered with rocks or consists of large areas of rock and has nothing growing on it.
  1. The paths are often very rocky so strong boots are advisable.
     路上通常石头很多，所以最好穿结实耐磨的靴子。
  2. ...a rocky headland.
     岩石嶙峋的海岬
• ADJ-GRADED （局势、关系）不稳定的，不稳固的，困难重重的
  Arockysituation or relationship is unstable and full of difficulties.
  1. They had gone through some rocky times together when Ann was first married...
     当安刚结婚时，他们已经一起度过了一些艰难时光。
  2. Their relationship had gotten off to a rocky start.
     他们的关系在磕磕绊绊中开始了。

英英释义

adj

• full of hardship or trials
  1. the rocky road to success
  2. they were having a rough time
  Synonym:rough
• abounding in rocks or stones
  1. rocky fields
  2. stony ground
  3. bouldery beaches
  Synonym:boulderyboulderedstony
• causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
  1. a rough ride
  Synonym:roughbumpyjoltyjoltingjumpy
• liable to rock
  1. on high rocky heels

双语例句

• But then gold was found at Pikes Peak and in a few other parts of the Rocky Mountains.
  但是，后来人们在派克峰和落基山脉的其它几个地方也都找到了黄金。
• Can cause typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans.
  可以引起人类的斑疹伤寒症和洛矶山斑疹热。
• And, best of all, we lived deep in the beautiful Rocky Mountains.
  但是最重要的，我们在美丽的落基山脉深处生活过。
• Tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar.
  非洲西北部和直布罗陀的多岩绝壁及森林中的无尾猕猴。
• Bactrian camels live not in shifting Sahara sands but in Central and East Asia's rocky deserts.
  双峰驼并不生活在狡猾的撒哈拉沙漠，而是生活在中亚和东亚的岩漠中。
• A walker fell 80ft from a rocky pinnacle.
  一位徒步者从一块80英尺高的尖锥形岩石上摔了下来。
• The boys scrambled up the steep rocky hill.
  孩子们都爬上了陡峭多石的山峰。
• You need to mend your rocky relationship with your co-workers now.
  你得修补与同事的不正常关系了。
• No man has ever set foot on that rocky island; it's impossible to land there.
  没人涉足那个岩岛，不可能在那儿上岸。
• The rhino broke away and ran not at us, but along the rocky bank beside us.
  这头犀牛突然跑开了，但它没冲着我们跑来，而是沿着我们旁边的石堤跑了。