英:[ˈraʊndhaʊs]
美:[ˈraʊndˌhaʊs]
英:[ˈraʊndhaʊs]
美:[ˈraʊndˌhaʊs]
round·house
raUnd haUs
复数:roundhouses
词根:rounded
adj.rounded 圆形的;全面的;丰满的
也称 round-house,15世纪中期,“拘留所,监狱,有警卫的建筑物”(现已过时),源自荷兰语 rondhuis “警卫室”; 参见 round(形容词)+ house(名词)。美国铁路用语中,“圆形机库,中心有转盘,用于存放机车”始于1856年。在拳击中,指用手臂广泛挥动的一击(在1920年代); 在棒球中,指侧臂投球(在1910年代),两者可能都是从“机器的圆形建筑物,通过循环运动工作”的机械意义扩展而来。
The first known use of roundhouse was in the 15th century
round1 of 5adjective
having every part of the surface or circumference the same distance from the center
shaped like a cylinder
a round peg
nearly round
a round face
plump entry 5
complete entry 1 sense 1
a round dozen
nearly correct or exact to a certain decimal place
use the round number 1400 for the exact figure 1411
large
a good round sum
moving in or forming a circle
having lifelike fullness
a round character in a story
having fullness of tone
having curves rather than angles
round2 of 5adverb
around entry 1
round3 of 5noun
something (as a circle, globe, or ring) that is round
a song in which three or four singers sing the same melody and words one after another at intervals
rung entry 2
an indirect or circling path
a regularly covered route
a watchman's rounds
a series of calls or stops regularly made
a doctor's hospital rounds
a drink apiece served at one time to each person in a group
a series or cycle of repeated actions or events
opened a new round of peace talks
one shot fired by a soldier or weapon
ammunition for one shot
a unit of play in a contest or game
a round of golf
a cut of beef especially between the rump and the lower leg
round4 of 5verb
to make or become round
to pronounce a sound with rounding of the lips
to go or pass around
rounded the curve
to bring to completion—often used with off or out
to express as a round numberespecially: to drop any digits to the right of a given decimal place and increase the last remaining digit by 1 if the first dropped digit is 5 or greater
4.57268 rounded off to three decimal places is 4.573
to follow a winding course
round5 of 5preposition
around entry 2
roundhousenoun
a circular building where locomotives are kept or repaired
a blow with the hand made with a wide swing
1 In front of our flat was a huge roundhouse where locomotives were cleaned and repaired.
2 But first I needed to work on my roundhouse kick, so she paired me with Samira.
3 Instead, Rumpelstiltskin stole the show with a few roundhouses of his own, and one evil sorceress inspires another.
4 Everyone had seen her do a roundhouse kick at a school talent show, and that was enough for no one to ever try her.
5 When the great room was cleaned up once again, at swordpoint they forced them out, between the roundhouse and the palisade, pell-mell to huddle in that dead end without exit.
6 Hyperbole aside, it’s no exaggeration to say that some of the boys weaned on the Stooges grew up to make roundhouse movies that put a premium on pain as a tool of comedy.
7 Kemphla came out strongly; he struck the back of my leg with a powerful roundhouse kick.
8 Even as a rogue agent, Nikita keeps running, The Man keeps chasing, and the baby assassins keep practicing their roundhouse kicks.
9 And America doesn’t really have a big appetite right now for tall, white, straight law-enforcement agents roundhouse kicking minorities in the face — and nor did we, so that lined up.
10 She closed her fists and went from slapping me in the chest to throwing roundhouses and jabs at the side of my head.
11 Coach Hedge had lost interest in the conversation—probably because it was no longer about him—and wandered toward the bow of the ship, practicing his roundhouse kicks and complimenting himself on his technique.
12 Chuck Norris doesn ' t churn butter. He roundhouse kicks the cows and the butter comes straight out.
ChuckNorris从不用搅拌器制造黄油. 他roundhouse踢在牛身上,黄油就出来了.
13 Nellie Wilson works part-time weaving together hazel branches to build the walls and roof of a replica Iron Age roundhouse.
14 So he’s tired and swinging roundhouse knockout punches, even though that’s not the best way to box.
15 “The roundhouse he would’ve taken to the dish had he been sat next to me would be from every ounce my soul could muster,” wrote an obviously upset Instagram user.
16 He roundhouse kicks the cows and the butter comes straight out.
他roundhouse踢在牛身上,黄油就出来了.
17 Butler dropped the first with a roundhouse punch.
18 He has wondered about them, as he has about the solar alignment of Iron Age roundhouses.
19 Those two weeks’ worth of shows begin April 28 in Dublin and wrap up May 14 with a gig at London’s roundhouse.
20 Even at age 65, Thomas remains slightly smaller than the rest of his engine friends in the roundhouse.
甚至到65岁了,火车头托马斯仍显得比在火车调车房里的其他火车头略年轻些。