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alternative rock,
alternative music n | (genre of rock music) (نوع من موسيقى الروك) | "ألترناتيف روك" |
| | The radio station plays a lot of alternative rock. |
between the devil and the deep blue sea,
between a rock and a hard place,
between Scylla and Charybdis expr | figurative (facing a dilemma) | واقع في معضلة |
| | | أمامه خياران أحلاهما مُرّ |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | واقع بين شاقوفين |
| curling rock n | (sport: heavy stone used in curling) (في رياضة الكيرلنغ) | حجر الكيرلنغ/الكيرلنج |
| | Curling rocks are made of granite. |
| don't rock the boat interj | figurative (do not cause trouble) | لا يشعل الخلاف |
| | The arrangements are already made, so don't rock the boat. |
| folded rock n | (rock formation created by pressure) (تشكيل صخري ينتج من الضغط) | صخر التوائيّ |
| | You can clearly see the layers of folded rock in the side of the cliff. |
| folk rock n | (music style) (نمط من الموسيقى) | "فولك روك" |
| go rock climbing v expr | (scale mountains) | يزاول تسلق الصخور |
| | Wendy went rock climbing in Snowdonia. |
| hard rock n | (heavy form of popular music) (من أنواع الموسيقى) | "هارد روك" |
| | I prefer easy listening and jazz to hard rock. |
hit rock bottom,
hit bottom,
reach rock bottom v expr | figurative, informal (reach lowest, worst level) | يبلغ الحضيض، تبلغ معنوياته الحضيض |
| | | يبلغ أقصى درجات اليأس |
| | Mike hit rock bottom when he failed all his exams. |
hoodoo,
fairy chimney,
tent rock,
earth pyramid n | (rock formation) | عمود ترابي |
| igneous rock n | (rock formed from molten lava) (صخر متشكل من حمم) | صخر ناريّ |
| punk rock n | uncountable (anarchist music style) | موسيقى "البانك روك" |
| | Punk rock was popular in the late 1970s. |
rock and roll,
rock 'n' roll n | (style of 1950s pop music) (موسيقى راجت في الخمسينيات) | "روك أند رول" |
| | Rock and roll was considered scandalous in the early 1950s. |
rock and roll,
rock 'n' roll n | (modern rock music) (موسيقى روك عصرية) | "روك أند رول" |
| | I don't care for hip-hop or rap - I prefer rock and roll. |
rock and roll,
rock 'n' roll n as adj | (1950s pop style: music, singer) (مضاف إليه) | "روك أند رول" |
| | Elvis Presley was perhaps the most famous rock 'n' roll performer ever. |
| rock band n | (heavy pop music group) | فرقة روك موسيقية |
| | Geoff plays drums in a rock band. |
| rock bottom n | figurative (lowest point) | حضيض |
| | Dave was at rock bottom when his girlfriend left him. |
| rock candy n | (confectionery in hard stick form) | إصبع حلوى قاسية |
| | Rock candy is very bad for the teeth. |
| rock candy n | US, uncountable (sweet consisting of giant sugar crystals) | سكاكر متحجرة |
| | When I was a kid we had a kit for growing rock candy from a sugar solution. |
| rock climber n | ([sb] who scales mountains) | متسلق صخور |
| | My friend the rock climber intends to scale Mount Everest this year. |
| rock climbing n | (mountaineering) | تسلق الصخور |
| | Equipment for rock climbing is expensive at the professional level. |
| rock crystal n | (mineral: clear quartz) | مرو، كوارتز |
| | Rock crystal is mined in the Ural mountains. |
| rock face n | (rock: exposed vertical surface) (سطح عمودي مكشوف من الصخر) | واجهة الصخر، سحنة الصخر |
| rock festival n | (live rock-music event) | مهرجان موسيقى الروك |
| | Most rock festivals last at least two days. |
| rock garden n | (rockery) | حديقة صخرية |
| | These plants are suitable for rock gardens. |
rock hard,
rock-hard adj | (very hard) | صلب جدًّا، صلد كالصخر |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| rock music n | (heavy form of pop music) | موسيقى الروك |
| | Alex was listening to rock music in his bedroom. |
| rock on interj | slang (expressing approval) | ممتاز!، رائع! |
| | “I'm going to get a new tattoo!” she exclaimed. "Rock on!" I replied. |
| rock pool n | (small body of seawater among rocks) (بركة مياه بحر بين صخور) | بركة شطّ صخرية |
| | My daughter was fascinated by the starfish in the rock pool. |
| rock quarry n | (open pit) | مَحجر، مَقلع حجارة |
| | The rock quarry is located in Eno State Park. |
| rock salt n | (sodium chloride occurring in rocks) | ملح صخريّ |
| | Rock salt is mined at Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland. |
| rock shrimp n | (freshwater crustacean) (يعيش في المياه العذبة) | إربيان صخري |
| | The taste of rock shrimp is closer to lobster than shrimp. |
| rock singer n | ([sb] who sings rock music) | مغني الروك |
| | When I was a kid my favorite rock singer was Robert Plant. |
rock slide,
rockslide n | (landslide on a rocky slope) | انزلاق صخري |
| | Last night's rock slide completely flattened three houses. |
rock solid,
rock-solid adj | (strong, sturdy) | صلب جدًّا، متين جدًّا، كالصخر |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The concrete walls of the building are rock-solid. |
rock solid,
rock-solid adj | figurative (convincing, dependable) | دامغ، متين |
| | The witness's alibi was rock-solid. |
| rock star n | (singer, musician: rock music) | نجم روك |
| rock star n | figurative, informal (hero, icon) | بطل |
rock steady,
rock-steady adj | (not fluctuating) | راسخ بقوة، غير متقلقل |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| rocksteady n | (music style: ska) (من أنواع الموسيقى) | "روك ستيدي" |
| rock the boat v expr | figurative (cause trouble) | يثير المشاكل |
| | Sam didn't dare to rock the boat by asking his boss for a pay raise. |
| rock [sb] to sleep v expr | (swing gently until asleep) | يهزّ شخصًا لينام |
| | The father gently rocked his baby son to sleep. |
| rock wall | (wall of stones) | جدار صخريّ، حائط صخريّ |
rock wool,
mineral wool n | (insulating material) (مادة عازلة) | صوف صخريّ |
| rock-bottom prices npl | informal (extremely low costs) | أسعار رخيصة جدًّا |
| | I don't know how they make any money with such rock-bottom prices. |
rock,
paper,
scissors,
also UK: paper,
scissors,
stone n | (game) (لعبة اختيار في بعض البلدان) | حجر، ورقة، مقصّ |
| sedimentary rock n | (rock formed from compacted minerals) | صخر رسوبي |
| | Limestone is a sedimentary rock, mostly formed from the shells of marine animals. |
spiny lobster,
rock lobster n | (crustacean: crayfish) | كركند شائك، "لوبستر" شوكيّ |
sugar maple,
rock maple n | (tree with sweet sap) (شجرة ذات نسغ حلو) | قَيْقَب سكريّ |
| volcanic rock n | (rock solidified on Earth's surface) | صخر بركاني |
| | Pumice stone is a type of volcanic rock. |
| You rock! interj | slang (you are great) | أنت رائع، أنت مذهل |
| | Your painting is amazing—you rock! |
| You rock! interj | slang (thank you) | أنا ممتنّ لك |
| | You made lunch for me? You rock! |