late 14c., present participle adjective from roar (v.). Used of periods of years characterized by noisy revelry, especially roaring twenties (1930); but also, in Britain, roaring fifties (1892). Roaring forties in reference to exceptional rough seas between latitudes 40 and 50 south, is attested from 1841.
权威例句
1. The Doberman let out a string of roaring barks.
短毛猎犬一阵狂吠。
2. Salesmen of unofficial souvenirs have also been doing a roaring trade.
出售非官方纪念品的推销员的生意也很红火。
3. He could hear a sudden roaring. His blood froze.
他听到突如其来的一声吼叫,吓得魂不附体。
4. juggernauts roaring through country villages
隆隆驶过村庄的重型卡车
5. All we could hear was the sound of roaring water.