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  4. rock back and forth

rock back and forth

/rɒk bæk ænd fɔːθ/◆短语动词
来回摇晃

The baby was rocking back and forth in the cradle.

婴儿在摇篮里来回摇晃。


neutral

来回摇动身体或物体,通常是为了保持平衡、舒缓情绪或表达不安。

He rocked back and forth in his chair, deep in thought.

他坐在椅子上来回摇晃,陷入沉思。

The boat rocked back and forth gently on the calm lake.

小船在平静的湖面上轻轻地来回摇晃。

常用于描述无意识或习惯性的动作,如婴儿、焦虑的人或物体在外力作用下的摆动。

搭配

rock in a chair在椅子上摇晃rock a baby摇晃婴儿rock gently轻轻摇晃

同义词

swing back and forthsway back and forthoscillate

反义词

stand stillbe steadyremain motionless

相关短语

rock to sleep短语动词
通过摇晃让某人入睡
rock the boat成语
制造麻烦,打破现状

专业提示

区分字面与比喻用法

在中文中,'来回摇晃'通常指物理动作,但也可用于比喻焦虑(如'心理上摇来晃去')。注意上下文区分。

黄金法则

动词时态与语态

该短语通常用于进行时(is/are rocking)或一般现在时(rocks)描述持续或习惯性动作。被动语态罕见。

词源

组合词:'rock' 源自古英语 'roccian'(摇动),'back and forth' 表示方向性的反复。该短语作为整体在19世纪初开始广泛使用,最初用于描述船只或物体的摆动,后扩展至生物体的动作。

用法说明

1. 可用于描述有意识或无意识的动作,如安抚婴儿、表达焦虑或单纯的物理摆动。 2. 在医学或心理学中,可能指代特定的行为模式(如自闭症患者的刻板动作)。 3. 可用于比喻焦虑、不安或犹豫的心理状态。

单词拆解

rock
摇动,摇晃
verb
+
back and forth
来回,前后
adverbial phrase
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