roll-up
roll-up — 名詞
1. a cigarette made by hand using loose tobacco rolled inside a small sheet of thin
手捲菸
用菸紙和散裝菸草自己捲製的香菸
a cigarette made by hand using loose tobacco rolled inside a small sheet of thin paper, rather than one bought ready-made in a packet
Roya pulled a tin of tobacco from her bag and began to make a roll-up.
Roya 從包包裡拿出一個裝著菸草的小鐵盒，開始捲起手捲菸。
make a roll-up — common collocation
Leo prefers roll-ups because they cost far less than factory-made cigarettes.
Leo 偏愛手捲菸，因為它們比工廠製造的香菸便宜得多。
The old man sat on the park bench, smoking a roll-up as he watched the pigeons.
那位老先生坐在公園長椅上，一邊抽著手捲菸一邊看著鴿子。
Eric offered me a roll-up, but I told him I had given up smoking years ago.
Eric 遞給我一支手捲菸，但我告訴他我幾年前就戒菸了。
Marco's roll-up came apart in his fingers while he was trying to light it.
Marco 的手捲菸在他試著點火時在指尖散開了。
- rollie
very informal British slang; roll-up is the standard term
- hand-rolled cigarette
the full descriptive term; roll-up is the everyday short form
常見錯誤
roll-up — 片語動詞
- roll-upbase form
- roll-ups3rd person singular
- roll-uping-ing form
- roll-upedpast simple
1. to appear or show up somewhere, often in a relaxed or unhurried way and sometime
出現；到場
以悠閒隨意的方式抵達某處
to appear or show up somewhere, often in a relaxed or unhurried way and sometimes when you are not expected
Marco rolled up at the party two hours late with a bottle of wine under his arm.
Marco 在派對開始兩小時後才出現，腋下還夾著一瓶紅酒。
rolled up at + [place] + late — informal register
We were about to start the meeting without her when Mizuki finally rolled up.
我們正準備不等她就開始會議時，Mizuki 終於到場了。
You cannot just roll up to a job interview ten minutes late and expect to get hired.
你不可能在面試遲到十分鐘的情況下隨便出現，還指望被錄取。
Vivek rolled up at my door on a Sunday morning asking to borrow my bike.
Vivek 在星期天早上跑到我家門口出現，說要借我的腳踏車。
文法句型
roll up + adverbial (at/to a place)
用法筆記
Often suggests the arrival is casual, late, or unexpected rather than planned.
常見錯誤
2. to move a window, blind, or shutter up or down using the handle or crank attache
搖上；捲上
轉動把手使窗戶或遮簾升起
to move a window, blind, or shutter up or down using the handle or crank attached to it
Kofi rolled up the car window because the dust from the dirt road was blowing in.
Kofi 把車窗搖上，因為土路上的灰塵一直吹進來。
roll up + car window — typical object
The shopkeeper rolled up the metal shutter and let the first customers inside.
店主把鐵捲門捲上去，讓第一批客人進來。
It started to rain, so Ramón quickly rolled up all the windows of the van.
開始下雨了，所以 Ramón 趕緊把廂型車的所有窗戶都搖上。
The baker rolled up the blind to let the morning sunlight fill the kitchen.
麵包師傅把遮簾捲上去，讓早晨的陽光照進廚房。
- roll down
to move something downwards by turning a handle in the opposite direction
文法句型
roll up + noun (window, blind, shutter)
用法筆記
The object is nearly always something with a rolling or winding mechanism: a window, blind, shutter, or awning.
roll-up — 動詞
- roll-uppresent simple I / you / we / they
- roll-ups3rd person singular
- roll-uping-ing form
- roll-upedpast simple
1. to curl or fold something flat — like a poster, a mat, or a shirt sleeve — into
捲起；折成筒
將扁平物體翻捲成圓柱形狀
to curl or fold something flat — like a poster, a mat, or a shirt sleeve — into the shape of a tube by turning it over on itself
Indra rolled up the yoga mat and slid it into the strap after the class ended.
Indra 下課後把瑜珈墊捲起來，滑進收納帶裡。
roll up + yoga mat — typical object
Jin rolled up his shirt sleeves before washing the pile of dishes in the sink.
Jin 在開始洗水槽裡那堆碗盤之前，先把襯衫袖子捲起來。
Ayana rolled up the poster carefully so it would fit into the cardboard tube.
Ayana 小心地把海報捲起來，以便放進紙筒裡。
The children rolled up the old carpet and carried it out to the garden for collection.
孩子們把舊地毯捲起來，抬到花園準備讓人回收。
- unroll
to make something flat again after it has been rolled up
文法句型
roll up + noun (sleeves, mat, poster, carpet)
用法筆記
Object must be something flat and flexible: sleeves, mats, posters, carpets, or rugs. Distinguish from sense 3 (accumulating amounts) and sense 2 (arriving in a vehicle).
常見錯誤
2. to arrive at a place in a car, bus, or other vehicle and come to a stop
駛抵；開到
搭乘或駕駛車輛到達某處停下
to arrive at a place in a car, bus, or other vehicle and come to a stop
A shiny black taxi rolled up outside the hotel just as the rain began to fall.
一輛閃亮的黑色計程車駛抵飯店門口時，正好開始下雨。
vehicle + rolled up + outside + place — typical pattern
Just as we were leaving, Eric rolled up in his old pickup truck with a load of firewood.
我們正要離開時，Eric 開著他的老舊小貨車駛抵，車上載滿了木柴。
The bus rolled up to the stop and a crowd of schoolchildren climbed aboard.
公車開到站牌停下，一群學童擠上車。
We watched the delivery van roll up to the warehouse gate and wait for someone to open it.
我們看著那輛貨車開到倉庫門口停下，等待有人來開門。
文法句型
roll up + adverbial (outside, to a place)
vehicle + roll up
用法筆記
Subject is typically a vehicle, or a person inside a vehicle. Similar to 'pull up' but more casual. Distinguish from phrasal verb sense 1 ('arrive casually' on foot or unspecified), which does not require a vehicle.
3. to grow larger piece by piece as more amounts are added one after another — used
累積；積聚
透過一次次增加使數量逐漸變大
to grow larger piece by piece as more amounts are added one after another — used especially for things measured in numbers like debts, savings, or points in a game
If you do not pay off your credit card each month, the interest charges roll up fast.
如果你每個月都不還清信用卡帳單，利息費用很快就會累積起來。
noun + roll up — intransitive pattern
Eitan rolled up enough airline points in one year to book a free trip to Tokyo.
Eitan 在一年內累積了足夠的航空里程點數，換到一張免費的東京來回機票。
roll up + points + in + time period — transitive pattern
Small donations from hundreds of neighbours rolled up into a fund large enough to fix the playground.
數百位鄰居的小額捐款積聚成一筆足以修繕遊樂場的基金。
The company rolled up debts of over two million dollars before anyone noticed.
那家公司在任何人察覺之前，已經累積了超過兩百萬美元的債務。
- accumulate
more formal; does not carry the sense of successive small additions
- build up
similar meaning but broader; can refer to physical piles or abstract growth
- amass
suggests gathering a very large amount, often over a long period
文法句型
roll up + noun (debts, points, savings)
noun + roll up
用法筆記
Object is usually something counted in amounts: money, points, interest, or debt. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about physically shaping a flat object into a tube.