rolling adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈrəʊ.lɪŋ/ us /ˈroʊ.lɪŋ/
rollingadjective[before noun] (GRADUAL) gradual: 逐渐的;逐步的 The plan is for a rolling extension of the tax over the next ten years.计划是在未来十年中将这一税种的征收范围逐步扩大。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Slow and moving slowly (as) slow as molassesidiom at a snail's paceidiom by and byidiom by degreesidiom claw your way (somewhere)idiom crawl float hang around in ones and twosidiom inch by inchidiom infiltrate infiltration jog labour sluggish sluggishly sluggishness snail staged wander
rollingadjective[before noun] (OF HILLS) (of hills) gently rising and falling: (山峦)平缓起伏的 The train journey took us through a valley past rolling hills.我们乘坐火车沿一条山谷穿过绵延起伏的山峦。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Geography: hills & mountains acclivity alpine tundra clifftop craggy esker highlands hillock Marilyn mesa mid-ocean ridge motte Mount Kilimanjaro pinnacle scarp slope spur steep the Adirondack Mountains the Alaska Range the Alps
Idiom
a rolling stone (gathers no moss)
rolling | American Dictionary rolling adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˈroʊ·lɪŋ/ (of hills) gently rising and falling
rolling | Business English rolling adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈrəʊlɪŋ/us used to describe something that is done in stages over a long period: He prepared a five-year rolling plan for equipment maintenance. |