adj.搅浑的,混乱的:指液体被搅动而变得混浊,也可用于形容局势、情绪等混乱不安。
roil /rɔɪl/ [ roiling roiled roils ]
不及物动词 If water roils, it is rough and disturbed. 激荡; 翻腾
The water roiled to his left as he climbed carefully at the edge of the waterfall.
当他在瀑布边缘小心攀爬时,水飞溅到他左边。
及物动词 Something that roils a state or situation makes it disturbed and confused. 扰乱; 使混乱
Times of national turmoil generally roil a country's financial markets.
国家动荡不安的时候,通常引起金融市场混乱。
被混乱的
... roil = 混乱 roiled = 被混乱的 roilier = 更加搅浑 ...
The water roiled to his left as he climbed carefully at the edge of the waterfall.
当他在瀑布边缘小心攀爬时,水飞溅到他左边。
She roiled the wine in his presence.
她当着他的面把酒搅浑。
The sky roiled and spit as if we were lost inside some potion.
天空翻搅着,飘着小雨,我们像是迷失在巫婆熬的汤药中一样。
Analysts say foreign markets will be watching closely. The charges against Goldman Sachs have roiled markets from Asia to Europe.
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The politicians internal divisions have led to fears that a political vacuum could give Sunni militants a chance to revive the sectarian violence that roiled the nation in 2006 and 2007.
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Better yet, you are less likely to be roiled by negative feedback, or sidelined by attacks.
That's roiled the credit markets and it's still unclear just how widespread the problems are.
The murky DVD waters were roiled even further when Circuit City Stores, a Richmond, Va.