consisting or formed of rock, especially when exposed to view 岩石构成的;有岩石的;岩石的 a rocky crag above the village. 村庄上方的一个岩石险崖。 ■full of rocks 多岩石的 hillsides of dry, rocky soil. 充满干燥、多岩石土壤的山坡。
常用词组 the rocky road to
a difficult progression to something 通往…的困难重重之路 the rocky road to success. 障碍重重的成功之路。
派生 rockiness noun rocky2 (rockier, rockiest)
tending to rock or shake; unsteady 摇动的,晃动的;不稳的 ■(figurative)not stable or firm; full of problems (喻)不稳定的;不牢靠的;问题多的 the marriage seemingly got off to a rocky start. 这桩婚姻看上去一开始就不稳定。 ■relating to or characteristic of rock music 与摇滚乐有关的;具有摇滚乐特征的 rocky and acoustic folk bands. 摇滚和声乐民间乐团。