roar

Compared meaning: to make a loud, deep sound (verb).

比较义项：发出洪亮低沉的吼叫声（动词）。

• roar 本词

  Roar is the more general word for any loud, deep sound — animals, crowds, engines, or a person shouting from excitement, pain, or anger — without necessarily implying anger or spoken words.

  roar 是更泛化的词，可以指任何洪亮低沉的声音——动物、人群、引擎，或因兴奋、疼痛、愤怒而发出的喊声——不一定带有怒气，也不一定说出具体词语。

  The crowd roared with excitement when the home team scored the winning goal.

  当主队打进制胜一球时，人群兴奋地大声欢呼呐喊。

• bellow

  Bellow specifically describes a person shouting in a loud, deep, angry or commanding voice, often giving orders; it sounds harsher and more forceful than roar.

  bellow 特指人以洪亮低沉、愤怒或命令式的语气大喊，常用于发号施令，听起来比 roar 更强硬、更具压迫感。

  The angry coach began to bellow orders from the sideline.

  那位愤怒的教练开始在场边大吼着下达指令。

Roar and bellow both mean to make a loud, deep sound, but differ. Roar is the more general word, for animals, crowds, or a shouting person, not always angry. Bellow means a person shouting in a loud, angry, commanding voice; it sounds harsher than roar.

这两个词都表示发出洪亮低沉的声音，但语气和场合不同：roar 更泛指各种洪亮低沉的声响——人、动物、人群、引擎等皆可，不一定带怒气；bellow 则专指人愤怒地大声吼叫或喝令，语气更强烈，常带命令口吻。

Compared meaning: to make a loud cry or wail (verb).

比较义项：发出响亮的喊叫或长声哭嚎（动词）。

• roar 本词

  A roar is a loud, deep, often sudden burst of sound - typically anger, excitement or a command - unlike howl's drawn-out, high-pitched wail.

  roar指响亮、低沉、常常突然爆发的声音——多用于愤怒、兴奋或下达命令，不同于howl那种拖长、尖细的哀号声。

  The coach roared instructions from the sideline during the match.

  比赛中，教练在场边大声吼出指令。

• howl

  A howl is a long, high-pitched, wailing cry - used for pain, protest or grief - lacking the loud, deep burst quality of a roar.

  howl指拖长、尖细、带哀号意味的叫声——常用于表达痛苦、抗议或悲伤，不具备roar那种响亮低沉的爆发感。

  The toddler howled in protest when her toy was taken away.

  小孩的玩具被拿走时，他放声哭喊抗议。

Roar and howl both mean to cry out loudly, but differ. A roar is a loud, deep, often sudden burst of sound, showing anger, excitement, or a command. A howl is a long, high-pitched, wailing cry, used for pain, protest, or grief.

roar和howl在这个义项上都表示大声发出声音，但roar是响亮、低沉、突然爆发的喊声，howl则是拖长、尖细、带哀号意味的叫声，语气和使用场合都不同。这里不比较roar指引擎、雷声等非人声的轰鸣，也不比较howl表示因大笑而放声长笑的用法。

Compared meaning: a loud, deep sound (noun).

比较义项：动物或强大事物发出的洪亮低沉的声音（名词：吼声/轰鸣声）。

• roar 本词

  Roar is a countable noun for a single burst of loud, deep sound — typically one cry from an animal or one shout from a crowd — and it pairs naturally with 'a', as in 'a roar'.

  roar是可数名词，指一次性发出的洪亮低沉的声音——通常是动物的一声吼叫或人群的一声呐喊，常与“a”搭配，如“a roar”（一声吼叫）。

  The lion let out a fierce roar as it spotted its prey.

  狮子发现猎物时发出一声凶猛的吼声。

• roaring

  Roaring describes a continuous, ongoing deep sound rather than one distinct burst, often from powerful natural or mechanical sources such as waterfalls, wind or engines; it rarely takes the article 'a' the way roar does.

  roaring指持续不断的低沉声音，而非一次性的爆发声，常用来描述瀑布、风或引擎等强大自然力或机械发出的持续轰鸣；它很少像roar那样与“a”搭配使用。

  The roaring of the waterfall drowned out our voices as we got closer.

  我们越靠近，瀑布的轰鸣声就越是淹没了我们的说话声。

Roar and roaring both mean a loud, deep sound, but differ. Roar is a countable noun for one burst, like an animal's cry. Roaring means a continuous sound, from a waterfall or engine. Not covered: roar as a verb, or roaring meaning 'a roaring fire'.

这两个词都表示深沉洪亮的声音，但roar通常指一次性、突发的吼叫或呼喊，多用于动物或人群，且可数（a roar）；roaring则强调持续不断的轰鸣，常用于瀑布、风、引擎等强大自然力或机械发出的声音，很少用“a”修饰。roar还常作动词（意为“吼叫”），roaring也可作形容词（如a roaring fire，熊熊燃烧的火），这里均不比较这些用法。

Compared meaning: a loud, deep sound (noun).

比较义项：巨大低沉的响声（名词）。

• boom

  Boom describes one sudden, deep, resonant sound, such as an explosion or distant blast; it emphasizes a single short burst, not ongoing noise.

  boom 指一声突然、低沉、洪亮的响声，比如爆炸声或远处的巨响；强调的是单次短促的爆发声，而不是持续不断的噪音。

  A loud boom echoed across the valley when the fireworks exploded.

  烟花爆炸时，一声巨响在山谷间回荡。

• roar 本词

  Roar describes a loud, continuous, powerful sound, often from an engine, crowd, or animal; it suggests sustained intensity rather than a single burst.

  roar 指一种响亮、持续、有力的声音，常用于发动机、人群或动物，强调的是持续不断的强度，而不是单次的爆发声。

  The roar of the engine grew louder as the car sped down the highway.

  汽车在高速公路上疾驰时，发动机的轰鸣声越来越响。

• thunder

  Thunder refers specifically to the deep rumbling sound that follows lightning during a storm; it typically rolls or rumbles rather than bursts suddenly.

  thunder 专指暴风雨中闪电过后传来的低沉隆隆声；这种声音通常是滚动、隆隆作响的，而不是突然爆发的。

  Thunder rumbled in the distance long before the storm finally reached us.

  早在暴风雨真正到来之前，远处就已传来隆隆的雷声。

• roaring

  Roaring usually functions as an adjective or ongoing noun describing continuous loud sound from nature, like wind, fire or a waterfall, often modifying another noun.

  roaring 通常用作形容词或表示持续状态的名词，用来描述来自自然界（如风、火或瀑布）的持续巨响，常常修饰另一个名词。

  The roaring of the waterfall grew louder as we walked closer to the cliff.

  我们走近悬崖时，瀑布的轰鸣声越来越响。

Boom, roar, thunder, and roaring can all mean a loud, deep sound, but differ in type. Boom means one sudden sound. Roar means a loud, continuous sound, from an engine. Thunder means the sound after lightning. Roaring usually modifies a noun, describing sound from nature.

这几个词都可以指巨大低沉的声音，但侧重的声音类型和语气不同：boom 强调突然的一声巨响，roar 和 roaring 强调持续不断的轰鸣，thunder 专指雷声。这里不比较 boom 的“经济繁荣”义、roar 的动词义（吼叫）以及 roaring 在“roaring success”等短语中表示“非常成功的”的引申义。