rocking chair
IPA/ˈrɒkɪŋ tʃeə(r)/
IPA/ˈrɑːkɪŋ tʃer/
rocking chair — noun
1. a chair with curved bars underneath, made to rock gently backward and forward wh
1.名詞B1
釋義
a chair with curved bars underneath, made to rock gently backward and forward while someone sits in it
例句
Eitan sat in the rocking chair and read stories to his son.
collocation: sit in a rocking chair
The old rocking chair creaked softly beside the fireplace every winter night.
collocation: old rocking chair
Yasmin rocked the baby to sleep in a wooden rocking chair.
Grandpa keeps a rocking chair on the porch for warm evenings.
Mei bought a small rocking chair for the baby's room last week.
同義詞
- rocker
a common short form, especially in North American English
用法筆記
Often linked with porches, nurseries, or quiet rest at home. You usually sit in a rocking chair, and people also mention rocking a baby to sleep in one.